Military saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200 / Monica White.
"The rulers of the Byzantine Empire and its commonwealth were protected both by their own soldiers and by a heavenly army: the military saints. The transformation of Saints George, Demetrios, Theodore and others into the patrons of imperial armies was one of the defining developments of religio...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2013.
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Norlin Library - Stacks
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BX4659.B9 W55 2013
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BX4659.B9 W55 2013 | Available Place a Hold |