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- catalog abstract ""St. Helena, mother of Constantine the Great and legendary finder of the True Cross, was appropriated in the middle ages as a British saint. The rise and persistence of this legend harnessed Helena's imperial and sacred status to portray her as a romance heroine, source of national pride, and a legitimising link to imperial Rome. This study is the first to examine the origins, development, political exploitation, and decline of this legend, whose momentum and adaptive power are traced from Anglo-Saxon England to the twentieth century. Using Latin, English and Welsh texts, as well as church dedications and visual arts, the author examines the positive effect of the British legend on the cult of St. Helena and the reasons for its wide appeal and durability in both secular and religious contexts. Two previously unpublished vitae of St. Helena are included in the volume: a Middle English verse vita from The South English Legendary, and the Latin prose vita by the early-thirteenth-century hagiographer Jocelin of Furness."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12557036.
- catalog created "2002.".
- catalog date "2002".
- catalog date "2002.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2002.".
- catalog description ""St. Helena, mother of Constantine the Great and legendary finder of the True Cross, was appropriated in the middle ages as a British saint. The rise and persistence of this legend harnessed Helena's imperial and sacred status to portray her as a romance heroine, source of national pride, and a legitimising link to imperial Rome. This study is the first to examine the origins, development, political exploitation, and decline of this legend, whose momentum and adaptive power are traced from Anglo-Saxon England to the twentieth century. Using Latin, English and Welsh texts, as well as church dedications and visual arts, the author examines the positive effect of the British legend on the cult of St. Helena and the reasons for its wide appeal and durability in both secular and religious contexts. Two previously unpublished vitae of St. Helena are included in the volume: a Middle English verse vita from The South English Legendary, and the Latin prose vita by the early-thirteenth-century hagiographer Jocelin of Furness."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Helena in late antiquity and the early middle ages -- The Legend in Anglo-Saxon England and Francia -- Magnus Maximus and the Welsh Helena -- Popularisation in the Anglo-Latin histories and the English brut tradition -- Late medieval saints' legendaries -- The legend beyond the middle ages.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-210) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 215 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0859916251 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2002".
- catalog issued "2002.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : D.S. Brewer,".
- catalog subject "270.1/092 21".
- catalog subject "BR1720.H4 H37 2002".
- catalog subject "Helena, Saint, approximately 255-approximately 330.".
- catalog subject "Holy Cross Legends.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Helena in late antiquity and the early middle ages -- The Legend in Anglo-Saxon England and Francia -- Magnus Maximus and the Welsh Helena -- Popularisation in the Anglo-Latin histories and the English brut tradition -- Late medieval saints' legendaries -- The legend beyond the middle ages.".
- catalog title "Helena of Britain in medieval legend / Antonina Harbus.".
- catalog type "Legends. fast".
- catalog type "text".