Mary of Egypt with Sonia Velazquez

Published: April 4, 2024, 3:04 a.m.

b'Medieval people spent a lot of time thinking about saints. But what they thought about saints wasn\\u2019t always what we might expect. Women saints with promiscuous backstories were fan favourites in the Middle Ages, and one of the most popular was St. Mary of Egypt. This week, Dani\\xe8le speaks with Sonia Vel\\xe1zquez about St. Mary of Egypt, why she caught the medieval imagination, and how her beauty, age, and holiness spoke to generations of artists and the faithful.

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