Book II of the Dialogues
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Book II of the Dialogues is the second volume in Pope Gregory the Great’s hagiographical work, focusing largely on the life and miracles of Saint Benedict of Nursia.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book II of the Dialogues canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian literature
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hagiographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Benedictine monasticism
NERFINISHED
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Monte Cassino NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Gregory the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pope Gregory I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulatedWithin | Western monastic communities ⓘ |
| contains |
accounts of exorcisms
ⓘ
accounts of healings ⓘ accounts of prophetic visions ⓘ accounts of protection from physical danger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateWritten | late 6th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
founding of Monte Cassino by Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
miraculous events in Benedict’s monastic community ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
life of Saint Benedict of Nursia
ⓘ
miracles of Saint Benedict of Nursia ⓘ |
| genre |
hagiography
ⓘ
saint’s life ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Benedict of Nursia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monks of Benedict’s community ⓘ various laypeople aided by Benedict ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| influenced |
later hagiographical traditions about Benedict
ⓘ
medieval Benedictine spirituality ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
Christian monks
ⓘ
lay Christians seeking edification ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Saint Benedict of Nursia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dialogues of Gregory the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Book I of the Dialogues
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Book III of the Dialogues NERFINISHED ⓘ Book IV of the Dialogues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTheme |
asceticism
ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ miracles as signs of holiness ⓘ monastic obedience ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
Western Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Italy in the 5th and 6th centuries ⓘ |
| theologicalPerspective | Latin patristic theology ⓘ |
| titleInLatin | Liber II Dialogorum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceFor |
cult of Saint Benedict
ⓘ
iconography of Saint Benedict ⓘ |
| workNumberInSeries | 2 ⓘ |
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