Brother Felix And The Virgin Saint

Record ID: 124419
  • Title: Brother Felix And The Virgin Saint
  • Date: 7th January 1992
  • Summary: BROTHER FELIX AND THE VIRGIN SAINT is a classic medieval adventure full of charm , spirituality and passion. It recreates the legendary 3000 mile expedition by a Dominican Monk, Brother Felix, in 1483 to the remote monastery of St Catherine 's in Sinai to touch the bones of the Virgin Saint. Brother Felix was secretly in love with St Catherine of Alexandria and his quest through Venice, the Holy L and the deserts and mountains of Sinai is one of history's great journeys. In the first programme we follow Brother Felix from his monastery in Ulm in Southern Germany over the Alps and down to Venice - 'the mistress of the Mediterranean'. Through Brother Felix we discover the mysteries and splendour of 15th Century Venice - the seductive appeal of its many churches and Machiavellian nature of its inhabitants as Felix tries to negotiate a safe passage to Jerusalem. The is was no ordinary pilgrimage!
  • Description:Three half hour programmes which recreate the pilgrimage of Brother Felix Faber,a Dominican Friar from Ulm in Southern Germany,to the Holy Land in the 15th Century.
  • Broadcaster:Channel 4
  • Collection: Channel 4
  • Genre:Documentary and Factual
  • Producer:ECOSSE FILMS LTD
  • Programme Episode:Episode 1
  • Transmission Date:07/01/1992
  • Rights:On Request
  • Decade: 1990s
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