Writing and Re-Writing Willibrord's Sanctity: Alcuin and Thiofrid on Willibrord, Monasticism, and Mission

Activity: Talk or presentation › Poster/paper presentation › Academic

Description

The paper dealt with the way in which Thiofrid of Echternach and Alcuin of York described the life of Willibrord (about whom both authors wrote a Vita Willibrordi) to define their ideas about monasticism and the missionary life in general.
Period6 Jul 2017
Event titleInternational Medieval Congress Leeds 2017
Event typeConference
LocationLeeds, United KingdomShow on map

Keywords

  • Hagiography
  • Latin
  • monasticism
  • rhetoric