Title of material
Life of St Matrona
Course
EUH2000; WOH2012
Date (Original)
10th century (about a 6th-century person)
Location
Eastern Roman Empire (Byzantine Empire)
Keywords
Religious History; Social History; Gender History; Queer Studies
Description
There are several medieval stories about female saints who dressed and lived as men. St Matrona of Perge is notable because her historical existence can be proven through other sources.
STARS Citation
Metaphrastes, Symeon, "Life of St Matrona" (2020). All OER History Primary Sources. 51.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/oerhistory-all/51
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