Saint and nation : Santiago, Teresa of Avila, and plural identities in early modern Spain /

"Examines the controversy in early seventeenth-century Spain over the elevation of Saint Teresa of Avila to co-patron saint alongside the traditional patron, Santiago. Assesses the crucial role of sanctity in the symbolic representation of the nation in early modern Europe"--Provided by pu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Rowe, Erin Kathleen, 1974-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2011]
Subjects:	Christian patron saints > Spain > History > 17th century. Spain > Church history > 17th century. James, > the Greater, Saint. Teresa, > of Avila, Saint, > 1515-1582.

Table of Contents:

Santiago and the shadow of decline
Saint Teresa and the lived experience of the holy
The politics of patron sainthood
The gender of foreign policy
Mapping sacred geography
King, nation, and church in the Habsburg monarchy
Endgame in Rome.