American Saints: Gender and the Re-Imaging of U.S. Catholicism in the Early Twentieth Century

In Roman Catholic theology, saints are intermediaries between heaven and earth. In American Catholic practice, saints could also serve as intermediaries between two cultures—the minority religious community and the larger Protestant one. This article focuses on two female saints who became popular a...

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Main Author: Cummings, Kathleen Sprows 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2012
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2012, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 203-231
Further subjects:B Seton
B Bridget
B Catholic
B Anti-Catholicism
B Saint
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