Rewriting the founder: Werden on the Ruhr and the uses of hagiography
The rich hagiographical corpus, charters and privileges of the monastery of Werden on the Ruhr allow unparalleled access to its ninth-century history. This article focuses upon three ninth-century vitae of its founding saint which delineate both the transformations which Werden underwent in the cour...
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Routledge
2015
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