@article{Lappin_2018, title={Disturbing Bones: from Grave-Violation to Exaltation of the Relic}, volume={19}, url={https://journal.fi/mirator/article/view/69105}, abstractNote={<p>Starting from the sparse indications of the translation of relics in the Classical period and amongst pre-Constantinian Christians, we trace how the imperial family had a distinctive impact upon the practice and early popularity of translation, and show how, in its earliest phases, the conscious impiety of removing a body from its resting place was primarily, if not wholly, an Arian concern. Subsequent translations, beginning with Ambrose, show the episcopate re-affirming its authority over and against the emperors, culminating in Paschal II’s massive translation of relics within Rome in order to offer a centre of resistance to the revitalized iconoclasm of the Byzantine rulers.</p>}, number={1}, journal={Mirator}, author={Lappin, Anthony John}, year={2018}, month={touko}, pages={4–31} }