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"Among the books which afford us an insight into the popular religious thought of the middle ages, none holds a more important place than the Legenda Aurea or Golden Legend. The book was compiled and put into form about the year 1275 by Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, who laid under contribution for his purpose the Lives of the Fathers by S. Jerome, the Ecclesiastical History of Eusebius, and other books of a like kind; while for the lives of the saints more nearly approaching his own age he appears to have industriously collected such legends as he could meet with, whether in manuscript or handed down by oral tradition."--Prologue.
Quick facts about Legenda aurea
- Title: Legenda aurea
- Author: Jacobus de Voragine
- First published: 1476
- Genre: christian saints, early works to 1800, biography
- OpenLibrary ID: OL813733W
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What is Legenda aurea about?
"Among the books which afford us an insight into the popular religious thought of the middle ages, none holds a more important place than the Legenda Aurea or Golden Legend.
Who wrote Legenda aurea?
Legenda aurea was written by Jacobus de Voragine.
When was Legenda aurea published?
Legenda aurea was first published in 1476.
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