Virgin martyrs
Christian hagiography
Virginity
Martyrs
Saints, biography
Christian women saints
England, social life and customs
Religious life and customs
History of doctrines
Church history
Religious aspects
Christianity
History and criticism
Biography
History
Stories of the torture and execution of beautiful Christian women first appeared in late antiquity and proliferated during the early Middle Ages, and virgin martyrs were still the most popular female saints in the late medieval period. Their legends, in countless retellings through the centuries, pr…
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