The making of a minor saint in Drogo of Saint-Winnoc's Historia translationis s. Lewinnae

Author: Defries, David

Source: Early Medieval Europe, Volume 16, Number 4, November 2008 , pp. 423-444(22)

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Abstract:

In 1058, the Flemish abbey of Saint-Winnoc stole St Lewinna's relics from a minster in southern England. The community worked to establish her cult in Flanders. Although scholars have focused on the material gain Saint-Winnoc probably hoped the cult would bring, this article argues that the development of the abbey's communal identity figured more prominently in its motives. The community saw Lewinna primarily as a means to help bolster its bid for independence from its mother house.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0254.2008.00237.x

Affiliations: 1: University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Publication date: 2008-11-01