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Christina of Markyate’s 12th-century biography, The Life of Christina of Markyate, has a few salient features that distinguish it from the common run of prior or contemporaneous . Shop stocking stuffers · Read Ratings & Reviews · Shop Best Sellers · Explore top gifts. Christina of Markyate was born with the name Theodora in Huntingdon, England, about – and died about She was an anchoress, who came from a wealthy English . This article examines the Life of a twelfth-century English holy woman, Christina of Markyate – particularly its account of a vision that she had in which she was crowned in the likeness of a bishop’s miter – within the context of campaigns undertaken by English monasteries in the late eleventh and twelfth centuries to obtain the papal. Christina of Markyate, a little known English mystic, born into this social structure in the end of the eleventh century, challenged the status quo of secular masculinity. Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser present a vivid interdisciplinary study devoted to the life, work and extant vita of Christina of Markyate, which draws on research from a wide range of disciplines. This fascinating and comprehensive collection surveys the life of an extraordinary medieval woman. The Life of Christina of Markyate Samuel Fanous,Henrietta Leyser, I wish to remain single for I have made a vow of virginity This is the remarkable story of the twelfth century recluse Christina who became prioress of Markyate near St. Christina of Markyate: a twelfth-century holy woman / edited by Samuel Fanous and Henrietta Leyser p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. 1. Christina, of Markyate, Saint, b. ca. 2. Christian women saints–England–Biography. 3. Women–England–History–Middle Ages, ––Sources. I. Fanous, Samuel, II. Christina of Markyate’s 12th-century biography, The Life of Christina of Markyate, has a few salient features that distinguish it from the common run of prior or contemporaneous hagiographic works. There is an intimacy surrounding Christina that has led at least one influential critic to consider this text as moving far beyond the.