Strange stories of medieval saints

Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two. To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Hungry for seconds? Well, History's Greatest Dishes from History Extra is back for series two.

To join us as we serve up stories of some remarkable delicacies from the past, search History's Greatest Dishes and follow the feed wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History magazine. What can Saint Augustine tell us about attitudes to grief in the Middle Ages? What made women steer clear of the shrine of Saint Cuthbert? And why did pilgrims bring gifts of wax to the dead saint William of Norwich?

In his new book, Medieval Saints and Their Sins, Luke Daly reveals what the lives and afterlives of saints can tell us about the thoughts and fears of the Middle Ages. Luke spoke to Emily Briffitt for today's episode. Today we're going to be talking all about your book, Medieval Saints and Their Sins. But first off, I think we need to get to grips with the Saints, the Saints 101, as it were. So to put it broadly, what exactly were saints in the Middle Ages?

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