Lives of Saints
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Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legenda sanctorum | 1 |
| Lives of Saints canonical | 1 |
| Lives of Saints by Ælfric of Eynsham | 1 |
| Lives of the saints | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Lives of Saints Context triple: [Ælfric of Eynsham, notableWork, Lives of Saints]
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A.
Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of medieval Catholic saints especially invoked together for protection and aid against various diseases and dangers.
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B.
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia are Orthodox Christian saints who suffered persecution, imprisonment, and death for their faith under the Soviet regime, particularly in the 20th century.
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C.
The Seven Sacraments
The Seven Sacraments is a series of paintings by Nicolas Poussin that depict the seven central rites of the Catholic Church in a classical, rigorously composed style.
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D.
Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
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E.
Pillars of the Church
Pillars of the Church refers to key early Christian leaders—especially apostles like Peter, James, and John—who were regarded as foundational authorities in establishing and guiding the early Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lives of Saints Target entity description: Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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A.
Fourteen Holy Helpers
The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of medieval Catholic saints especially invoked together for protection and aid against various diseases and dangers.
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B.
New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia are Orthodox Christian saints who suffered persecution, imprisonment, and death for their faith under the Soviet regime, particularly in the 20th century.
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C.
The Seven Sacraments
The Seven Sacraments is a series of paintings by Nicolas Poussin that depict the seven central rites of the Catholic Church in a classical, rigorously composed style.
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D.
Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
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E.
Pillars of the Church
Pillars of the Church refers to key early Christian leaders—especially apostles like Peter, James, and John—who were regarded as foundational authorities in establishing and guiding the early Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English literary work
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collection of homilies ⓘ hagiographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Benedictine Reform ⓘ |
| author | Ælfric of Eynsham ⓘ |
| authorRole |
Ælfric as homilist
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Ælfric as translator-adapter of Latin sources ⓘ |
| contains |
homiletic exhortations
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moral exempla ⓘ saints’ legends ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| dateWritten |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ |
| didacticFunction |
encourage piety
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model Christian behavior ⓘ teach doctrine through narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
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homily ⓘ |
| hasPart |
individual lives of confessors
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individual lives of martyrs ⓘ individual lives of virgin saints ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | source for Anglo-Saxon religious culture ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Anglo-Saxon laypeople
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Anglo-Saxon monastic communities ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryLanguage | West Saxon dialect of Old English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of Old English prose ⓘ |
| medium | manuscript ⓘ |
| moralEmphasis |
chastity
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obedience to God ⓘ steadfastness in persecution ⓘ |
| period | Anglo-Saxon period ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of Christian believers
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moral instruction ⓘ recounting legends of Christian saints ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Catholic Homilies ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | liturgical or para-liturgical reading ⓘ |
| religiousOrderContext | Benedictine monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule (in earliest manuscripts) ⓘ |
| sourceMaterial | Latin hagiographical texts ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian saints
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Christian virtue ⓘ martyrdom ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Latin Christian orthodoxy ⓘ |
| transmission | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
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Subject: Lives of Saints Description of subject: Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
Referenced by (4)
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