RT Book T1 Military saints in Byzantium and Rus, 900-1200 A1 White, Monica LA English PP Cambridge PB Cambridge University Press YR 2013 UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/883474743 AB The rulers of the Byzantine Empire and its commonwealth were protected both by their own soldiers and by a heavenly army: the military saints. The transformation of Saints George, Demetrios, Theodore and others into the patrons of imperial armies was one of the defining developments of religious life under the Macedonian emperors. This book provides a comprehensive study of military sainthood and its roots in late antiquity. The emergence of the cults is situated within a broader social context, in which mortal soldiers were equated with martyrs and martyrs of the early Church recruited to protect them on the battlefield. Dr White then traces the fate of these saints in early Rus, drawing on unpublished manuscripts and other under-utilised sources to discuss their veneration within the princely clan and their influence on the first native saints of Rus, Boris and Gleb, who eventually joined the ranks of their ancient counterparts. NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) CN BX4659.B9 SN 9781139013864 K1 Byzantine Empire : Stratos. K1 Byzantine Empire : Stratos K1 Christian patron saints : Cult : Byzantine Empire. K1 Christian martyrs : Cult : Byzantine Empire. K1 War : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines, Middle Ages, 600-1500. K1 Christian martyrs : Cult : Byzantine Empire K1 War : Religious aspects : Christianity : History of doctrines : Middle Ages, 600-1500 K1 Christian patron saints : Cult : Byzantine Empire K1 Byzantine Empire ; Stratos K1 Christian patron saints ; Cult ; Byzantine Empire K1 Christian martyrs ; Cult ; Byzantine Empire K1 War ; Religious aspects ; Christianity ; History of doctrines ; Middle Ages, 600-1500 K1 Byzantine Empire ; History, Military ; 1081-1453 K1 Byzantine Empire ; Church history K1 Byzantine Empire : History, Military, 1081-1453. K1 Byzantine Empire : Church history. K1 Byzantine Empire : History, Military : 1081-1453 K1 Byzantine Empire : Church history K1 Saints : Cult : Byzantine Empire : History K1 Byzantine Empire : Religious life and customs DO 10.1017/CBO9781139013864