Soldiers of Christ brings together for the first time in one
volume eleven critical writings about the saints from Late
Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.
To understand European culture and society in the Middle Ages it
is essential to understand the role of Christianity. And there is
no better way to understand that role than to study that religion's
greatest human heroes, the saints. For if Christians regarded God
as their king, then the saints were the Christian nobility, human
members of the divine court. To use one much-repeated phrase, they
served as "soldiers of Christ." The purpose of this volume is to
present in English translation some of the most significant records
of the lives of those people considered to be saints. In exploring
these works the reader will be presented with rich evidence about
the development of religion and society in western Europe from the
late Roman empire to the great changes that transformed European
society around the year 1000.
Each text is newly annotated and prefaced by the editors, and a
general introduction on saints and saints' lives makes the volume
ideal for students and general readers. Included are lives of
Martin of Tours, Augustine of Hippo, Germanus of Auxerre, Boniface
of Crediton, Sturm, Willibrord, Benedict of Aniane, Leoba, Willehad
of Northumbria, and Gerald of Aurillac, as well as the Hodoeporicon
of Saint Willibald.
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