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Record Number: 2171 Author(s)/Creator(s): Warren , Ann K Contributor(s): Title: The Head of St. Euphemia: Templar Devotion to Female Saints Source: Gendering the Crusades.  Edited by Susan B. Edgington and Sarah Lambert.  University of Wales Press, 2001.  Pages 108 - 120. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Euphemia of Chalcedon, Martyr and Saint Hagiography Monastic Piety Monasticism Relics Templars, Military Order Women in Religion Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: One Figure. Figure One Modern icon of St. Euphemia in St. George's Patriarchal Church, Istanbul. Abstract: Related Resources: Helen Nicholson examines how gender impacted medieval men's and women's devotion to female saints, focusing on the Templars' veneration of the Virgin Mary, St. Thais, St. Euphemia, and St. Ursula and her martyred virgin companions. She concludes that the Author's Affiliation: Case Western Reserve University Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2001. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0708317057

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