The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
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The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine is a 13th-century collection of hagiographies that became one of medieval Europe’s most influential and widely read compilations of saints’ lives and miracle stories.
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| Golden Legend | 3 |
| The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine canonical | 2 |
| Golden Legend of the Saints | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
hagiographic collection
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medieval Latin prose work ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
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Golden Legend of the Saints
Legenda sanctorum ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | c. 1260 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dominican friars
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surface form:
Dominican Order
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| author | Jacobus de Voragine ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | archbishop of Genoa ⓘ |
| authorReligiousOrder | Dominican ⓘ |
| CaxtonEditionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| circulation |
one of the most widely read books of the later Middle Ages
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widely copied in manuscript form ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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hagiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian iconography
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Renaissance art ⓘ late medieval preaching ⓘ medieval devotional practices ⓘ medieval drama ⓘ |
| literaryForm | compilation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian feast days
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miracles ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combines historical, legendary, and didactic elements
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includes legendary and miraculous material ⓘ organized around the liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| printedBy | William Caxton ⓘ |
| printedEdition | incunable era ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of the faithful
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providing material for sermons ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged according to the liturgical year
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collection of saints’ lives ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early Christian period
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medieval saints ⓘ |
| title |
Legenda Aurea
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surface form:
Legenda aurea
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| translatedInto |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ many European vernaculars ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Renaissance painters
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medieval sermon writers ⓘ painters of the Middle Ages ⓘ |
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