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Record Number: 10888 Author(s)/Creator(s): Wortley , John. Contributor(s): Title: Documents: De Latrone Converso: The Tale of the Converted Robber (BHG 1450kb W861) [a robber chief infiltrates a women's monastery where he is welcomed as a holy man; when he inadvertently cures a nun, he repents and becomes a monk]. Source: Byzantion 66, 1 ( 1996): Pages 219 - 243. Reprinted in Studies on the Cult of Relics in Byzantium up to 1204. By John Wortley. Ashgate Variorum, 2009. Article X. Description: Article Type: Edition of Text;Journal Article;Translation Subject (See Also): Byzantium Crime and Criminals De Latrone Converso, Byzantine Story Greek Literature Healers and Healing Literature- Prose Miracles 'Monasticism Nuns Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 7 Primary Evidence: Manuscript; The tale survives in two versions, an older short form (#1 below) and a later version that is almost twice as long (#2 below). 1) Cod. Paris. graec. 1598 (AD 1071-2), ff. 196v-198. Cod. Athen. B.N. 513 (saec. xiii), ff. 239-240. Cod. Paris. graec. 1313 (s Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 03782506

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