Table of Contents:
  • 1. Martyrs of the early church
  • 2. The desert fathers and mothers
  • 3. Bishops, monks, and nuns
  • 4. Royal saints
  • 5. Pilgrimage
  • 6. Relics
  • 7. New directions
  • 8. Hagiographic romances
  • 9. Epilogue.