Legenda Aurea
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Legenda Aurea is a widely circulated 13th-century collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine that popularized many medieval saints’ legends in Western Christianity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Legenda Aurea canonical | 3 |
| Legenda aurea | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Legenda Aurea Context triple: [Saint George and the Dragon, notableSource, Legenda Aurea]
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La Légende des siècles
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Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
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C.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
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The Golden Age
The Golden Age is a nostalgic collection of semi-autobiographical childhood essays by British author Kenneth Grahame, celebrating the imaginative inner world of children in a Victorian setting.
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La Edad de Oro
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Legenda Aurea Target entity description: Legenda Aurea is a widely circulated 13th-century collection of hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine that popularized many medieval saints’ legends in Western Christianity.
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A.
La Légende des siècles
La Légende des siècles is a monumental cycle of narrative poems by Victor Hugo that traces the moral and spiritual evolution of humanity across history and myth.
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B.
Chronica
Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.
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C.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is the original title of the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ religious magazine that was later renamed Awake!.
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D.
The Golden Age
The Golden Age is a nostalgic collection of semi-autobiographical childhood essays by British author Kenneth Grahame, celebrating the imaginative inner world of children in a Victorian setting.
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E.
La Edad de Oro
La Edad de Oro is a 19th-century Spanish-language magazine and collection of stories and essays for children written by José Martí, aimed at educating and inspiring young Latin Americans.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hagiographic collection
ⓘ
medieval Latin prose work ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
ⓘ
surface form:
Golden Legend
Lives of Saints ⓘ
surface form:
Legenda sanctorum
|
| associatedWith |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| author | Jacobus de Voragine ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 13th century ⓘ |
| compiler | Jacobus de Voragine ⓘ |
| contains |
legends of apostles
ⓘ
legends of early Christian martyrs ⓘ legends of medieval saints ⓘ legends of the Virgin Mary ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ narratives of martyrdoms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | circa 1260 ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
religious literature ⓘ |
| hasModernEditions | true ⓘ |
| influenced |
Renaissance art
ⓘ
Western hagiographic tradition ⓘ late medieval preaching ⓘ medieval art ⓘ medieval popular piety ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian legends
ⓘ
saints ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
arrangement according to the liturgical calendar
ⓘ
blend of historical material and legend ⓘ inclusion of explanatory material on feasts and customs ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| periodOfInfluence | 13th to 16th centuries ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Genoa ⓘ |
| religiousOrderContext |
Dominican friars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominican Order
|
| religiousTradition | Western Christianity ⓘ |
| structure | collection of saints' lives arranged by the liturgical year ⓘ |
| titleInLatin |
Legenda Aurea
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Legenda aurea
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| translatedInto |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| translationActivity | widely translated into European vernaculars ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
medieval sermon collections
ⓘ
painters of saints' cycles ⓘ sculptors of church portals ⓘ |
| wasMostPopularIn | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| wasWidelyCirculated | true ⓘ |
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