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Sharon Farmer here investigates the ways in which three medieval communitiesthe town of Tours, the basilica of Saint-Martin there, and the abbey of Marmoutier nearbyall defined themselves through the cult of Saint Martin. She demonstrates how in the early Middle Ages the bishops of Tours used the cult of Martin, their fourthcentury predecessor, to shape an idealized image of Tours as Martin''s town. As the heirs to Martin''s see, the bishops projected themselves as the rightful leaders of the community. However, in the late eleventh century, she shows, the canons of Saint-Martin (where the saint''s relics resided) and the monks of Marmoutier (which Martin had founded) took control of the cult and produced new legends and rituals to strengthen their corporate interests.

Since the basilica and the abbey differed in their spiritualities, structures, and external ties, the canons and monks elaborated and manipulated Martin''s cult in quite different ways. Farmer shows how one sain

Communities of Saint Martin

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      Publisher Cornell University Press
      Published 15 August 2019
      ISBN-13 9781501740596
      978-1501740596
      ISBN-10 1501740598
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      European history: medieval period, middle ages Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Sharon Farmer here investigates the ways in which three medieval communitiesthe town of Tours, the basilica of Saint-Martin there, and the abbey of Marmoutier nearbyall defined themselves through the cult of Saint Martin. She demonstrates how in the early Middle Ages the bishops of Tours used the cult of Martin, their fourthcentury predecessor, to shape an idealized image of Tours as Martin''s town. As the heirs to Martin''s see, the bishops projected themselves as the rightful leaders of the community. However, in the late eleventh century, she shows, the canons of Saint-Martin (where the saint''s relics resided) and the monks of Marmoutier (which Martin had founded) took control of the cult and produced new legends and rituals to strengthen their corporate interests.

      Since the basilica and the abbey differed in their spiritualities, structures, and external ties, the canons and monks elaborated and manipulated Martin''s cult in quite different ways. Farmer shows how one sain

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