A legendary is a collection of the lives of saints. The word derives from the Latin legenda, meaning things to be read. The first legendaries were manuscripts written in the Middle Ages, including collections such as the South English Legendaries and the Golden Legend.
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Notable ExampleLegenda aurea (Golden Legend), mid-thirteenth century 1 Defining TraitCollection of saints' lives 1 Sources
1. Legendary (hagiography) - Wikipedia
High Middle Ages
The pre-eminent example of the form is the mid-thirteenth-century Legenda aurea
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is a collection of saints' lives
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