The Cult of Saints in Medieval Cistercian English Houses: A Forgotten Phenomenon?

The article explores the cult of saints in medieval Cistercian communities in England using the evidence from the statutes of the Cistercian General Chapter. While the article explains the significance of different types of saints that were added to the liturgical calendars of English Cistercian houses, it also shows how it was part of order-wide practices. The poor survival of evidence from the monasteries themselves is compensated by the documents from the centre of the order, with contextualization, that can significantly broaden perspective on the Cistercian engagement with the cult of saints and its place in the monastic culture.