Thaïs (novel)
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Thaïs is a novel by French writer Anatole France, published in 1890. It is based on events in the life of Saint Thaïs of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said to have lived in the 4th
Anatole France Thaïs
Illustration by Martin van Maële for a 1901 edition of the novel
Thaïs (saint)
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St. Thaïs, of fourth-century Roman Alexandria and of the Egyptian desert, was a repentant courtesan.
Thaïs (novel)
…Thaïs is a novel by French writer Anatole France, published in 1890. It is based on events in the life of Saint Thaïs of Egypt, a legendary convert to Christianity who is said to have lived in the 4th century. It was the inspiration for the 1894 namesake opera by Jules Massenet…
Sculpture of Saint Thaïs in the Église Saint-Boniface, Ixelles, Belgium
St. Thaïs in the Golden Legend (1497).
Mary Garden performs in the Massenet opera Thaïs.