Davies, J.R. (2010) The cult of Saint Constantine. Society of Friends of Govan Old: Glasgow. ISBN 9780954532185
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Abstract
The Govan Sarcophagus has only one other parallel in Britain, from ninth-century Mercia; its character puts the cult of the saint whose relics it once contained in the mainstream of English and Frankish religious practice. Around the time the Govan Sarcophagus was set up, there was a growth in the cult of murdered royal saints throughout Mercia, Northumbria, and Alba. These and other factors point to Constantine, son of Kenneth mac Alpin, as the identity of the king who was venerated as a saint at Govan; this may also explain why, after the demise of the house of Kenneth mac Alpin, the church of Govan and the cult of St Constantine were sidelined in favour of St Kentigern at Glasgow.
| Item Type: | Books |
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| Status: | Published |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Davies, Dr John |
| Authors: | Davies, J.R. |
| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BL Religion D History General and Old World > DA Great Britain |
| College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History |
| Publisher: | Society of Friends of Govan Old |
| ISBN: | 9780954532185 |
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