The stolen bones of St. John of Matha : forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century

The stolen bones of St. John of Matha : forgery, theft, and sainthood in the seventeenth century / A. Katie Harris.

Author/creator	Harris, A. Katie, 1969- author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2023]
Copyright Notice	©2023
Description	xi, 229 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	John, de Matha, Saint, 1160-1213--Relics. John, de Matha, Saint, 1160-1213--Cult. Trinitarians--History --17th century. Theft of relics--Italy --Rome --History --17th century.

Series	Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 Iberian encounter and exchange, 475-1755 ; v. 10. ^A1258837
Contents	Relics and relic culture in early modern Europe -- "Well, if they are so ancient, what saints do they have?" : St. John of Matha in Trinitarian tradition -- Forgery and sainthood in the seventeenth century -- Uncertain saint : the case before the Congregation of Sacred Rites -- "A very difficult business" : proving the bones of St. John of Matha in 1715 and 1721.
Abstract	"Investigates an incident of holy relic theft in Rome, the lengthy legal case that followed it, and the larger questions that surrounded saints' remains in seventeenth-century Catholic Europe"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-220) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2023017660
ISBN	9780271095356
ISBN	0271095350 (hardback)

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