The Golden Legend or Lives of the Saints

The Golden Legend or Lives of the Saints. Compiled by Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, 1275. First edition published 1470. Englished by William Caxton, first edition 1483 Temple Classics edited by F S Ellis, first issue of this Edition, 1900. Printed in Great Britain by T. and A. Constable LTD. at the University Press, Edinburgh. Reprinted 1922, 1931.

	Prologue	126	The Translation of Saint Thomas of Canterbury
1	The Advent of our Lord	127	The Life of Saint Kenelm
2	The Nativity of our Lord	128	The Life of Saint Margaret
3	The Circumcision of our Lord	129	The Life of Saint Praxede
4	The Feast of the Epiphany	130	The Life of Saint Mary Magdalen
5	Septuagesma	131	The Life of Saint Appollinarius
6	Sexagesima	132	The Life of Saint Christine
7	Quinquagesima	133	The Life of Saint James the More
8	Quadragesima	134	The Life of Saint Christopher
9	The Ember Days	135	The Seven Sleepers
10	The Passion of our Lord	136	The Lives of Saint Nazarien and Saint Celsus
11	The Resurrection	137	The Life of Saint Felix
12	The Litanies More and Lesser	138	The Lives of Saints Simplician, Faustin and Beatrix
13	The Ascension of our Lord	139	The Life of Saint Martha
14	The Feast of Pentecost	140	The Lives of Saint Abdon and Saint Sennen
15	The Feast of the Holy Sacrament	141	The Life of Saint Germain
16	The Feast of Dedication of the Temple	142	The Life of Saint Eusebius
17	The History of Adam	143	The Seven Maccabees
18	The History of Noah	144	Saint Peter and Vincula
19	The History of Abraham	145	The Life of Saint Stephen the Pope
20	The History of Isaac and his two sons, Esau and Jacob	146	The Invention of Saint Stephen, Protomartyr
21	The History of Joseph	147	The Life of Saint Dominic
22	The Story of Moses	148	The Life of Saint Sixtus, Pope
23	The Ten Commandments	149	The Life of Saint Donatus
24	The History of Joshua	150	The Life of Saint Ciriacus
25	The History of Saul	151	The Life of Saint Laurence
26	The History of David	152	The Life of Saint Hippolytus
27	The History of Solomon	153	The Assumption of our Lady
28	The History of Rehoboam	154	The Life of Saint Rocke
29	The History of Job	155	The Life of Saint Bernard
30	The Life of Saint Tobit	156	The Life of Saint Timothy
31	The Life of Saint Judith	157	The Life of Saint Symphorien
32	The Life of Saint Andrew	158	The Life of Saint Bartholomew
33	The Life of Saint Nicholas	159	The Life of Saint Austin of Hippo
34	The Feast of the Conception of our Lady	160	The Decollation of Saint John Baptist
35	The Lives of Saints Gentian, Fulcian, and Victorice	161	The Life of Saint Felix
36	The Life of Saint Lucy	162	The Life of Saint Savien
37	The Life of Saint Nicasius	163	The Life of Saint Savina
38	The Life of Saint Thomas the Apostle	164	The Life of Saint Lowe or Lupus
39	The Life of Saint Anastasia	165	The Life of Saint Mammertin
40	The Life of Saint Eugenia	166	The Life of Saint Giles
41	The Life of Saint Stephen	167	The Nativity of Our Lady
42	The Life of Saint John the Evangelist	168	The Life of Saint Adrian
43	The History of the Holy Innocents	169	The Life of Saint Gorgone
44	The Life of Saint Thomas of Canterbury	170	The Lives of Saints Prothus and Jacinctus
45	The Life of Saint Silvester	171	The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
46	The Life of Saint Paul the first Hermit	172	The Life of Saint John Chrysostom
47	The Life of Saint Remigius	173	The Lives of Saints Cornelius and Cyprian
48	The Life of Hilary	174	The Life of Saint Eufemia
49	The Life of Firmin	175	The Life of Saint Lambert
50	The Life of Macarius	176	The Life of Saint Matthew
51	The Life of Felix	177	The Life of Saint Maurice
52	The Life of Marcel	178	The Life of Saint Justina
53	The Life of Anthony	179	The Lives of Saints Cosmo and Damian
54	The Life of Fabian	180	The Life of Saint Forsey
55	The Life of Sebastian	181	The Feast of Saint Michael
56	The Life of Agnes	182	The Life of Saint Jerome
57	The Life of Vincent	183	The Translation of Saint Remigius
58	The Life of Basil	184	The Life of Saint Logier
59	The Life of John the Almoner	185	The Life of Saint Francis
60	The Conversion of Saint Paul	186	The Life of Saint Pelagienne
61	The Life of Saint Pauline	187	The Life of Saint Margaret, also called Saint Pelagien
62	The Life of Saint Julian	188	The Life of Saint Thaisis
63	The Life of Saint Ignatius	189	The Life of Saint Denis
64	The Purification of our Lady	190	The Life of Saint Calixtus
65	The Life of Saint Blase	191	The Life of Saint Edward the Confessor
66	The Life of Saint Agatha	192	The Life of Saint Luke
67	The Life of Saint Amande	193	The Lives of Saints Crisaunt and Daria
