Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages, Andre Vauchez's 1997 study from Cambridge University Press, is a widely cited scholarly history of sainthood and the canonization process by a leading historian of medieval religion. Its strength is that it draws systematically on canonization dossiers and process records across the period rather than treating individual saints' lives in isolation. Its limit is that, as with any broad synthesis, a claim about one specific canonization case should be checked against the book's own citation of the underlying process records for that case.
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Andre Vauchez's Sainthood in the Later Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 1997, the top tier reflecting a widely cited scholarly history by a leading historian of medieval religion, drawing systematically on canonization dossiers and process records. Its limit is that a claim about one specific canonization case should be checked against the book's own citation of the underlying process records for that case. NotesScholarly study of sainthood and canonization in the later Middle Ages, Cambridge University Press, 1997.
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AuthorAndre Vauchez
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication Year1997
Source Typeacademic monograph
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- Religious Roles & Titles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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