Aelfric's Lives of Saints: Being a set of Sermons on Saint's Days Formerly Observed by the English Church; Volume 1
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Aelfric's Lives of Saints: Being a set of Sermons on Saint's Days Formerly Observed by the English Church; Volume 1

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Written in the early 11th century by Anglo-Saxon abbot and scholar Aelfric, this collection of homilies provides valuable insight into the role of saints in medieval Christianity and the daily lives of ordinary people. Drawing on Latin source materials and incorporating traditional storytelling techniques, Aelfric creates vivid portraits of popular saints like St. Swithun and St. Lawrence, offering moral lessons and spiritual guidance for his audience. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This wo...