Saint and Nation - Santiago, Teresa of Avila, and Plural Identities in Early Modern Spain - Erin Kathleen Rowe - Paperback Bog - Pennsylvania State
Brand: Pennsylvania State University Press
Description
Examines the controversy in early seventeenth-century Spain over the elevation of Saint Teresa of Avila to co-patron saint alongside the traditional patron, Santiago. Assesses the crucial role of sanctity in the symbolic representation of the nation in early modern Europe.
