Patron Saints and Saintly Patronage in Early Modern Central Europe

MARIE ŠKARPOVÁ et al.

Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, 2020

ISBN 978-80-7308-948-1

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Even though the cult of patron saints is still viewed as an integral part – or even a distinctive feature – of Catholicism, it is not defined by any of the Christian dogmas. Since this is the case, what has made patron saints so constantly popular? The interdisciplinary edited volume Patron Saints and Saintly Patronage in Early Modern Europe wants to contribute to the searching for answers to this question.