Legenda maior S. Francisci

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Franciscan source hagiography medieval Latin text religious text

Legenda maior S. Francisci is a 13th-century official biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, composed by the theologian Bonaventure and widely influential in shaping the Franciscan hagiographic tradition.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Legenda maior S. Francisci canonical	2
Legenda minor S. Francisci	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Franciscan source ⓘ hagiography ⓘ medieval Latin text ⓘ religious text ⓘ
alternativeName	Legenda maior NERFINISHED ⓘ Legenda maior S. Francisci Assisiensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Legenda maior Sancti Francisci NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Legend of Saint Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ
approvedBy	Franciscan general chapter of 1263 NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith	Bonaventure’s generalate as Minister General of the Franciscans ⓘ
author	Bonaventure NERFINISHED ⓘ
circulation	widely copied in medieval manuscripts ⓘ
commissionedBy	Franciscan Order NERFINISHED ⓘ general chapter of the Franciscans NERFINISHED ⓘ
commissionPurpose	to provide an official life of Francis of Assisi ⓘ to unify Franciscan hagiographic tradition ⓘ
dateOfComposition	13th century ⓘ
describesEvent	approval of the Franciscan Rule ⓘ conversion of Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED ⓘ death of Francis of Assisi ⓘ foundation of the Franciscan Order ⓘ stigmata of Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED ⓘ
describesLifeOf	Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	saint’s life ⓘ
hasPart	Legenda minor S. Francisci NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalSignificance	became the official biography of Francis of Assisi in the 13th century NERFINISHED ⓘ standardized the image of Francis of Assisi in the Franciscan Order ⓘ
influenced	iconography of Francis of Assisi ⓘ later Franciscan hagiography ⓘ liturgical readings about Francis of Assisi ⓘ
intendedUse	community edification ⓘ formation of Franciscan friars ⓘ liturgical reading ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainSubject	Francis of Assisi NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousFunction	edification of the faithful ⓘ promotion of Franciscan ideals of poverty and humility ⓘ
religiousOrderContext	Franciscan Order NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Friars Minor NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
replacedWork	Legenda trium sociorum NERFINISHED ⓘ Vita prima S. Francisci by Thomas of Celano NERFINISHED ⓘ Vita secunda S. Francisci by Thomas of Celano NERFINISHED ⓘ
theologicalPerspective	Franciscan spirituality ⓘ scholastic ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	early 13th century ⓘ late 12th century ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bonaventure → notableWork → Legenda maior S. Francisci ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legenda minor S. Francisci

St. Bonaventure → notableWork → Legenda maior S. Francisci ⓘ

this entity surface form: Legenda minor S. Francisci