Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 2607
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Walker , Rose.
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  • Title: Sancha, Urraca, and Elvira: the Virtues and Vices of Spanish Royal Women "Dedicated to God" [The author traces evidence of the power of Urraca and Sancha; Urraca had the institution of the infantado which placed monasteries within her control; Sancha evidently was involved with the change from the Mozarabic liturgy to the Roman liturgy].
  • Source: Reading Medieval Studies 24, ( 1998): Pages 113 - 138.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Ecclesiastical Reform Monasticism Patronage, Ecclesiastical Power Princesses Sancha, Sister of Sancho Ramirez V, King of Aragon Urraca, Daughter of Fernando, King of Leon and Castile Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Iberia
  • Century: 11
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  • Author's Affiliation: Courtauld Institute of Art
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  • Year of Publication: 1998.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 09503129