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Jerome's Epitaphium Paulae: Hagiography, Pilgrimage, and the Cult of Saint Paula
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In this article, it is argued that while Jerome cast it ostensibly as a consolatio for Paula's daughter Eustochium, he conceived it primarily as the textual basis for a Bethlehem-centered cult of Paula the ascetic martyr-saint.Abstract:
In 404, Jerome composed a lengthy epitaph ( ep. 108) commemorating Paula, his longtime patron and monastic companion. This article combines textual, historical, and reception studies for an innovative approach to this fascinating work in the broader context of Jerome's life and work. Key hagiographic features of ep. 108 that have been overlooked by previous scholarly treatments are explored here. In particular, it is argued that while Jerome cast it ostensibly as a consolatio for Paula's daughter Eustochium, he conceived it primarily as the textual basis for a Bethlehem-centered cult of Paula the ascetic martyr-saint.read more
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“A Bond Between Souls”: Understanding Spiritual Friendship in Augustine of Hippo with Special Reference to His Letters
TL;DR: Ford as discussed by the authors argues that especially in his letters, Augustine conceived of spiritual friendship as an outflow of Christian love, integral to the Christian life for the purpose of building Christ-like virtue and manifesting itself in various forms based on the occasion and the person.
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Martyrdom and Persecution in the Early Church: A Study of a Conflict from the Maccabees to Donatus
From the Holy Land to the Cloister: The Decline of Female Ascetic Pilgrimages in the Early Medieval West (c. 350-615)
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on the mobility of ascetic women from late antiquity through to the early Middle Ages with a particular emphasis on the practice of pilgrimage, and they argue that the changing image of female sanctity reflects the social, economic and political transformations that were occurring from late antique Roman society to early medieval Frankish society, thus resulting in a different model for women to follow as well as a different focus in the vitae of early medieval religious women.
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Epitaph for an Era: Politics and Rhetoric in the Carolingian World
TL;DR: De Jong examines the context of the Epitaphium's two books, the use of hindsight as a rhetorical strategy, and the articulation of notions of the public good in the mid-ninth century.
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Biblia Sacra :iuxta Vulgatam versionem
Robert Weber,Roger Gryson +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, Fischer et al. describe a recensuit et brevi apparatu critico instruxit Robertus Weber, e.g., "Adiuvantibus Bonifatius Fischer e.a.
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On Roman Time: The Codex-Calendar of 354 and the Rhythms of Urban Life in Late Antiquity
TL;DR: Salzman as discussed by the authors studied the role of the Christian emperors and imperial institutions in supporting pagan rituals and highlighted the rise of a respectable aristocratic Christianity that combined pagan and Christian practices.