VAUCHEZ André.
Western Christian sanctuaries. 4th-16th centuries.
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| N° d'inventaire | 25104 |
| Format | 15 x 24 |
| Détails | 335 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782204147095 |
Christianity was born in the West, and sanctuaries were its home. Here, for the first time, is a presentation by a great medievalist of Rocamadour, Assisi, Mont Saint-Michel, and all the other holy places of Western Europe. An invaluable selection, rich in iconography.
Alongside churches, which are the setting for worship and sacramental life, there are places in Christianity that are considered sacred because they house the relics of a saint or because they are the memory of the apparition of an angel or the Virgin Mary. This book examines the stages in the formation of these holy places and the evolution of their popularity within Western Christianity between the 4th and 16th centuries. The most famous were Jerusalem, Rome, Saint-Martin de Tours, the Saint-Michel mountains of Apulia and Normandy, Rocamadour, Assisi, and Notre-Dame de Lorette. Along with many other, more modest ones, these sanctuaries, frequented by numerous pilgrims seeking healing of body and soul, ended up forming a very dense network, which filled the space with new forms of sacredness. It is this process that André Vauchez describes in a vast synthesis, enriched with abundant and original iconography. A masterwork for understanding the establishment of a Christian space in Europe between Late Antiquity and Modern Times.
Alongside churches, which are the setting for worship and sacramental life, there are places in Christianity that are considered sacred because they house the relics of a saint or because they are the memory of the apparition of an angel or the Virgin Mary. This book examines the stages in the formation of these holy places and the evolution of their popularity within Western Christianity between the 4th and 16th centuries. The most famous were Jerusalem, Rome, Saint-Martin de Tours, the Saint-Michel mountains of Apulia and Normandy, Rocamadour, Assisi, and Notre-Dame de Lorette. Along with many other, more modest ones, these sanctuaries, frequented by numerous pilgrims seeking healing of body and soul, ended up forming a very dense network, which filled the space with new forms of sacredness. It is this process that André Vauchez describes in a vast synthesis, enriched with abundant and original iconography. A masterwork for understanding the establishment of a Christian space in Europe between Late Antiquity and Modern Times.
Alongside churches, which are the setting for worship and sacramental life, there are places in Christianity that are considered sacred because they house the relics of a saint or because they are the memory of the apparition of an angel or the Virgin Mary. This book examines the stages in the formation of these holy places and the evolution of their popularity within Western Christianity between the 4th and 16th centuries. The most famous were Jerusalem, Rome, Saint-Martin de Tours, the Saint-Michel mountains of Apulia and Normandy, Rocamadour, Assisi, and Notre-Dame de Lorette. Along with many other, more modest ones, these sanctuaries, frequented by numerous pilgrims seeking healing of body and soul, ended up forming a very dense network, which filled the space with new forms of sacredness. It is this process that André Vauchez describes in a vast synthesis, enriched with abundant and original iconography. A masterwork for understanding the establishment of a Christian space in Europe between Late Antiquity and Modern Times.