The Life of Christina of Markyate

The Life of Christina of Markyate
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 136
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ISBN-10 : 9780192806772
ISBN-13 : 0192806777
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Book Synopsis The Life of Christina of Markyate by : Samuel Fanous

Download or read book The Life of Christina of Markyate written by Samuel Fanous and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'I wish to remain single, for I have made a vow of virginity.'This is the remarkable story of the twelfth-century recluse Christina, who became prioress of Markyate, near St Albans in Hertfordshire. Determined to devote her life to God and to remain a virgin, Christina repulses the sexual advances of the bishop of Durham. In revenge he arranges her betrothalto a young nobleman but Christina steadfastly refuses to consummate the marriage and defies her parents' cruel coercion. Sustained by visions, she finds refuge with the hermit Roger, and lives concealed at Markyate for four years, enduring terrible physical and emotional torment. EventuallyChristina is supported by the abbot of St Albans, and her reputation as a person of great holiness spreads far and wide.Written with striking candour by Christina's anonymous biographer, the vividness and compelling detail of this account make it a social document as much as a religious one. Christina's trials of the flesh and spirit exist against a backdrop of scheming and corruption and all-too-human greed.


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