{"product_id":"the-golden-legend-selections-penguin-classics-9780140446487","title":"The Golden Legend Selections Penguin Classics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the central texts of the Middle Ages, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e deeply influenced the imagery of poetry, painting and stained glass with its fascinating descriptions of saints' lives and religious festivals. By creating a single-volume sourcebook of core Christian stories, Jacobus de Voragine (c. 1229-98) attracted a huge audience across Europe. This selection of over seventy biographies ranges from the first Apostles and Roman martyrs to near-contemporaries such as St Dominic, St Francis of Assissi and St Elizabeth of Hungary. Here, witnesses to the true faith endure horrific tortures; reformed prostitutes win divine forgiveness; while other women live disguised as monks or nobly resist lustful tyrants. Lucid and compelling, \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Legend\u003c\/i\u003e offers an enthralling insight into the medieval mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics repre\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eTranslator's Note\u003cbr\u003e1. St. Andrew, Apostle: 30 November\u003cbr\u003e2. St. Nicholas, 6 December\u003cbr\u003e3. St. Ambrose, 7 December\u003cbr\u003e4. St. Lucy, Virgin, 13 December\u003cbr\u003e5. St. Thomas, Apostle, 21 December\u003cbr\u003e6. St. Anastasia, 25 December\u003cbr\u003e7. St. John, Apostle and Evangelist, 27 December\u003cbr\u003e8. St. Thomas of Canterbury, 29 December\u003cbr\u003e9. St. Hilary, 13 January\u003cbr\u003e10. St. Anthony, Abbot, 17 January\u003cbr\u003e11. St. Sebastian, 20 January\u003cbr\u003e12. St. Agnes, Virgin, 21 January\u003cbr\u003e13. St. Vincent, 22 January\u003cbr\u003e14. St. John the Almsgiver, 23 January\u003cbr\u003e15. St. Ignatius, 1 February\u003cbr\u003e16. St. Blaise, 3 February\u003cbr\u003e17. St. Agatha, Virgin, 3 February\u003cbr\u003e18. St. Amand, 6 February\u003cbr\u003e19. St. Juliana, 16 February\u003cbr\u003e20. St. Matthias, Apostle, 24 February\u003cbr\u003e21. St. Gregory, 12 March\u003cbr\u003e22. St. Longinus, 15 March\u003cbr\u003e23. St. Bendict, 21 March\u003cbr\u003e24. St. Mary of Egypt, 2 April\u003cbr\u003e25. St. George, 23 April\u003cbr\u003e26. St. Mark, Evangelist, 25 April\u003cbr\u003e27. St. Marcellinus, Pope, 26 April\u003cbr\u003e28. St. James the Less, Apostle, 1 May\u003cbr\u003e29. St. Petronilla, 31 May\u003cbr\u003e30. St. Barnabas, Apostle, 11 June\u003cbr\u003e31. St. Basil, Bishop, 14 June\u003cbr\u003e32. Sts. Quiricus and His Mother Julitta, 16 June\u003cbr\u003e33. Sts. Gervase and Protase, 19 June\u003cbr\u003e34. St. Peter, Apostle, 29 June\u003cbr\u003e35. St. Paul, Apostle, 30 June\u003cbr\u003e36. St. Alexis, 17 July\u003cbr\u003e37. St. Margaret, 20 July\u003cbr\u003e38. St. Mary Magdalene, 22 July\u003cbr\u003e39. St. Christopher, 25 July\u003cbr\u003e40. The Seven Sleepers, 27 July\u003cbr\u003e41. St. Martha, 29 July\u003cbr\u003e42. St. Germain, Bishop, 31 July\u003cbr\u003e43. St. Dominic, 4 August\u003cbr\u003e44. St. Laurence, Martyr, 10 August\u003cbr\u003e45. St. Bernard, 20 August\u003cbr\u003e46. St. Bartholomew, 24 August\u003cbr\u003e47. St. Giles, 1 September\u003cbr\u003e48. St. Theodora, 11 September\u003cbr\u003e49. St. Euphemia, 16 September\u003cbr\u003e50. St. Eustace, 20 September\u003cbr\u003e51. St. Justina, 26 September\u003cbr\u003e52. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, 27 September\u003cbr\u003e53. St. Jerome, 30 September\u003cbr\u003e54. St. Remy, 1 October\u003cbr\u003e55. St. Francis, 4 October\u003cbr\u003e56. St. Pelagia, 8 October\u003cbr\u003e57. St. Thais, Courtesan, 8 October\u003cbr\u003e58. Sts. Dionysius, Rusticus and Eleutherius, 9 October\u003cbr\u003e59. The Eleven THousand Virgins, 21 October\u003cbr\u003e60. Sts. Chrysanthus and Daria, 2561. Sts. Simon and Jude, Apostles, 28 October\u003cbr\u003e62. St. Quentin, 31 October\u003cbr\u003e63. The Four Crowned Martyrs, 8 November\u003cbr\u003e64. St. Martin, Bishop, 11 November\u003cbr\u003e65. St. Brice, 13 November\u003cbr\u003e66. St. Elizabeth, 19 November\u003cbr\u003e67. St. Cecilia, 22 November\u003cbr\u003e68. St. Clement, 23 November\u003cbr\u003e69. St. Catherine, 25 November\u003cbr\u003e70. St. James the Mutilated, 27 November\u003cbr\u003e71. Sts. Barlaam and Josaphat, 27 November\u003cbr\u003eExplanatory Notes\u003cbr\u003eTextual Variants","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732376367447,"sku":"9780140446487","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780140446487.jpg?v=1719996614","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-golden-legend-selections-penguin-classics-9780140446487","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}