| FT-53175-05 | Research Programs: Summer Stipends | Maribel Dietz | The Cult of Stephen the Protomartyr in the Early Middle Ages | 6/1/2005 - 8/31/2005 | $5,000.00 | Maribel | | Dietz | | | | Louisiana State University and A&M College | Baton Rouge | LA | 70803-0001 | USA | 2005 | European History | Summer Stipends | Research Programs | 5000 | 0 | 5000 | 0 |
My project involves research into the origins, diffusion and character of the early medieval Cult of Stephen the Protomartyr. It was a cult complete with scriptural legitimacy, universal rather than local appeal, a clear body of texts associated with it, and led to building projects that included shrines, churches and monasteries throughout the Mediterranean world. By focusing on this single cult I hope to examine in depth the way in which a martyr cults spread and functioned. This cult is also of particular interest due to its connections with Jerusalem, the Bible, influential women, episcopal power, and Jewish-Christian relations. |