monumenta sanctorum
Rom und Mailand als Zentren des frühen Christentums: Märtyrerkult und Kirchenbau unter den Bischöfen Damasus und Ambrosius
This study compares the building projects, written and epigraphical testimonies, and performative actions of two outstanding figures among fourth century bishops, Damasus and Ambrosius. These monumenta sanctorum worked as catalysts of the emerging cult of the martyrs. Moreover, the different …