Sequence of Saint Eulalia
E98491
The Sequence of Saint Eulalia is a 9th-century Old French religious poem, often considered one of the earliest known literary texts in the French language.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old French poem
→
hagiographic text → liturgical sequence → medieval literary work → religious poem → |
| anonymous |
true
→
|
| approximateDate |
c. 880–882
→
|
| associatedLanguage |
Latin
→
|
| associatedWith |
Carolingian Renaissance
NERFINISHED
→
|
| author |
unknown
→
|
| contains |
Latin prose account of Saint Eulalia
→
|
| countryOfOrigin |
Frankish Empire
NERFINISHED
→
|
| date |
9th century
→
|
| features |
Christian didactic themes
→
early Old French vocabulary → transition from Latin to vernacular → |
| folio |
f. 141v
→
|
| genre |
hagiography
→
religious poetry → |
| importance |
early example of vernacular religious poetry
→
one of the earliest known texts in the French language → one of the earliest literary texts in Old French → |
| language |
Old French
→
|
| length |
29 lines
→
|
| literaryTradition |
French literature
→
|
| liturgicalUse |
sequence chant
→
|
| manuscript |
Valenciennes, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 150
NERFINISHED
→
|
| meter |
irregular syllabic verse
→
|
| narrativeFocus |
martyrdom of Saint Eulalia
NERFINISHED
→
torture of Saint Eulalia NERFINISHED → trial of Saint Eulalia NERFINISHED → |
| originalPurpose |
devotional use
→
liturgical performance → |
| placeOfOrigin |
Northern France
→
|
| preservedIn |
Saint-Amand Abbey
NERFINISHED
→
|
| religion |
Christianity
→
|
| rhymeScheme |
assonantal rhyme
→
|
| script |
Latin script
→
|
| settingPeriod |
Roman Empire
NERFINISHED
→
|
| settingPlace |
Mérida
NERFINISHED
→
|
| studiedIn |
Romance linguistics
→
history of the French language → medieval French philology → |
| subject |
Saint Eulalia of Mérida
NERFINISHED
→
|
| topic |
Christian martyrdom
→
Christian sainthood → |
| verseForm |
rhymed verse
→
|
| writingSystem |
Caroline minuscule
NERFINISHED
→
|
| writtenInContextOf |
Carolingian Empire
NERFINISHED
→
|
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Ludwigslied
→
|
relatedWork |