which were masterpieces. St. Juliana of liēge was the inspiration behind the feast of Corpus Christi and of all the liturgical developments it occasioned. Other devotions and celebrations had their impetus from private revelations received by holy women; these devotions were later approved by the local and Roman authorities. What all these women had in common was a spiritual experience out of which emerged both practical and doctrinal implications. Although they did not all use the term, nevertheless