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Rowe, Erin Kathleen, 1974-

Saint and nation Santiago, Teresa of Avila, and plural identities in early modern Spain / [electronic resource] : Erin Kathleen Rowe. - University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (xi, 264 pages :) : maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-253) and index.

Santiago and the shadow of decline -- Saint Teresa and the lived experience of the holy -- The politics of patron sainthood -- The gender of foreign policy -- Mapping sacred geography -- King, nation, and church in the Habsburg monarchy -- Endgame in Rome.

"Examines the controversy in early seventeenth-century Spain over the elevation of Saint Teresa of Avila to co-patron saint alongside the traditional patron, Santiago. Assesses the crucial role of sanctity in the symbolic representation of the nation in early modern Europe"--

ISBN: 9780271078151 0271078154

Subjects--Personal Names:
Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582.
James, the Greater, Saint.
James, the Greater, Saint.
Teresa, of Avila, Saint, 1515-1582.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1600-1699

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Christian patron saints--History--Spain--17th century.
Christian patron saints.
RELIGION / Christianity / History

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Spain--Church history--17th century.
Spain.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Church history.
History.

LC Class. No.: BX4656.5 / .R69 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 274.6/06