Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
Female saints in early Christianity found their place in public veneration often through violent means, martyrdom. These saints, while publicly suffering in the imitation of Christ, were the original agents to navigate the gendered hierarchy within the religion. Female saints created an avenue for later female worshippers to understand Christianity on a strictly feminine level. Through the frescoed depictions of these female saints in 18 churches throughout Rome, this paper historically and statistically analyzes how the artistic representations of female saints added to or created a space for feminized worship.
Recommended Citation
Belote, Olivia J., "Being Seen: An Art Historical and Statistical Analysis of Feminized Worship in Early Modern Rome" (2011). History Honors Projects. 9.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/history_honors/9
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Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque Art and Architecture Commons, History of Gender Commons, Other Applied Mathematics Commons
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