The Golden Legend
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The Golden Legend

Readings on the Saints

  1. 848 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Golden Legend

Readings on the Saints

About this book

Depicting the lives of the saints in an array of factual and fictional stories, The Golden Legend was perhaps the most widely read book, after the Bible, during the late Middle Ages. It was compiled around 1260 by Jacobus de Voragine, a scholarly friar and later archbishop of Genoa, whose purpose was to captivate, encourage, and edify the faithful, while preserving a vast store of information pertaining to the legends and traditions of the church. In this translation, the first in English of the complete text, William Granger Ryan captures the immediacy of this rich work, which offers an important guide for readers interested in medieval art and literature and, more generally, in popular religious culture.


Arranged according to the order of saints' feast days, these fascinating stories are now combined into one volume. This edition also features an introduction by Eamon Duffy contextualizing the work.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. CONTENTS
  3. INTRODUCTION BY EAMON DUFFY
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  5. Prologue
  6. 1. The Advent of the Lord
  7. 2. Saint Andrew, Apostle
  8. 3. Saint Nicholas
  9. 4. Saint Lucy, Virgin
  10. 5. Saint Thomas, Apostle
  11. 6. The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ According to the Flesh
  12. 7. Saint Anastasia
  13. 8. Saint Stephen
  14. 9. Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist
  15. 10. The Holy Innocents
  16. 11. Saint Thomas of Canterbury
  17. 12. Saint Silvester
  18. 13. The Circumcision of the Lord
  19. 14. The Epiphany of the Lord
  20. 15. Saint Paul, Hermit
  21. 16. Saint Remy
  22. 17. Saint Hilary
  23. 18. Saint Macarius
  24. 19. Saint Felix
  25. 20. Saint Marcellus
  26. 21. Saint Anthony
  27. 22. Saint Fabian
  28. 23. Saint Sebastian
  29. 24. Saint Agnes, Virgin
  30. 25. Saint Vincent
  31. 26. Saint Basil, Bishop
  32. 27. Saint John the Almsgiver
  33. 28. The Conversion of Saint Paul, Apostle
  34. 29. Saint Paula
  35. 30. Saint Julian
  36. 31. Septuagesima
  37. 32. Sexagesima
  38. 33. Quinquagesima
  39. 34. Quadragesima
  40. 35. The Ember Day Fasts
  41. 36. Saint Ignatius
  42. 37. The Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  43. 38. Saint Blaise
  44. 39. Saint Agatha, Virgin
  45. 40. Saint Vaast
  46. 41. Saint Amand
  47. 42. Saint Valentine
  48. 43. Saint Juliana
  49. 44. The Chair of Saint Peter
  50. 45. Saint Matthias, Apostle
  51. 46. Saint Gregory
  52. 47. Saint Longinus
  53. 48. Saint Sophia and Her Three Daughters
  54. 49. Saint Benedict
  55. 50. Saint Patrick
  56. 51. The Annunciation of the Lord
  57. 52. Saint Timothy
  58. 53. The Passion of the Lord
  59. 54. The Resurrection of the Lord
  60. 55. Saint Secundus
  61. 56. Saint Mary of Egypt
  62. 57. Saint Ambrose
  63. 58. Saint George
  64. 59. Saint Mark, Evangelist
  65. 60. Saint Marcellinus, Pope
  66. 61. Saint Vitalis
  67. 62. A Virgin of Antioch
  68. 63. Saint Peter Martyr
  69. 64. Saint Fabian
  70. 65. Saint Philip, Apostle
  71. 66. Saint Apollonia
  72. 67. Saint James, Apostle
  73. 68. The Finding of the Holy Cross
  74. 69. Saint John before the Latin Gate
  75. 70. The Greater and Lesser Litanies
  76. 71. Saint Boniface, Martyr
  77. 72. The Ascension of the Lord
  78. 73. The Holy Spirit
  79. 74. Saints Gordianus and Epimachus
  80. 75. Saints Nereus and Achilleus
  81. 76. Saint Pancratius
  82. 77. Saint Urban
  83. 78. Saint Petronilla
