Shrines, Relics, and Saints: Christian Sanctuaries from Late Antiquity Through the Middle Ages

Contributor(s): Vauchez, André (Author), Cusato, Michael F (Translator), Gaposchkin, M Cecilia (Foreword by), Lester, Anne E (Foreword by)

ISBN: 9781501786211

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Binding Types:

Paperback

$34.95

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Pub Date: February 15, 2026

LCCN: 2025016429

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography, Index

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.67" H x 9.00" L x 6.00" W ( 0.88 lbs) 294 pages

BISAC Categories:

Series: Medieval Societies, Religions, and Cultures

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: "A history of how shrines and other sacred spaces have shaped Christianity and its community of worshippers"-

Review Quotes:

Christian holiness is embodied in people but also in places, with the consequence of shaping new cultural spaces and a new geography: This is the masterful demonstration that André Vauchez performs in this book.

-- "Le Figaro Histoire"