Here Comes the Bride
Although there is no reference to the bride in the Gospel story of the wedding at Cana, the bride was not destined to remain invisible. Following Augustine’s lead, medieval commentators tended to interpret the story in terms of marriage of Christ and Ecclesia, and so the bride figured allegorically...
| Published in: | Church history and religious culture |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Church history and religious culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Augustinus, Aurelius, Saint 354-430
/ Hildegard, Bingen, Äbtissin, Heilige 1098-1179
/ Middle Ages
/ John
/ Bride
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament KAC Church history 500-1500; Middle Ages |
| Further subjects: | B
Medieval Christianity
wedding at Cana
Hildegard of Bingen
Augustine
manuscript illuminations
Bride of Christ
biblical interpretation
bridal imagery
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| Summary: | Although there is no reference to the bride in the Gospel story of the wedding at Cana, the bride was not destined to remain invisible. Following Augustine’s lead, medieval commentators tended to interpret the story in terms of marriage of Christ and Ecclesia, and so the bride figured allegorically as a representation of the Church. New ideas about the bride emerged in the twelfth century, particularly in materials associated with women. In the Gospel explications of Hildegard of Bingen, and in texts and pictures created to support women’s devotional practices, the bride of Cana takes center stage as the vehicle for articulating new models of women’s religious identity and aspiration. |
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| ISSN: | 1871-2428 |
| Contains: | In: Church history and religious culture
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18712428-09502001 |