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Luke, bishop of Isola Capo Rizzuto (1035/40‒1114): the role of his Vita in creating the space of the county of Sicily Luke, bishop of Isola Capo Rizzuto (1035/40‒1114): the role of his Vita in creating the space of the county of Sicily
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Bartholomew of Simeri (d. 1130): shaping the identity of the Italo-Greek elite Bartholomew of Simeri (d. 1130): shaping the identity of the Italo-Greek elite
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John Theristis (tenth—eleventh centuries): questioning identities in the thirteenth century John Theristis (tenth—eleventh centuries): questioning identities in the thirteenth century
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Cyprian of Calamizzi (first half of the twelfth century – c. 1210‒15): the experience of decline Cyprian of Calamizzi (first half of the twelfth century – c. 1210‒15): the experience of decline
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8 Norman rulers and Greek-speaking subjects: the Vitae of Italo-Greek saints (twelfth and thirteenth centuries) and the negotiation of local identities
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Published:June 2021
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The question of how the Italo-Greek communities of southern Italy and Sicily perceived and responded to the cultural changes introduced by the Norman conquests is important for a deeper understanding of the society of Norman Italy. The Vitae of the Italo-Greek saints of the twelfth and thirteenth centuries can contribute to this avenue of research, since hagiography was the literary genre par excellence for communicating the hopes, fears and expectations engendered by their encounter with the Normans. This chapter closely examines four Vitae, those of Luke, bishop of Isola Capo Rizzuto (1035/40‒1114), Bartholomew of Simeri (d. 1130), John Theristis (tenth‒eleventh centuries) and Cyprian of Calamizzi (c. 1210‒15). In doing so, it reveals how the Italo-Greek communities sought to redefine their self-perception, strengthen the bonds between themselves and converse with the new rulers – in other words, to negotiate their identities.
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