Publisher's Synopsis
Legenda Aurea est opus historicum et hagiographicum quod a Jacobo de Voragine, episcopo Genuensi, saeculo XIII compositum est. In hoc volumine, Voragine vitae sanctorum et martyrum describit, quae in Ecclesia Catholica coluntur. Haec opera, quae primum in lingua Latina scripta est, saeculis postea in multas alias linguas translata est. Volumen I, quod anno 1846 editum est, continet vitas sanctorum a festo Sancti Andreae usque ad festum Epiphaniae. Hoc opus est non solum historia Ecclesiae, sed etiam exemplum vitae Christianae.This Book Is In Latin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.