The Miracles of Saint James [Paperback]

Linda Kay Davidson (Author), Thomas F. Coffey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2008

This book offers the complete text of Book II of the Codex Calixtinus, the twenty-two miracles associated with St. James, including the famous miracle of the hanged boy, who revives when his father returns from his pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela. The introduction analyzes the types, places, and recipients of the miracles and discusses the appearances of St. James himself in these stories. This volume also presents the chapter 17 of Book I, the Veneranda dies sermon. This is a contemporary description of the necessity, the ways and means, and the dangers of making the Compostela pilgrimage. The author's diatribes against the abuses common on the route give the twentieth-century reader a fascinating view of life on pilgrimage. Introduction, notes, illustrations, bibliography, index.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Latin

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In the year of Our Lord one thousand one hundred one, a certain sailor named Frisonus piloted a ship traveling over the sea and filled with pilgrims wishing to go to the Lord's sepulcher in the area of Jerusalem in order to pray there. At a certain point a Saracen named Avitus Maimon, wishing to take all the pilgrims away with him into the land of the Moabites, approached Frisonus' ship for the purpose of doing combat. When the two boats - that of the Saracens and that of the Christians - came together and fought fiercely, Frisonus, outfitted with his metal breastplate and his helmet and his shield, fell between the two ships into the depths of the sea. When, through the mercy of God, he regained some strength, he began to call on Saint James within his heart, saying these words, "Great and most glorious James, the indescribably pious apostle, whose altar I once kissed with my unworthy mouth, deign to free me together with all these Christians who are committed to you".

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Italica Press (September 29, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0934977380
• ISBN-13: 978-0934977388
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #761,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)