The Female Hagiographic Profile of Vita Patrum:

The Case of Monegund of Tours

Authors

  • Juliana Prata da Costa Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Keywords:

Feminine Holiness, Hagiography, Gregory of Tours, Frankish Kingdom, Monegund of Tours

Abstract

The aim of this article is to present a discussion of the female hagiographic profile present in the Liber Vitae Patrum of Gregory of Tours. Among the characters privileged by the hagiographer in the compilation of lives, being abbots, monks and bishops, the main categories present in the set, we note the presence of a single wo- man: Monegunda, the recluse. In this sense, it seems significant to discuss the as- pects listed by the author as preponderant in the delimitation of the profile of saint elaborated in the Vita Patrum.

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Prata da Costa, J. (2023). The Female Hagiographic Profile of Vita Patrum: : The Case of Monegund of Tours. Revista Melibea, 17(2), 57–67. Retrieved from https://revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.php/melibea/article/view/7434

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Vol. 17 No. 2 (2023): Multiple Approaches to Study the Experiences and Discourses of Men and Women in the Hispanic Middle Ages

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