Academic study
Raymond of Capua's Legenda maior
Legenda maior (Vita sanctae Catharinae Senensis), de Raimundo de Capua
The official life of Catherine written in Latin between 1385 and 1395 by her last confessor, Raymond of Capua, master general of the Dominicans, from his own memories, the notes of Tommaso della Fonte and testimonies from her circle. It is the main source for almost all the episodes of her childhood, the mystical espousal, the exchange of hearts and the stigmata, and it is built on hagiographic models to promote canonisation. Scholars use it cautiously, distinguishing what Raymond witnessed from what he gathers from tradition.
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Authorship note
Not a work by Catherine: recorded separately to distinguish what she dictated from what was told about her. Author: Raymond of Capua (c. 1330–1399). Critical edition: Silvia Nocentini (SISMEL, 2013).
Editions and translations
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English
The Life of St. Catherine of Siena
TAN Books, 2003
ISBN 9780895557612
Open Library no registra el traductor.
Catherine of Siena
The Life of Catherine of Siena
The Conscious LibraryThe Life of Catherine of Siena
Michael Glazier, 1980
Translation: Conleth Kearns
ISBN 9780894531514
Catherine of Siena
Life of Saint Catharine of Sienna
The Conscious LibraryLife of Saint Catharine of Sienna
P. J. Kenedy, 1862
Translation: Mother Regis Hamilton (desde la versión francesa de E. Cartier)
Dominio público.
Other works by Catherine of Siena
- The Dialogue (Book of Divine Doctrine) · 1378
- Letters · 1370
- Prayers · 1376
- Tommaso Caffarini's Supplement to the Legend · 1412
- Tommaso Caffarini's Legenda minor · 1414
- The Processo Castellano · 1411
- The Miracles of Catherine, by an Anonymous Florentine · 1374
- Barduccio Canigiani's Letter on Catherine's Death · 1380
Sources
- Raimundo de Capua. Legenda maior sive Legenda admirabilis virginis Catherine de Senis. Ed. Silvia Nocentini. Florencia: SISMEL – Edizioni del Galluzzo, 2013. Trad. inglesa de Conleth Kearns, The Life of Catherine of Siena. Wilmington: Michael Glazier, 1980.
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