Golden Legend
collection of hagiographies compiled by Jacobus de Voragine c.1264
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Summary
Golden Legend is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,940 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Jacobus de Voragine[3]
- Genre: hagiography[4]
- Commons category: Legenda Aurea[5]
- Language of work or name: medieval Latin[6]
- Has part(s): Legend of the Doubting Bakery Woman[7]
- Publication date: 1298[8]
- Translator: William Caxton[9]
- Has edition or translation: Legenda aurea[10], La Légende dorée[11], Dat Passionael[12], La legende des sains[13], Lo libre de las flos e de las vidas dels sans e sanctas[14], The golden legende[15], Q125972375[16], Llegenda àuria[17], Legenda aurea catalana[18], Legenda aurea toscana[19], Legenda aurea pisana[20], Gilte Legende[21], De gulden legende[22], Légende dorée translated for Beatrice of Burgundy[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Legenda Aurea[24]
- Commons gallery: Legenda Aurea[25]
- Described at URL: https://geschichtsquellen.de/werk/5357[26]
- Described by source: Den Store Danske Encyklopædi[27], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[28]
- Copyright status: public domain[29]
- Form of creative work: prose[30], short story collection[31]
Why It Matters
Golden Legend has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]