La légende dorée by de Voragine Jacobus
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"La légende dorée" by Jacobus de Voragine is a collection of 153 hagiographies compiled around 1259 to 1266. This widely read medieval compilation presents the lives of saints and Christian festivals, each chapter exploring a saint's name etymology, biographical narrative, miracles, and source citations. Written in simple Latin, it became one of the most published books of the Middle Ages, surpassing even the Bible in printed editions before 1501. The work serves
as an invaluable encyclopedia of saint lore, helping identify saints depicted in medieval art through their legendary deeds and supernatural tales. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Jacobus, de Voragine, 1229?-1298 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Wyzewa, Teodor de, 1862-1917 |
| Uniform Title | Legenda aurea. French |
| Title |
La légende dorée traduite du latin d'après les plus anciens manuscrits, avec une introduction, des notes, et un index alphabétique |
| Original Publication | France: Perrin et Cie,1902,copyright 1910. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Legend Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_L%C3%A9gende_dor%C3%A9e |
| Credits | Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive and the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 74.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | BX: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Churches, Church movements |
| Subject | Christian saints -- Biography -- Early works to 1800 |
| Subject | Christian saints -- Legends -- Early works to 1800 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 69917 |
| Release Date | Jan 31, 2023 |
| Last Update | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 571 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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