Saint Beuno: Cult and Text. A Translation of the Middle Welsh Buchedd Beuno, with Introduction and Commentary
https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2025-194
EDN: AWFHAE
Abstract
This publication presents the first Russian- language translation of the Buchedd Beuno — the hagiography of S. Beuno, one of the most venerated local saints of medieval Wales. The translation is accompanied by a detailed historical commentary and an introductory essay tracing the development of S. Beuno’s cult from its earliest attestations in written sources to its gradual decline in the Late Middle Ages. The introduction further examines the manuscript tradition and transmission of the Buchedd. The publication concludes with an overview of prior editions of the text.
About the Author
A. V. Gusakova
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna V. Gusakova, lecturer
Moscow
Research interests: history of the Middle Ages, history of Wales, history of the Welsh Church, cults of Welsh saints
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Gusakova A.V. Saint Beuno: Cult and Text. A Translation of the Middle Welsh Buchedd Beuno, with Introduction and Commentary. Russian Journal of Church History. 2025;6(2):19-37. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.15829/2686-973X-2025-194. EDN: AWFHAE
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