Medieval Irish saints' lives : an introduction to Vitae sanctorum Hiberniae

## Abstract This is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' Lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part, relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. The book addresses such questions as when and where the Lives were compiled, and from what sources they derive. It sets its own treatment of the collections within the wider context of Irish hagiographical studies. It sets out and resolves complex problems of historical and linguistic evidence.

This book is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part, relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. Sharpe's pioneering analysis examines such questions as when and where the lives were compiled, and from what sources they derive. Sharpe sets his own treatment of the collections within the wider context of Irish hagiographical studies.

This is a study of three important late medieval collections of saints' lives. The manuscripts, written in Latin and, for the most part relating to the lives of Irish saints, have never before been subject to critical examination. The book analyzes such questions as when and where the lives were compiled 00206B9CE06E180117084915......Page 1 00206B9CE06E180119084437......Page 57 00206B9CE06E180122084308......Page 114 00206B9CE06E180122085227......Page 176