Saint Mary of Egypt: A Modern Verse Life and Interpretation Thurston Bonnie B.
Saint Mary of Egypt: A Modern Verse Life and Interpretation Thurston Bonnie B. From its origins in the fourth and fifth centuries, first in monastic circles and then in wider Christian communities,…
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Saint Mary of Egypt: A Modern Verse Life and Interpretation Thurston Bonnie B.
From its origins in the fourth and fifth centuries, first in monastic circles and then in wider Christian communities, the story of Mary of Egypt was wildly popular. Continuously venerated in the liturgy and icons of the Orthodox Churches, she is now seldom known in the West. From early Christianity through the medieval periods, from Egypt to Scandinavia, verse lives in Greek, Latin, and vernacular languages portray her as the model of repentance.
Mary's extraordinary life, its theological and spiritual implications, and its remarkable depiction of gender This modern verse life and the accompanying essay reintroduces St.