  84. 79. Saint Peter the Exorcist
  85. 80. Saints Primus and Felicianus
  86. 81. Saint Barnabas, Apostle
  87. 82. Saints Vitus and Modestus
  88. 83. Saint Quiricus and His Mother Saint Julitta
  89. 84. Saint Marina, Virgin
  90. 85. Saints Gervasius and Protasius
  91. 86. The Birth of Saint John the Baptist
  92. 87. Saints John and Paul
  93. 88. Saint Leo, Pope
  94. 89. Saint Peter, Apostle
  95. 90. Saint Paul, Apostle
  96. 91. The Seven Brothers, Sons of Saint Felicity
  97. 92. Saint Theodora
  98. 93. Saint Margaret
  99. 94. Saint Alexis
  100. 95. Saint Praxedes
  101. 96. Saint Mary Magdalene
  102. 97. Saint Apollinaris
  103. 98. Saint Christina
  104. 99. Saint James the Greater
  105. 100. Saint Christopher
  106. 101. The Seven Sleepers
  107. 102. Saints Nazarius and Celsus
  108. 103. Saint Felix, Pope
  109. 104. Saints Simplidus and Faustinus
  110. 105. Saint Martha
  111. 106. Saints Abdon and Sennen
  112. 107. Saint Germain, Bishop
  113. 108. Saint Eusebius
  114. 109. The Holy Maccabees
  115. 110. Saint Peter in Chains
  116. 111. Saint Stephen, Pope
  117. 112. The Finding of Saint Stephen, the First Martyr
  118. 113. Saint Dominic
  119. 114. Saint Sixtus
  120. 115. Saint Donatus
  121. 116. Saint Cyriacus and His Companions
  122. 117. Saint Laurence, Martyr
  123. 118. Saint Hippolytus and His Companions
  124. 119. The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  125. 120. Saint Bernard
  126. 121. Saint Timothy
  127. 122. Saint Symphorian
  128. 123. Saint Bartholomew
  129. 124. Saint Augustine
  130. 125. The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
  131. 126. Saints Felix and Adauctus
  132. 127. Saints Savinian and Savina
  133. 128. Saint Lupus
  134. 129. Saint Mamertinus
  135. 130. Saint Giles
  136. 131. The Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary
  137. 132. Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
  138. 133. Saint Lambert
  139. 134. Saint Adrian and His Companions
  140. 135. Saints Gorgonius and Dorotheus
  141. 136. Saints Protus and Hyadnthus
  142. 137. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
  143. 138. Saint John Chrysostom
  144. 139. Saint Euphemia
  145. 140. Saint Matthew, Apostle
  146. 141. Saint Maurice and His Companions
  147. 142. Saint Justina, Virgin
  148. 143. Saints Cosmas and Damian
  149. 144. Saint Fursey, Bishop
  150. 145. Saint Michael, Archangel
  151. 146. Saint Jerome
  152. 147. Saint Remy
  153. 148. Saint Leger
  154. 149. Saint Francis
  155. 150. Saint Pelagia
  156. 151. Saint Margaret
  157. 152. Saint Thais, Courtesan
  158. 153. Saints Dionysius, Kusticus, and Eleutherius
  159. 154. Saint Callistus
  160. 155. Saint Leonard
  161. 156. Saint Luke, Evangelist
  162. 157. Saints Chrysanthus and Daria
  163. 158. The Eleven Thousand Virgins
  164. 159. Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
  165. 160. Saint Quentin
  166. 161. Saint Eustace
  167. 162. All Saints
  168. 163. The Commemoration of All Souls
  169. 164. The Four Crowned Martyrs
  170. 165. Saint Theodore
  171. 166. Saint Martin, Bishop
  172. 167. Saint Brice
  173. 168. Saint Elizabeth
  174. 169. Saint Cecilia
  175. 170. Saint Clement
  176. 171. Saint Chrysogonus
  177. 172. Saint Catherine
  178. 173. Saints Saturninus, Perpetua, Felicity, and Their Companions
  179. 174. Saint James the Dismembered
  180. 175. Saint Pastor
  181. 176. Saint John, Abbot
  182. 177. Saint Moses, Abbot
  183. 178. Saint Arsenius, Abbot
  184. 179. Saint Agathon, Abbot
  185. 180. Saints Barlaam and Josaphat
  186. 181. Saint Pelagius, Pope: The History of the Lombards
  187. 182. The Dedication of a Church
  188. INDEX