This bilingual volume (Latin text with English translation) is the second in the series presenting hagiographical narratives from medieval Central Europe. It contains the most important hagiographical corpus of medieval Hungarian history: that of Saint Margaret (1242–1270), daughter of King Béla IV, who lived her life as a Dominican nun. Margaret's cult started immediately after her death and the demand to examine her sanctity was first formulated in 1272. The canonization process recommenced in 1276, followed by further initiatives across the centuries. Margaret was eventually canonized only in 1943.Besides the full Latin text and the English translation of her oldest legend, written between 1272 and 1275, this volume contains the acts of the 110 testimonies of the papal investigation concerning her sainthood, recorded between July and October 1276 and prepared from existing source editions. In addition, the editors include a series of recently discovered documents, including a petition by the bishop of Várad (Oradea) to promote the cause, and the notarial records of a set of miracles that occurred at Margaret's grave in the second half of the fifteenth century.The annotated bilingual text is complemented by a select bibliography on Saint Margaret and her hagiography.

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Information

Publisher

Central European University Press

Year

2018

ISBN

9789633862193

Topic

History

Subtopic

European Medieval History

Index

History

Cover
Title page
copyright page
CONTENTS
General Editors’ Preface
Acknowledgments
I. INTRODUCTION
II. LEGENDA VETUS—THE OLDEST LEGEND
Vita beatae Margaritae de Hungaria Life of the Blessed Margaret of Hungary ca 1275
III. ACTS OF THE CANONIZATION PROCESS
IV. CORRESPONDENCE RELATING TO MARGARET’S MEDIEVAL CANONIZATION ATTEMPTS
V. A NEW SERIES OF MIRACLES AT THE TOMB OF BLESSED MARGARET
Select Bibliography
Select Hagiography of Saint Margaret of Hungary
Index of Proper Names
Index of Places
Back cover