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Павлин из Ноле и култ реликвија: Часни крст и Св. Феликс
Paulinus of Nola and the Cult of Relics: True Cross and St Felix

Author(s): Petar Josipović
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Middle Ages
Published by: Филозофски факултет, Универзитет у Београду
Keywords: Paulinus of Nola; The Cult of Relics; True Cross; St Felix

Summary/Abstract: Based on the available sources, the paper analyzes Paulinus of Nola’s viewpoints of the cult of relics. Firstly, his general views of the cult of saints and the cult of relics are considered, since these two late antique and medieval phenomena are interconnected. In the central part of the paper, his theological views are presented through two specifc examples, well documented in existing sources: True Cross and the body of St Felix.

  • Issue Year: 2021
  • Issue No: 50
  • Page Range: 99-133
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: Serbian
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