Legenda maior S. Francisci

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Franciscan source hagiography medieval Latin text religious text

Legenda maior S. Francisci is a 13th-century official biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, composed by the theologian Bonaventure and widely influential in shaping the Franciscan hagiographic tradition.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Legenda maior S. Francisci canonical	4
Legenda minor S. Francisci	4
Legenda maior S. Francisci Assisiensis	1
Legenda maior Sancti Francisci	1
Major Legend of Saint Francis	1
became the official biography of Francis of Assisi in the 13th century	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5699259 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Legenda maior S. Francisci
Context triple: [Bonaventure, notableWork, Legenda maior S. Francisci]

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.
B. The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua
The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua is a celebrated Baroque religious painting by Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the saint’s mystical encounter with the Christ Child.
C. The Life of Saint Bruno
The Life of Saint Bruno is a celebrated 17th-century painting cycle by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the life and spiritual journey of Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order.
D. 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.
E. Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Legenda maior S. Francisci
Target entity description: Legenda maior S. Francisci is a 13th-century official biography of Saint Francis of Assisi, composed by the theologian Bonaventure and widely influential in shaping the Franciscan hagiographic tradition.

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.
B. The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua
The Vision of Saint Anthony of Padua is a celebrated Baroque religious painting by Spanish artist Bartolomé Esteban Murillo depicting the saint’s mystical encounter with the Christ Child.
C. The Life of Saint Bruno
The Life of Saint Bruno is a celebrated 17th-century painting cycle by French artist Eustache Le Sueur depicting the life and spiritual journey of Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order.
D. 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.
E. Confessio of Saint Peter
The Confessio of Saint Peter is the shrine beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica that marks the traditional burial site and veneration place of the Apostle Peter.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Franciscan source ⓘ hagiography ⓘ medieval Latin text ⓘ religious text ⓘ
alternativeName	Legenda maior ⓘ Legenda maior S. Francisci Assisiensis ⓘ linked to: Legenda maior S. Francisci Legenda maior Sancti Francisci ⓘ linked to: Legenda maior S. Francisci Major Legend of Saint Francis ⓘ linked to: Legenda maior S. Francisci
approvedBy	Franciscan general chapter of 1263 ⓘ linked to: General Curia of the Order of Friars Minor
associatedWith	Bonaventure’s generalate as Minister General of the Franciscans ⓘ
author	Bonaventure ⓘ
circulation	widely copied in medieval manuscripts ⓘ
commissionedBy	Franciscan Order ⓘ general chapter of the Franciscans ⓘ
commissionPurpose	to provide an official life of Francis of Assisi ⓘ to unify Franciscan hagiographic tradition ⓘ
dateOfComposition	13th century ⓘ
describesEvent	approval of the Franciscan Rule ⓘ conversion of Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi death of Francis of Assisi ⓘ foundation of the Franciscan Order ⓘ stigmata of Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: stigmata of Saint Francis of Assisi
describesLifeOf	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
genre	saint’s life ⓘ
hasPart	Legenda minor S. Francisci ⓘ linked to: Legenda maior S. Francisci
historicalSignificance	became the official biography of Francis of Assisi in the 13th century ⓘ linked to: Legenda maior S. Francisci standardized the image of Francis of Assisi in the Franciscan Order ⓘ
influenced	iconography of Francis of Assisi ⓘ later Franciscan hagiography ⓘ liturgical readings about Francis of Assisi ⓘ
intendedUse	community edification ⓘ formation of Franciscan friars ⓘ liturgical reading ⓘ
language	Latin ⓘ
literaryForm	prose ⓘ
mainSubject	Francis of Assisi ⓘ linked to: Saint Francis of Assisi
placeOfOrigin	Italy ⓘ
religiousFunction	edification of the faithful ⓘ promotion of Franciscan ideals of poverty and humility ⓘ
religiousOrderContext	Franciscan Order ⓘ Order of Friars Minor ⓘ
religiousTradition	Roman Catholicism ⓘ
replacedWork	Legenda trium sociorum ⓘ Vita prima S. Francisci by Thomas of Celano ⓘ Vita secunda S. Francisci by Thomas of Celano ⓘ linked to: Vita prima S. Francisci by Thomas of Celano
theologicalPerspective	Franciscan spirituality ⓘ scholastic ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed	early 13th century ⓘ late 12th century ⓘ

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