The Passion of Saint Christopher
E493763
The Passion of Saint Christopher is an Old English hagiographical text recounting the life, martyrdom, and miracles of Saint Christopher, preserved in the Nowell Codex manuscript.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old English hagiographical text
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passion narrative ⓘ saint’s life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Saxon hagiography
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Nowell Codex texts ⓘ Old English literature ⓘ |
| collection | Nowell Codex section of Cotton Vitellius A. xv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | medieval England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
life of Saint Christopher
ⓘ
martyrdom of Saint Christopher ⓘ miracles of Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Saint Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundIn | British Library Cotton Vitellius A. xv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hagiography ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Latin passio of Saint Christopher ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | Christian Anglo-Saxon readers ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
edification of believers
ⓘ
promotion of Christian virtues ⓘ |
| manuscript | Nowell Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| period | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Saint Christopher as martyr
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Saint Christopher as miracle worker ⓘ |
| preservedIn | Nowell Codex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousSubtradition | Latin Christian hagiographic tradition ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule (in manuscript context) ⓘ |
| setting | late antique Roman world ⓘ |
| sharesManuscriptWith |
Beowulf
NERFINISHED
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Judith NERFINISHED ⓘ The Letter of Alexander to Aristotle NERFINISHED ⓘ Wonders of the East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject | Saint Christopher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| textType | religious narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian martyrdom
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conversion ⓘ miraculous protection ⓘ steadfast faith ⓘ |
| workFocus |
posthumous miracles of Saint Christopher
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suffering and death of Saint Christopher ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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