 | Virgin Martyrs: Legends of Sainthood in Late Medieval England Subjects: Christian women saints -- Biography -- History and criticism; Christian martyrs -- Biography -- History and criticism; Virginity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines -- Middle Ages 600–1500; Legends Christian -- England; England; Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages. A thousand years later, virgin martyrs were still... Karen A. Winstead, Associate Professor of English at The Ohio State University, is the author of Chaste Passions: Medieval English Virgin Martyr Legends , also from Cornell. |
