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Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation
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Alice-Mary Maffry Talbot (Editor)
These ten holy women, whose vitae range from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries, represent a wide variety of Byzantine female saints. From nuns disguised as monks to desert harlots, these holy women exemplify some of the divergent paths to sanctification in Byzantium. These vitae are also notable for their details of Byzantine life, providing ...
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