The Golden Legend
eBook - ePub

The Golden Legend

Lives of the Saints

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Golden Legend

Lives of the Saints

About this book

Translated by William Claxton in 1483, The Golden Legend became one of the first books printed in English. Originally written in Latin by the Blessed Jacobus da Varagine, archbishop of Genoa, The Golden Legend was one of the most popular works of religious literature during the Middle Ages. Claxton's translation into English made the medieval work available for a wider audience. This abbreviated version details the lives of approximately two dozen Christian and Jewish saints from Biblical times up to the medieval period.The Golden Legend was published during a time when local vernacular translations of the Bible were not readily accessible. The period was also marked with the looming upheaval of the Reformation. The text, along with its translation and abbreviated forms, was meant to inspire the people reading them and to reinforce the church's teachings. Today, the book is a valuable work for anyone wishing to study medieval and religious historical documents.This text gives not only biographical stories but also insight for how this document likely impacted those living in the late-medieval/early-renaissance period.

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Information

Publisher
Left of Brain Books
Year
2021
eBook ISBN
9781396321290

Table of contents

  1. PREFACE
  2. BIOGRAPHICAL INTRODUCTION
  3. CAXTON’S INTRODUCTION
  4. S. THOMAS THE APOSTLE
  5. S. MARTHA
  6. SS. ADRIAN AND NATALIE
  7. S. CHRISTOPHER
  8. S. DOROTHY
  9. S. NICHOLAS THE BISHOP
  10. THE SEVEN SLEEPERS
  11. S. MACARIUS
  12. S. BENEDICT AND S. SCHOLASTICA
  13. S. AUSTIN, OR AUGUSTINE
  14. S. BRANDON
  15. S. GREGORY THE GREAT
  16. S. EDWARD
  17. S. IVES
  18. S. THOMAS OF CANTERBURY
  19. S. THOMAS AQUINAS
  20. S. CLARE
  21. NOTES
  22. APPENDIX