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Bray, Dorothy Ann, “Sucking at the breast of Christ: a spiritual lesson in an Irish hagiographical motif”, Peritia 14 (2000): 282–296.

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“Sucking at the breast of Christ: a spiritual lesson in an Irish hagiographical motif”
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Peritia: Journal of the Medieval Academy of Ireland 14 (2000)
Peritia 14 (2000), Brepols.
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14
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282–296
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The motif of holy men suckling infants, while relatively minor and late in Irish hagiography, is nevertheless significant in a metaphorical sense as a spiritual aci of imparting the grace and teaching of Christ through the symbols of milk and motherhood. This motif relates to the role of both men and women saints (such as St Íte) as nurturers and teachers in the early Irish church.

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Dennis Groenewegen
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