Rowe, Erin Kathleen,  1974- <br/><br/>
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 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-253) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780271078151 0271078154 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Teresa, of Avila, Saint,  1515-1582. <br/>James, the Greater, Saint. <br/>James, the Greater, Saint. <br/>Teresa, of Avila, Saint,  1515-1582. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>1600-1699 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Christian patron saints--History--Spain--17th century.<br/>Christian patron saints.<br/>RELIGION / Christianity / History
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Spain--Church history--17th century.<br/>Spain.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Church history.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BX4656.5  / .R69 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>274.6/06