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Libra Esoterica

Golden legends of the olden time

by John Stroughton

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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CONTENTS CHAPTER I. THE VIRGIN MARY 1 CHAPTER II. THE TWELVE 17 CHAPTER III FEMALE MARTYRS 39 CHAPTER IV. ST. CHRISTOPHER 59 CHAPTER V. FAMILY ADVENTURES 73 CHAPTER VI. A MYSTERIOUS WANDERER 85 CHAPTER VII. ST. GEORGE AND THE DRAGON 99 CHAPTER VIII. ST. BENEDICT 115 CHAPTER IX. THE HOLY GRAIL 129 CHAPTER X. ANGLO-SAXON SAINTS 145 CHAPTER XI. MISSIONARIES TO THE SWISS AND THE SCLAVS 169 CHAPTER XII. HOME LIFE 185 CHAPTER XIII. ANSELM 201 CHAPTER XIV. ST. BRUNO AND ST. BERNARD 211 CHAPTER XV. ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI 231 CHAPTER XVI. AN ARDENT FRANCISCAN WORKER 251 CHAPTER XVII. MYSTIC NUNS 263 CHAPTER XVIII. CHURCHES IN ROME 283. CHAPTER XIX. CONTRASTS AND VARIETIES 305, CONCLUSION 337 APPENDIX 353 INDEX 363 Digitized by Google. Includes index Description based on print version record

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends.

  • Mythology, folklore, and sacred legends

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Legends”. Retained metadata contains “Legends” in the title, “Legends” in the subject metadata, and “Legends” in the edition title.

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1885Hodder and Stoughton; London : Hodder and StoughtonEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Kelly - University of Toronto
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
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