In the Middle Ages; it was thought that praying at the right shrine could save you from just about anything; from madness and famine to false imprisonment and even shipwreck. Kingdoms; cities; and even individual trades had patron saints that would protect them from misfortune and bring them wealth and prosperity; and their feast days were celebrated with public holidays and pageants. With saints believed to have the ear of God; veneration of figures such as St Thomas Becket; St Cuthbert; and St Margaret brought tens of thousands of pilgrims from all walks of life to sites across the country. Saints; Shrines and Pilgrims takes the reader across Britain; providing a map of the most important religious shrines that pilgrims would travel vast distances to reach; as well as descriptions and images of the shrines themselves. Featuring over 100 stunning photographs and a gazetteer of places to visit; it explains the history of pilgrimage in Britain and the importance that it played in medieval life; and describes the impact of the unbridled assault made on pilgrimage by the Reformation.
#1945107 in eBooks 2016-07-22 2016-07-22File Name: B01IW0HGMO
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