The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
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The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine is a 13th-century collection of hagiographies that became one of medieval Europe’s most influential and widely read compilations of saints’ lives and miracle stories.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Golden Legend | 3 |
| The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine canonical | 2 |
| Golden Legend of the Saints | 1 |
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Target entity: The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine Context triple: [Saint George and the Dragon, notableSource, The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine]
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Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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Vulgate Cycle
The Vulgate Cycle is a 13th-century French prose collection of Arthurian romances that greatly expanded the legends of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Holy Grail and became a major source for later Arthurian literature.
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Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
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Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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Breviary of Alaric
The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine Target entity description: The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine is a 13th-century collection of hagiographies that became one of medieval Europe’s most influential and widely read compilations of saints’ lives and miracle stories.
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A.
Lives of Saints
Lives of Saints is a collection of Old English homilies by Ælfric of Eynsham recounting the legends and moral examples of Christian saints for an Anglo-Saxon audience.
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B.
Vulgate Cycle
The Vulgate Cycle is a 13th-century French prose collection of Arthurian romances that greatly expanded the legends of King Arthur, Merlin, and the Holy Grail and became a major source for later Arthurian literature.
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C.
Litany of Loreto
The Litany of Loreto is a traditional Catholic Marian litany, dating back to at least the 16th century, that invokes the Virgin Mary under numerous titles in a series of supplicatory prayers.
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D.
Bishops’ Book
The Bishops’ Book, formally titled "The Institution of a Christian Man" (1537), was an English Reformation doctrinal manual produced by Henry VIII’s bishops to define official teaching on faith, sacraments, and church authority.
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E.
Breviary of Alaric
The Breviary of Alaric is a 6th-century compilation of Roman law for the Visigothic kingdom, serving as a key source for the transmission of late Roman legal tradition in Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hagiographic collection
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medieval Latin prose work ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine
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surface form:
Golden Legend of the Saints
Legenda sanctorum ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | c. 1260 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dominican friars
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surface form:
Dominican Order
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| author | Jacobus de Voragine ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | archbishop of Genoa ⓘ |
| authorReligiousOrder | Dominican ⓘ |
| CaxtonEditionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| circulation |
one of the most widely read books of the later Middle Ages
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widely copied in manuscript form ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian literature
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hagiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
Christian iconography
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Renaissance art ⓘ late medieval preaching ⓘ medieval devotional practices ⓘ medieval drama ⓘ |
| literaryForm | compilation ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian feast days
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miracles ⓘ saints ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
combines historical, legendary, and didactic elements
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includes legendary and miraculous material ⓘ organized around the liturgical calendar ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| printedBy | William Caxton ⓘ |
| printedEdition | incunable era ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
edification of the faithful
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providing material for sermons ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| structure |
arranged according to the liturgical year
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collection of saints’ lives ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
early Christian period
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medieval saints ⓘ |
| title |
Legenda Aurea
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surface form:
Legenda aurea
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| translatedInto |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Middle English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ many European vernaculars ⓘ |
| usedAsSourceBy |
Renaissance painters
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medieval sermon writers ⓘ painters of the Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine Description of subject: The Golden Legend by Jacobus de Voragine is a 13th-century collection of hagiographies that became one of medieval Europe’s most influential and widely read compilations of saints’ lives and miracle stories.
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