Caesarius

Japanese: カエサリウス - かえさりうす
Caesarius

… Among the many biographies of saints, martyrs, and miracles produced throughout the Middle Ages, the one that stands out from the early period is the anonymous “Life of Saint Genoveva,” which is thought to date back to around the 8th century, and the fairly literary “Life of Saint Alexis” in vernacular language, which was written in the 11th century. In particular, the “Diplomatic Dialogues” by Caesarius of Heisterbach (c. 1180-c. 1240) was a collection of many interesting episodes and was widely read. The “Diplomatic Dialogues” is a collection of about 180 anecdotes from ancient times to the present, and although the content is diverse, it is thought to have been written by an English scholar, and is generally dominated by religious piety, with many articles that could be considered religious literature. …

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Japanese:

… 中世を通じて多くの聖人伝,殉教者伝,奇跡物語が制作された中で,その初期に異彩を放つのは作者不明の《聖女ゲノウェウァ伝》で,ほぼ8世紀ころにさかのぼると考えられ,俗語でもすでに11世紀にかなり文学的な《聖アレクシ伝》がある。ことにハイステルバハのカエサリウスCaesarius(1180ころ‐1240ころ)の《奇跡問答》は,多数の興味あるエピソードを集めて広く愛読された。また13世紀末ころに編さんされたと思われる《ローマ人事績》は,古今の逸話およそ180編を集め,内容も雑多ではあるが,イギリスの学僧の手に成ると思われ,宗教的な敬虔が全般をおおい,宗教文学といわれるべき条も少なくない。…

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