St. Christopher & Summertime Saints

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

Ever worn a St. Christopher medallion and wondered about the man carrying the Christ child across a river? Or heard of St. Uncumber, the bearded female saint invoked by women desperate to escape unwanted marriages? In this episode of Gone Medieval, Matt Lewis is once again joined by historian and storyteller Amy Jeffs, this time to uncover the fascinating stories of medieval saints connected to the summer months. From the legendary Seven Sleepers of Ephesus—precursors to fairy tales like Snow White and Sleeping Beauty—to England’s own warm-weather holy figures, these stories are as strange as they are sacred.

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Gone Medieval is presented by Matt Lewis. The narrator was Sophie Gee. It was edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

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1:20.2	Hello, I'm Matt Lewis.
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1:35.2	from the Vikings to the printing press, from kings to popes to the crusades.
1:39.9	We cross centuries and continents to delve into rebellions, plots and murders, to find the stories big and small that tell us how we got here.
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