<p>In 'Saint Ursula,' John Ruskin forges a narrative that is rich in allegorical resonance and steeped in the tradition of medieval hagiography. Through the tapestry of Ruskin's prose, readers traverse the spiritual and physical journey of a young princess destined for sainthood amid the turmoil of a nation's fate. The princess, Ursula, emerges from the womb clothed in significance?a hairy mantle presaging a life of devotion and emblematic of Joh...