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The Significance of St Foy

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The Significance of St Foy

Historians can use the stories that people told about saints, like Foy, to learn about the Christian worlds of 500-1000.

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What can we learn from this story?

  • There are fewer surviving sources from this time period compared to other historical periods.
    • For example, written sources about saints, together with buildings, statues and precious objects.
  • Historians can learn much about what Christians believed, how they practiced their faith and what it all meant to them in their medieval world.

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