Military Saints In Byzantium And Rus 9001200 Monica White by Monica White 9781139013864, 1139013866 instant download after payment.

The rulers of the Byzantine Empire and its commonwealth were
protected both by their own soldiers and by a heavenly army: the
military saints. h e transformation of Saints George, Demetrios,
h eodore and others into the patrons of imperial armies was one of
the dei ning developments of religious life under the Macedonian
emperors. h is book provides a comprehensive study of military
sainthood and its roots in late antiquity. h e emergence of the cults
is situated within a broader social context, in which mortal soldiers
were equated with martyrs and martyrs of the early Church
recruited to protect them on the battlei eld. Dr White then traces
the fate of these saints in early Rus, drawing on unpublished manuscripts
and other under-utilised sources to discuss their veneration
within the princely clan and their inl uence on the i rst native saints
of Rus, Boris and Gleb, who eventually joined the ranks of their
ancient counterparts.