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The Latin Dossier of Anastasius the Persian : Hagiographic Translations and Transformations

2004

In Chap- ter I, I survey the historical beginnings of the cult of the Persian in the East, and its development in Rome and Italy particularly within the context of the religious controversies of the seventh and eighth centuries. [...] I also provide a translation of the two texts that laid the foundation of the movement in the West, the original Acta of Anastasius and the so-called Roman Miracle of 713. [...] See Flusin I, 8. 5 | I From Persia to Rome: A Martyr and His Relics Thus, the capture of the cross by the Persians becomes the means of the Persian soldier's conversion, the Persian magician becomes a model Christian monk and glorious martyr, and the restoration of the cross to Jerusalem is paralleled by the return of the martyr's relics to his monastery near the holy city. [...] The early development of the cult of Anastasius within the monastic communities engaged in the orthodox resistance against the heresy of monotheletism, which will be further explored in the following chapter, helps to explain the early link forged between the veneration of his relics and the defense of orthodoxy. [...] Since the Arabs' conquest of Palestine and Jerusalem was accomplished in stages, a hasty flight by the Jerusalem monks who would have grabbed only what they could easily carry is not convincing.35 On the other hand, the decapitation of Anastasius by his executioners facilitated the exaltation of the relic of the head over the rest of the saint's body, a common practice in the Middle Ages.36 At the
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Carmela Vircillo Franklin

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [543]-560) and index
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270.2/092
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22
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Issued as part of the desLibris books collection
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9781771102346 9780888441478
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BR1725.A666
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F73 2004eb
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1 electronic text (x, 571 p.)
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Access restricted to authorized users and institutions
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(CaBNVSL)thg00604246 (OCoLC)431564028 (CaOOCEL)420539
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