Golden legend
De Voragine Jacobus (Author), Richard Frederick Sanger Hamer (Editor), Christopher Stace (Translator)
A summary of saint's lives and religious festivals which decisively influenced medieval poetry, painting and stained glass. A resource for students of art history and religious studies. Contains a selection of over 70 biographies ranging from the first Apostles to Francis of Assisi. The selection and translation is by Christopher Stace.
432 sidor ; 31.5 cm
9780140446487, 0140446486
1023320498
IntroductionBibliographyTranslator's Note1. St. Andrew, Apostle: 30 November2. St. Nicholas, 6 December3. St. Ambrose, 7 December4. St. Lucy, Virgin, 13 December5. St. Thomas, Apostle, 21 December6. St. Anastasia, 25 December7. St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, 27 December8. St. Thomas of Canterbury, 29 December9. St. Hilary, 13 January10. St. Anthony, Abbot, 17 January11. St. Sebastian, 20 January12. St. Agnes, Virgin, 21 January13. St. Vincent, 22 January14. St. John the Almsgiver, 23 January15. St. Ignatius, 1 February16. St. Blaise, 3 February17. St. Agatha, Virgin, 3 February18. St. Amand, 6 February19. St. Juliana, 16 February20. St. Matthias, Apostle, 24 February21. St. Gregory, 12 March22. St. Longinus, 15 March23. St. Bendict, 21 March24. St. Mary of Egypt, 2 April25. St. George, 23 April26. St. Mark, Evangelist, 25 April27. St. Marcellinus, Pope, 26 April28. St. James the Less, Apostle, 1 May29. St. Petronilla, 31 May30. St. Barnabas, Apostle, 11 June31. St. Basil, Bishop, 14 June32. Sts. Quiricus and His Mother Julitta, 16 June33. Sts. Gervase and Protase, 19 June34. St. Peter, Apostle, 29 June35. St. Paul, Apostle, 30 June36. St. Alexis, 17 July37. St. Margaret, 20 July38. St. Mary Magdalene, 22 July39. St. Christopher, 25 July40. The Seven Sleepers, 27 July41. St. Martha, 29 July42. St. Germain, Bishop, 31 July43. St. Dominic, 4 August44. St. Laurence, Martyr, 10 August45. St. Bernard, 20 August46. St. Bartholomew, 24 August47. St. Giles, 1 September48. St. Theodora, 11 September49. St. Euphemia, 16 September50. St. Eustace, 20 September51. St. Justina, 26 September52. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, 27 September53. St. Jerome, 30 September54. St. Remy, 1 October55. St. Francis, 4 October56. St. Pelagia, 8 October57. St. Thais, Courtesan, 8 October58. Sts. Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius, 9 October59. The Eleven THousand Virgins, 21 October60. Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria, 2561. Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles, 28 October62. St. Quentin, 31 October63. The Four Crowned Martyrs, 8 November64. St. Martin, Bishop, 11 November65. St. Brice, 13 November66. St. Elizabeth, 19 November67. St. Cecilia, 22 November68. St. Clement, 23 November69. St. Catherine, 25 November70. St. James the Mutilated, 27 November71. Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat, 27 NovemberExplanatory NotesTextual Variants