Virgin Saints is a hagiographic construct within the study of saint legends that specifically categorizes female saints who are venerated for their perpetual virginity, distinguished from other saintly figures by their symbolic association with purity, spiritual marriage to Christ, and resistance to sexual temptation.
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Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes
Christopher M. Bellitto · History Reviews of New Books · 1998 · 187 citations
Virgin martyrs: legends of sainthood in late medieval England
Choice Reviews Online · 1998 · 99 citations
Performing virginity and testing chastity in the Middle Ages
Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 92 citations
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Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, United States
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Augustana College
Rock Island, United States
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Ikerbasque
Bilbao, Spain
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Augustana University
Sioux Falls, United States
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Northeast Catholic College
Merrimack, United States
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University of Liverpool
Liverpool, United Kingdom
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Wellcome Library
London, United Kingdom
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CRO · 9 publications · 446 citations
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- Studies in Church History
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