Antroponimia feminină din Transilvania ca expresie a cultului sfintelor în secolul al XIV-lea. Câteva considerații legate de Elisabeta, Caterina, Dorothea, Margareta și Barbara
Feminine anthroponymy in Transylvania as an expression of the cult of saints in the 14th century. Some considerations related to Elisabeta, Caterina, Dorothea, Margareta and Barbara
Author(s): Florin-Mihai HasanSubject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History, Cultural history, Geography, Regional studies, Historical Geography, Maps / Cartography, Comparative history, Middle Ages, Theology and Religion, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: COMPLEXUL MUZEAL BISTRIȚA-NĂSĂUD
Keywords: Anthroponymy; Transylvania; Auxiliary Saints; relics; churches; patrocinium
Summary/Abstract: Through this study, we tried to identify whether there is a clear or obvious causalrelationship between the cult of the female Auxiliary Saints in the Roman Church and the naming of noble or non-noble girls, at baptism, after the given name of these saints which were considered to be great protectors against magical or demonic attacks in the Middle Ages.
Journal: REVISTA BISTRIȚEI
- Issue Year: XXXVIII/2024
- Issue No: 38
- Page Range: 37-58
- Page Count: 22
- Language: English, Romanian
