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1. Record Number: 45690
Author(s): Nicolaus Maniacoria, , , Dennis Trout, Marco Conti, and Virginia Burrus
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Title : Lives of Saint Constantina: Introduction, Translations, and Commentaries
Source: Lives of Saint Constantina: Introduction, Translations, and Commentaries. Marco Conti, Virginia Burrus, and Dennis Trout provided editions, introduction, translations and commentaries.   Edited by Marco Conti, Virginia Burrus, and Dennis Trout. Oxford Early Christian Texts .   Oxford University Press, 2020.
Primary texts in the book include:
The Life of Saint Constantina the Virgin - Text and Translation pp. 50-115
On the Feast of Saint Constantia the Virgin (The Epitome) - Text and Translation pp. 142-151
Nicolaus Maniacoria’s Life of the Blessed Constantia the Virgin - Text and Translation pp. 166-191
Appendices
Constantina's Dedicatory Poem: Basilica of Agnes (Via Nomentana) p. 202
Appendix B. Passion of Agnes: Epilogue pp. 203-205
Appendix C. Life of Silvester: Excerpts from the Liber pontificalis pp. 206-207
Appendix D. Passion of Gallicanus, John, and Paul: Excerpts pp. 208-212
Year of Publication: 2020.

2. Record Number: 20787
Author(s): Fleck, Cathleen A
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Title : Blessed the eyes that see those things you see: The Trecento Choir Frescoes at Santa Maria Donnaregina in Naples [Describes the events depicted in the fresco cycles of the monastery, and makes connections between the relationship of the nun's agency as viewer of the frescoes to her relationship with the male mendicant orders of the monastery. Also examines how the content of the frescoes alludes to increases in women's literacy in Naples during this period. Title note supplied by Femiane.].
Source: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte , 67., ( 2004):  Pages 201 - 224.
Year of Publication: 2004.

3. Record Number: 11656
Author(s): Mills, Robert.
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Title : Can the Virgin Martyr Speak? [The author draws out parallels between the virgin martyr and the Hindu widow who commits sati. At issue are the tensions between victimization and empowerment within the context of patriarchy, social class, and gender. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Medieval Virginities.   Edited by Anke Bernau, Ruth Evans, and Sarah Salih .   Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages series. University of Wales Press; University of Toronto Press, 2003. Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte , 67., ( 2004):  Pages 187 - 213.
Year of Publication: 2003.

4. Record Number: 10785
Author(s): Hodgson, Miranda.
Contributor(s):
Title : Impossible Women: Aelfric's "Sponsa Christi" and "La Mysterique" [The author analyzes Aelfric's account of the life of the virgin martyr, Saint Agnes. She focuses on the speeches that Agnes makes with an emphasis on the Bride of Christ imagery and on "la mysterique," a concept borrowed from Luce Irigaray which describes the only public space in which women can speak about their relationship with Christ. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source: Medieval Feminist Forum , 33., (Spring 2002):  Pages 12 - 21.
Year of Publication: 2002.

5. Record Number: 4848
Author(s): Cowling, Jane.
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Title : A Fifteenth-Century Saint Play in Winchester: Some Problems of Interpretation [The author analyzes documents from two legal cases that make mention of a play about St. Agnes; based on medieval writings and artwork about St. Agnes, the author suggests some scenarios that may have been dramatized concerning the Virgin Martyr].
Source: Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England , 13., ( 2001):  Pages 19 - 33.
Year of Publication: 2001.

6. Record Number: 2968
Author(s): Mueller, Joan.
Contributor(s):
Title : Clare of Assisi and the Agnes Legend: A Franciscan Citing of St. Agnes of Rome as "Mulier Sancta" [discusses the possible source of Clare's references to the "Legend of St. Agnes" in her letters to Agnes of Prague; the author takes excerpts from the Office of Matins for the Feast of St. Agnes of Rome from the "Regula Breviary" and compares them with sections from Clare's letters].
Source: Studies in Spirituality , 8., ( 1998):  Pages 141 - 161.
Year of Publication: 1998.