68	The Life of Saint Vedaste	194	The Story of Saint Ursula and the Virgins
69	The Life of Saint Valentine	195	The Lives of Saints Crispin and Crispinian
70	The Life of Saint Juliana	196	The Lives of Saints Simon and Jude
71	The Chairing of Saint Peter	197	The Life of Saint Quintin
72	The Life of Saint Matthias	198	The Life of Saint Eustace
73	The Life of Saint Gregory	199	The Feast of All Hallows
74	The Life of Saint Longinus	200	The Commemoration of All Souls
75	The Life of Saint Maur	201	The Life of Saint Winifred
76	The Life of Saint Patrick	202	The Life of Saint Leonard
77	The Life of Saint Benet	203	The Four Crowned Martyrs
78	The Life of Saint Cuthbert	204	The Life of Saint Theodore
79	The Annunciation of our Lady	205	The Life of Saint Martin
80	The Life of Saint Seconde	206	The Life of Saint Brice
81	The Life of Saint Mary of Egypt	207	The Life of Saint Clare
82	The Life of Saint Ambrose	208	The Life of Saint Barbara
83	The Life of Saint Alphage	209	The Life of Saint Alexis
84	The Life of Saint George	210	The Life of Saint Elizabeth
85	The Life of Saint Mark	211	The Life of Saint Edmund, Bishop
86	The Life of Saint Marcelin	212	The Life of Saint Hugh
87	The Life of Saint Vital	213	The Life of Saint Edmund, King
88	The Life of Saint Peter of Milan	214	The Life of Saint Cecilia
89	The Life of Saint Philip	215	The Life of Saint Clement
90	The Life of Saint James the Less	216	The Life of Saint Grysogoue
91	The Invention of the Holy Cross	217	The Life of Saint Katherine
92	The History of Saint John, Port Latin	218	The Life of Saint Saturnine
93	The Life of Saint Gordian	219	The Life of Saint James the Martyr
94	The Lives of Saints Nereus and Achilleus	220	The Life of the Venerable Bede
95	The Life of Saint Pancrace	221	The Life of Saint Dorothy
96	The Life of Saint Urban	222	The Life of Saint Brandon
97	The Life of Saint Pernelle	223	The Life of Saint Erkenwold
98	The Life of Saint Dunstan	224	The Life of Saint Pastor
99	The Life of Saint Aldhelm	225	The Life of the Abbot John
100	The Life of Saint Austin that brought Christianity into England	226	The Life of Saint Moses
101	The Life of Saint Germain	227	The Life of Saint Arsenius
102	The Life of Saint Peter, Deacon	228	The Life of the Abbot Agathon
103	The Lives of Saints Prime and Felician	229	The Story of Barlaam and Josaphat
104	The Life of Saint Barnabas the Apostle	230	The Life of Saint Pelagius
105	The Lives of Saints Vitus and Modestus	231	The Life of Saint Simeon
106	The Lives of Saints Quirine and Juliet	232	The Life of Saint Polycarp
107	The Life of Saint Marine	233	The Life of Saint Quiriacus
108	The Lives of Saints Gervase and Prothase	234	The Life of Saint Thomas Aquinas
109	The Life of Saint Edward, King and Martyr	235	The Life of Saint Gaius
110	The Lives of Saints Alban and Amphiabel	236	The Life of Saint Arnold
111	The Nativity of Saint John Baptist	237	The Life of Saint Turien
112	The Life of Saint Loye	238	The Life of Saint Fiacre
113	The Life of Saint William	239	The Life of Saint Justin
114	The Life of Saint Eutropius	240	The Life of Saint Demetrius
115	The Life of Saint Marcial	241	The Life of Saint Rigobert
116	The Life of Saint Genevieve	242	The Life of Saint Landry
117	The Life of Saint Maturin	243	The Life of Saint Mellonin
118	The Life of Saint Victor	244	The Life of Saint Ives
119	The Lives of Saints John and Paul	245	The Life of Saint Morant
120	The Life of Saint Leo the Pope	246	The Life of Saint Louis of France
121	The Life of Saint Peter the Apostle	247	The Life of Saint Louis, Bishop
122	The Life of Saint Paul the Apostle	248	The Life of Saint Aldegonde
123	The Seven Brethren	249	The Life of Saint Albine
124	The Life of Saint Theodora	250	The Life of Saint Erasmus
125	The Life of Saint Swithin	251	The History of the Mass
		252	The Twelve Articles of the Faith

Thus endeth the legend named in Latin Legenda Aurea, that is to say in English, the Golden Legend. For like as gold passeth in value all other metals, so this legend exceedeth all other books, wherein be contained all the high and great feasts of our Lord, the feasts of our Blessed Lady, the lives, passions, and miracles of many other saints, and other histories and acts, as all along here afore is made mention. Which work I hare accomplished at the commandment and request of the noble and puissant earl, and my special good lord, William, earl of Arundel, and have finished it at Westminster the twentieth day of November, the year of our Lord fourteen hundred and eightythree, and the first year of the reign of King Richard III. By me, William Caxton.