The stolen bones of St. John of Matha : forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harris, A. Katie, 1969- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Series:	Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; v. 10.
Subjects:	John, > de Matha, Saint, > 1160-1213 > Relics. John, > de Matha, Saint, > 1160-1213 > Cult. Trinitarians > History > 17th century. Theft of relics > Italy > Rome > History > 17th century. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Prologue: the crime
Relics and relic culture in early modern Europe
"Well, if they are so ancient, what saints do they have?" : St. John of Matha in Trinitarian tradition
Forgery and sainthood in the seventeenth century
Uncertain saint : the case before the Congregation of Sacred Rites
"A very difficult business" : proving the bones of St. John of Matha in 1715 and 1721.