Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 17430
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Benedetti , Roberto.
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  • Title: Teodora e il travestimento mistico nel diciottesimo dei "Miracles de Nostre Dame par personnages" [The legend of Theodora of Alexandria, found in the "Miracles de Notre Dame par personnages," was composed in French and based on the "Legenda Aurea." Theodora adopted men's clothing to escape attempted seduction, and she embraced the life of a monk. Accused of rape, she endured that calumny in silence. Such hagiographic tales did not soften condemnation of cross dressing outside of carnival season. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Études Médiévales 1, ( 1999): Pages 21 - 29.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Cross Dressing in Literature Hagiography Jacob of Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa- Legenda Aurea Literature- Drama Mircales de Nostre Dame par Personnages, Collection of Plays Theodora of Alexandria, Saint Women in Literature
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 14
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  • Year of Publication: 1999.
  • Language: French
  • ISSN/ISBN: 098148762901121292