monumenta sanctorum

Rom und Mailand als Zentren des frühen Christentums: Märtyrerkult und Kirchenbau unter den Bischöfen Damasus und Ambrosius

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This study compares the building projects, written and epigraphical testimonies, and performative actions of two outstanding figures among fourth century bishops, Damasus and Ambrosius. These monumenta sanctorum worked as catalysts of the emerging cult of the martyrs. Moreover, the different …

Studien zur Christianisierung Nubiens

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In this study, the author has assembled the literary and archeological sources that illuminate the Christianization of Nubia in the sixth century. At their center stands a report from a Church History written by John of Ephesus, which, when combined …