Starting in the fourteenth century, northern France saw the rise of confraternities and other lay communities of men and women, organized around trades and religious Devotions dedicated to specific patron saints.
Sarah Ann Long \'s deeply researched new book highlights thedecentralized nature of r.
The composition of new plainchant for masses and offices in honor of saints thought to have healing powers occupied an important place in the devotional landscape of the region.
Starting in the fourteenth century, northern France saw the rise of confraternities and other lay communities of men and women, organized around trades and religious Devotions dedicated to specific patron saints