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Paul the Martyr: The Cult of the Apostle in the Latin West
David Eastman, MLitt, 1997 (completed Septemb
Ancient iconography of Paul is dominated by one image: Paul as martyr. Whether he is carrying a sword鈥攖he traditional instrument of his execution鈥攐r receiving a martyr's crown from Christ, the apostle was remembered and honored for his faithfulness to the point of death.
As a result, Christians created a cult of Paul, centered on particular holy sites and characterized by practices such as the telling of stories, pilgrimage, and the veneration of relics. This study integrates literary, archaeological, artistic, and liturgical evidence to describe the development of the Pauline cult within the cultural context of the late antique West.
ISBN: 9781589835153
