This is the first attempt to investigate the background to the gift of the Holy Blood to Westminster by King Henry III in 1247. Recently the archives of Westminster Abbey have yielded important new material relating to this extraordinary event, including a letter from the patriarch of Jerusalem that describes the relic in detail. This study offers both a commentary on this newly-discovered letter, and an overview of the extraordinary history of the relics of Christ's blood, their origin, distribution, and place in popular devotion.
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"...a compelling and quite fascinating book which has been an intellectual joy to read." Canadian Journal of History
"...a significant contribution to both religious and intellectual history." Michelle Mirandon, UCLA
"Vincent has done detailed scholarship on a topic neglected in anglophone literature and has raised, quite eloquently, questions about the complicated politics of cult and body without succumbing to the extravagant rhetoric such issues have sometimes garnered." American Historical Review
"Vincent's study of Aquinas, John Hus, and many other writers make for a lively analysis. His book is better for the fine footnotes and best for his willingness to understand his subjects on their own terms instead of, as many moderns do, as benighted superstitious naives. This fine book is heartily recommended to all academic libraries." Catholic Library World
"Nicholas Vincent...has with The Holy Blood created a fascinating study of the Westminster Blood Relic...There is much here for students of relics and high medieval popular devotion to think about, as well as for those seeking more complete explanations of Henry III." History
"Nicholas Vincent's new book is a thorough and illuminating study of the reception of this new relic in England, and of the historical and theological tradition of blood relics from which it derives." Albion
"This book is a model of scholarship and erudition." Journal of Church and State
"Nicholas Vincent's book, which abounds in new pieces of evidence and intelligent questions, illustrates the heuristic opportunities offered by monographs when they are conducted with erudition and imagination." Speculum
"The Holy Blood is in all significant regards an outstanding piece of work. It deserves the highest respect, and is recommended to all interested readers without reservation." Religion and the Arts
"...a significant contribution to both religious and intellectual history." Michelle Mirandon, UCLA
"Vincent has done detailed scholarship on a topic neglected in anglophone literature and has raised, quite eloquently, questions about the complicated politics of cult and body without succumbing to the extravagant rhetoric such issues have sometimes garnered." American Historical Review
"Vincent's study of Aquinas, John Hus, and many other writers make for a lively analysis. His book is better for the fine footnotes and best for his willingness to understand his subjects on their own terms instead of, as many moderns do, as benighted superstitious naives. This fine book is heartily recommended to all academic libraries." Catholic Library World
"Nicholas Vincent...has with The Holy Blood created a fascinating study of the Westminster Blood Relic...There is much here for students of relics and high medieval popular devotion to think about, as well as for those seeking more complete explanations of Henry III." History
"Nicholas Vincent's new book is a thorough and illuminating study of the reception of this new relic in England, and of the historical and theological tradition of blood relics from which it derives." Albion
"This book is a model of scholarship and erudition." Journal of Church and State
"Nicholas Vincent's book, which abounds in new pieces of evidence and intelligent questions, illustrates the heuristic opportunities offered by monographs when they are conducted with erudition and imagination." Speculum
"The Holy Blood is in all significant regards an outstanding piece of work. It deserves the highest respect, and is recommended to all interested readers without reservation." Religion and the Arts
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This is the first attempt to investigate the background to the gift of the the Holy Blood to Westminster by King Henry III in 1247. Recently the archives of Westminster Abbey have yielded important new material relating to this extraordinary event, including a letter from the patriarch of Jerusalem that describes the relic in detail. This study offers both a commentary on this newly-discovered letter, and an overview of the extraordinary history of the relics of Christ's blood, their origin, distribution, and place in popular devotion.
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In his Chronica majora, Matthew Paris supplies us with an eye-witness account of a ceremony conducted by King Henry III at Westminster on Sunday, 13 October 1247, the feast of the translation of the relics of St Edward the Confessor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eucharistic relics, episcopal indulgences, blood relic, miraculous blood, sanguine christi, enjoined penance, des reliques, relic collection, charter rolls, literal blood, such relics, physical relics, eucharistic miracles, sentence commentary, consecrated wine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Sepulchre, Holy Land, Westminster Abbey, Middle Ages, Matthew Paris, Christ's Passion, King Henry, Rolls Series, True Cross, Robert Grosseteste, Virgin Mary, Crown of Thorns, Duns Scotus, Edward the Confessor, Joseph of Arimathaea, William Sudbury, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Guibert of Nogent, Holy Cross, Richard of Cornwall, Close Rolls, Corpus Christi, Cotton Cleopatra, Good Friday, Les Reliques New!
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In his Chronica majora, Matthew Paris supplies us with an eye-witness account of a ceremony conducted by King Henry III at Westminster on Sunday, 13 October 1247, the feast of the translation of the relics of St Edward the Confessor. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
eucharistic relics, episcopal indulgences, blood relic, miraculous blood, sanguine christi, enjoined penance, des reliques, relic collection, charter rolls, literal blood, such relics, physical relics, eucharistic miracles, sentence commentary, consecrated wine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Holy Sepulchre, Holy Land, Westminster Abbey, Middle Ages, Matthew Paris, Christ's Passion, King Henry, Rolls Series, True Cross, Robert Grosseteste, Virgin Mary, Crown of Thorns, Duns Scotus, Edward the Confessor, Joseph of Arimathaea, William Sudbury, Calendar of Patent Rolls, Guibert of Nogent, Holy Cross, Richard of Cornwall, Close Rolls, Corpus Christi, Cotton Cleopatra, Good Friday, Les Reliques New!
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- Glastonbury Abbey by Carley on 4 pages
- The Middle Ages by Morris Bishop on 4 pages
- The Precious Blood by Rev. Frederick William Faber on page 53, page 179, and Back Matter
- The Middle Ages (Journey Through History) by Roger Coote on page 53, page 63, and Back Matter
- Westminster Abbey (New Bell's Cathedral Guides) by Christopher Wilson on page 169, and Back Matter
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- Medieval Paradigms, Volume 2: Essays in Honor of Jeremy duQuesnay Adams (New Middle Ages) by Stephanie Hayes-Healy on page 205
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