The Virgin Mary and Christian Civilisation - Professor Rachel Fulton Brown

Professor Fulton Brown discusses the growth of Marian culture in Christian Civilisation, and the intensification of Marian Devotion, in the High Middle Ages. She comments on the mystery of the artificing of Our Lady by God as the model of the Church and of Christian Civilisation, and how the Virgin Mary shaped liturgy, architecture and courtly love. We explore Marian piety in England, France and Spain. Dr Rachel Fulton Brown is a medieval historian, Associate Professor of History at The University of Chicago. Her blog can be found here: https://fencingbearatprayer.blogspot.com/ She is the author of: From Judgment to Passion: Devotion to Christ and the Virgin Mary, 800–1200 (2002) and Mary and the Art of Prayer: The Hours of the Virgin in Medieval Christian Life and Thought. Modest donations are gratefully accepted to support my research costs, enable a higher frequency of broadcasts and improve production values: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5Y9AE7F4SHHA4 Opening music: Anima mea lique facta est