The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby: The Cult of Vincent Ferrer in Medieval and Early Modern Europe
Laura Ackerman Smoller explores the cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe. Focusing on the religious and cultural traditions surrounding this saint, the book offers a specialized study of European Christianity, sainthood, and devotion across two important historical periods.
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The Saint and the Chopped-Up Baby examines the cult of Vincent Ferrer in medieval and early modern Europe.
Laura Ackerman Smoller focuses on the ways devotion to this saint was expressed and sustained across different historical periods.
The book places Vincent Ferrer within the broader religious and cultural history of Europe.
It offers a focused study for readers interested in sainthood, medieval Christianity, early modern religion, and the development of devotional traditions.
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