ENGL 90115 - The Sufferings of the Roman Martyrs

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

The course will be concerned with a corpus of some thirty Latin passiones of martyrs who were executed at Rome before the Peace of the Church (A.D. 313), and who then were culted at Roman churches throughout the Middle Ages. Although the passiones were composed several centuries after the martyrdoms they describe, they are a unique witness to the topography of sixth-century Rome and to its spirituality, as well as to the origin and development of the cult of saints. The texts are generally brief and only of intermediate difficulty (some elementary knowledge of Latin is a prerequisite for the course), but they provide a good introduction to 'sermo humilis' of the early Middle Ages.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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