Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 9932
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Wilkins , Walter J.
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  • Title: Submitting the Neck of Your Mind: Gregory the Great and Women of Power [The author argues that in his letters, Gregory, both as bishop and pope, identified with women's experiences, encouraged them in their spiritual development, and recognized their rational competence. When dealing with queens and empresses, Gregory recogn
  • Source: Catholic Historical Review 77, 4 (October 1991): Pages 583 - 594.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Gregory I the Great, Pope, Saint- Letters Pastoral Care Popes Private Sphere and Public Sphere Reason Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: General
  • Century: 6-7
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  • Author's Affiliation: Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk/Virginia Beach
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  • Year of Publication: 1991.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 00088080