Table of Contents

1: Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of St. Antony of Egypt; Athanasius of Alexandria, Life of St. Antony of Egypt; 2: Victricius of Rouen, In Praise of the Saints; Victricius of Rouen, In Praise of the Saints; 3: Mark the Deacon, Life of St. Porphyry of Gaza; Mark the Deacon, Life of St. Porphyry of Gaza; 4: Constantine the Great, the Empress Helena, and the Relics of the Holy Cross; Constantine the Great, the Empress Helena, and the Relics of the Holy Cross; 5: Life of the Holy Virgin Samthann; Life of the Holy Virgin Samthann; 6: Jonas of Bobbio, The Abbots of Bobbio from the Life of St. Columbanus; Jonas of Bobbio, The Abbots of Bobbio from the Life of Columbanus; 7: Dado of Rouen, Life of St. Eligius of Noyon; Dado of Rouen, The Life of St. Eligius of Noyon; 8: Bede, Martyrology; Bede , Martyrology; 9: Einhard, Translation of the Relics of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter; Einhard , Translation of the Relics of Sts. Marcellinus and Peter; 10: Raguel, The Martrydom of St. Pelagius; Raguel , The Martyrdom of St. Pelagius; 11: Hrotsvit of Gandersheim, The Establishment of the Monastery of Gandersheim; Hrotsvit of Gandersheim , The Establishment of the Monastery of Gandersheim; 12: Odilo of Cluny, Epitaph of the August Lady, Adelheid; Odilo of Cluny , Epitaph of the August Lady, Adelheid; 13: The Cult of Relics in the Eleventh Century; The Cult of Relics in the Eleventh Century; 14: Peter Damian, Life of St. Romuald of Ravenna; Peter Damian , Life of St. Romuald of Ravenna; 15: Life of St. Alexis; Life of St. Alexis 1; 16: The Miracles of St. Ursmer on His Journey through Flanders; The Miracles of St. Ursmer on His Journey through Flanders; 17: Drogo of Sint-Winoksbergen, Life of St. Godelieve; Drogo of Sint-Winoksbergen, Life of St. Godelieve; 18: Hartvic, Life of King Stephen of Hungary; Bishop Hartvic , Life of King St. Stephen 1; 19: Guibert of Nogent, On Saints and Their Relics; Guibert of Nogent , On Saints and Their Relics; 20: A Tale of Doomsday Colum Cille Should Have Left Untold; A Tale of Doomsday Colum Cille Should Have Left Untold; 21: Life of the Dear Friends Amicus and Amelius; Life of the Dear Friends Amicus and Amelius; 22: The Book of Ely; The Book of Ely; 23: The Tract on the Conversion of Pons of Léras and the True Account of the Beginning of the Monastery at Silvanès; The Tract on the Conversion of Pons of Léras and the True Account of the Beginning of the Monastery at Silvanès; 24: Thomas of Monmouth, Life and Passion of St. William of Norwich; Thomas of Monmouth , Life and Passion of St. William of Norwich; 25: The Jewish Martyrs of Blois; The Jewish Martyrs of Blois; 26: Liturgical Offices for the Cult of St. Thomas Becket; Liturgical Offices for the Cult of St. Thomas Becket; 27: Saga of Bishop Jón of Hólar; Saga of Bishop Jón of Hólar; 28: Gautier de Coincy, Miracles of the Virgin Mary; Gautier de Coincy , Miracles of the Virgin Mary; 29: The Cult of Mary Magdalen in Late Medieval France; The Cult of Mary Magdalen in Late Medieval France; 30: Three Thirteenth-Century Lives of St. Margaret of Antioch; Three Thirteenth-Century Lives of St. Margaret of Antioch; 31: The Middle-English Version of Jacques de Vitry’s Life of St. Marie d’Oignies; The Middle-English Version of Jacques de Vitry’s Life of Marie d’Oignies; 32: Peter of the Morrone (Pope Celestine V), Autobiography; Peter of the Morrone (Pope Celestine V) , Autobiography; 33: The Life of St. David set down by an Anchorite at Llanddewibrefi; The Life of St. David set down by an Anchorite at Llanddewibrefi; 34: The Old Czech Life of St. Catherine of Alexandria; The Old Czech Life of St. Catherine of Alexandria 1; 35: The Canonization Process for St. Vincent Ferrer; The Canonization Process for St. Vincent Ferrer; 36: The Mission of Joan of Arc; The Mission of Joan of Arc

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Thomas Head

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