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... fact which is its subject or occasion : that is the first essential ele- ment of this genre . The second is that the historical fact is em- ? broidered or distorted by popular imagination . The two elements may be combined in very ...
... fact which is its subject or occasion : that is the first essential ele- ment of this genre . The second is that the historical fact is em- ? broidered or distorted by popular imagination . The two elements may be combined in very ...
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... facts that seemed to be established with cer- tainty . Were you to fill in the gaps by a series of deductions , you would be making your own history of the battle , in fact creating a new legend ; and you would have to be content with ...
... facts that seemed to be established with cer- tainty . Were you to fill in the gaps by a series of deductions , you would be making your own history of the battle , in fact creating a new legend ; and you would have to be content with ...
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... fact , St Paraskeve ( " Friday " ) in a Latin or Italian form of the name . " 126 This is not to say that there are no strange names among the saints which may arouse legitimate suspicion . In Corfu ( Corcyra ) an obscure saint is ...
... fact , St Paraskeve ( " Friday " ) in a Latin or Italian form of the name . " 126 This is not to say that there are no strange names among the saints which may arouse legitimate suspicion . In Corfu ( Corcyra ) an obscure saint is ...
Contents
GENERAL IDEAS | 3 |
Notes on Chapter | 10 |
Notes on Chapter II | 40 |
Copyright | |
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5th series Acta Sanctorum Acta SS Acts of St Aelia Alexandria Anal Analecta Bollandiana ancient Antioch authentic basilica bishop Boll Bollandists Bulletin Caesarea called Cavalieri celebrated chapter Christ Christian church connexion Cosmas and Damian critical culte cultus Cyrus and John Delehaye's Diocletian Dioscuri editor emperor Ephysius Eusebius Eusebius's example fact faith famous Father Delehaye feast festival Flavian Franchi give given Greek Gregory of Tours hagio hagiographical heathen heroes Hieronymian Martyrology Hippolyte Delehaye historical historiques holy honour Ibid idea inscriptions judge Latin legend of St Légendes grecques literary lived Martyrology ments mind miracles narrative Neanias origin pagan Paris Passion of St passionaries Pelagia people's persecution popular question reader relics religion religious Revue Roman Rome Ruinart scholars Scythopolis shrines sometimes sources St John St Procopius story synaxaries Synaxarium temple tion tomb tradition translation writings