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John Martyn, a graduate of Cambridge University, has been re-appointed recently as a Principal Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. His book on the Pope’s special concern for women, From Queens to Slaves, was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing late in 2011, and a major work is nearing completion on a Gregorian illuminated manuscript, found by Martyn in the Potter Museum on the campus of Melbourne University, to be published in 2012 by Macmillan Art.

John R. C. Martyn

John Martyn, a graduate of Cambridge University, has been re-appointed recently as a Principal Fellow in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne. His book on the Pope’s special concern for women, From Queens to Slaves, was published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing late in 2011, and a major work is nearing completion on a Gregorian illuminated manuscript, found by Martyn in the Potter Museum on the campus of Melbourne University, to be published in 2012 by Macmillan Art.

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Arians and Vandals of the 4th-6th Centuries

Annotated translations of the historical works by Bishops Victor of Vita (Historia Persecutionis Africanae Provinciae) and Victor of Tonnena (Chronicon), and of the religious works by Bishop Victor of Cartenna (De Paenitentia) and Saints Ambrose (De Fide Orthodoxa contra Arianos), and Athanasius (Expositio Fidei)
By: John R. C. Martyn, David O’Brien
£34.99

In late sixth-century North Africa, the legacy of the Arians and Vandals fueled bitter schisms within the Catholic Church. This study reveals the religious persecution that forced families to flee their homes in a struggle for faith and survival.

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From Queens to Slaves

Pope Gregory’s Special Concern for Women
By: John R. C. Martyn
£39.99

This book is a study of the women involved with Pope Gregory the Great. It covers everyone from royal and aristocratic women to abbesses, nuns, widows, and even women escaping slavery, exploring their legal cases and relationships with the pope.

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Pope Gregory and the Brides of Christ

By: John R. C. Martyn
£34.99

John Martyn turns his attention to a hitherto neglected subject: the letters of Pope Gregory the Great which pertain to nuns and convents. This edition of the letters in both Latin and English is of inestimable value and will spur further research.

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Pope Gregory’s Letter-Bearers

A Study of the Men and Women who carried letters for Pope Gregory the Great
By: John R. C. Martyn
£34.99

The first-ever study of Pope Gregory’s letter-bearers. From 590-604, in an age of invasions and peril, a surprising number of men and women—clerics, farmers, widows—made dangerous journeys to carry his 850+ surviving letters across the world.

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