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cult of the saints: a standalone construct

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cult ofthe saints1 CONSTRUCTCult of the saintsBROWN · RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Religious studies

the late antique veneration of the special dead at their tombs and relics, which reshaped Christian community and patronage.

In religious studies, cult of the saints refers to the late antique veneration of the special dead at their tombs and relics, which reshaped Christian community and patronage. This meaning comes from Brown (1981) in The cult of the saints.[1]

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  1. Brown, P. R. L. (1981). The cult of the saints. SCM. ISBN 9780334002857

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