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Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the ReformationRobert Bartlett

Christianity: Faith, Scripture and Tradition

Why Can the Dead Do Such Great Things? Saints and Worshippers from the Martyrs to the Reformation

by Robert Bartlett

A comprehensive history of the cult of the saints in medieval Christianity, covering martyrs, relics, shrines, miracles, canonisation and pilgrimage. Bartlett draws on a vast range of sources from both East and West.

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