Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages - Howard-Johnston, James (, University Lecturer in Byzantine Studies, Modern History Faculty, University of Oxford) a Hayward, Paul Antony (, Lecturer in History at the University of Otago, New Zealand.)

These essays discuss various related themes: the traits of holy men; creating saints out of a minority of holy men; and the role of hagiography in the diffusion of cults. Peter Brown's work, especially the article "The Rise and Function of the Holy Man in Late Antiquity" forms a point of reference.