Here begynneth the lyf of saint katherin of senis the blessid virgin
- Title
- Here begynneth the lyf of saint katherin of senis the blessid virgin
- Author
- Raymond, of Capua, 1330-1399.
- Publication
- [Enprynted at westemynster :: By Wynkyn. de worde,
- [1500?]]
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- Subject terms
- Catherine, -- of Siena, Saint, 1347-1380.
- Elizabeth, -- of Hungary, Saint, 1207-1231.
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Contents
- ¶ Here begynneth the lyf of saint katherin of senis the blessid virgin
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part - 1
- ¶ The fyrst chapytre of this fyrst parte is of the progenye of this holy mayde & vyrgyn gloryous saint katheryn of sene and of other maters whiche befyll tou∣chyng her: or she went out openly abrode And of her fader and moder and of the condycions of theym / Capitulū primū
- ¶ Of her byrthe and of the merueylous werkinge whiche our lord wrought and shewed in the chylhode of this holy vyr∣gyn and mayde / Capitulū ij
- ¶ Of hyr vowe made of virgynyte and of other vertuous liuynge and meruayl¦les whyche be fyll tyll she came to the age of abylytee / to be wedded to man / but wedded was she not ne neuer wolde / Capitulū iij
- ¶ How hyr feruente deuocyon was drawe whyche our lord suffred for encrece of more grace folowyng. And of hyr stronge pacyence wyth the whyche pacy∣ens she suffred in hir fadres hows many Iniuryes. Capitulūq̄rtū
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¶ Of the vyctorye whyche she hadde of them that desesed hyr / And that was by a culuer whiche hyr fader sawe / and by a vysyon of S
ynt Domynyk Ca v - ¶ Of the hardenesse of her bodely penaū¦ce & of afflyction: & what persecucion she fuffred therfore of her moder Capitulū vj
- ¶ Of the laste vyctorye that she had in a bathe. And how she took the abyte of Saynt Domynyk Whyche she had long tyme desyred to fore. Ca vij
- ¶ Of the begynnyng and the founda∣mente of the Relygyous state of the sus∣ters of penaunce of Saynt Domynyk / and where of came the manere of lyuyng of tho sustren. Capitulum viij
- ¶ Of the wonderfull encrece and how she prouffyted in vertu and holy lyuyng / And that she sholde bee byloued in all thynges whiche she rehersed to her confessour of gra¦ce done to here of our lorde Capl ix
- ¶ Of a noble doctryne whyche our lord gaf to hyr in her begynnyng / and of other doctrynes in the whyche he founded hyr maner of lyuyng. Capitulum x
- ¶ Of the merueylous victorye of temp∣tacions by another maner doctryne gy∣ue vnto our lord / and of a famylyaryte and holynes whiche she hadde wyth oure lorde whiche hath not be herde to fore / Capitulum xi
- ¶ Of her merueylous disponsacyon wyth the whiche she was weddyd in faythe to our lorde wyth a rynge. Capitulum duodecium /
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part - 2
- ¶ Here begynneth the second partye in the whiche is shewed the conuersacion of this holy mayde with men / And how the gyftes whiche she hadde receyued off oure lorde pryuyly enclosed wythin her¦self were openly shewed to the worlde / And fyrst how oure lorde bad her that she sholde be conuersaunt amonges men / Capitulum Prymum
- ¶ Of woundres whiche she dyde in hel∣the and in comforte to the necessyte of theym that were poure and nedy Capytulum iij
- ¶ Of meruayllous dedys whiche she dyd in lowely & besy seruyse to them that we∣re syke. Capitulum iiij
- ¶ Of hyr synguler maner of lyuyng / & how they were dysceyued / that grutched wyth hyr meruayllous fastyng. Ca V
- ¶ Of the wounderfull rauysshyng and excesse of her mynde for her bodely wyt∣tees / And of grete reuelacions I shewed to her of oure lorde / Capitulum vj
- ¶ Of somme myracles wrought gracy∣ously by thys holy mayde aboute the hel∣the of sowles. Capitulum vij
- ¶ Of somme myracles done in hyr lyfe by hyr aboute the lyf and helthe of men∣nys bodyes. Capitulum viij
- ¶ Of myracles wrought by thys holy mayde a boute the delyueraunce of them whiche were encombred and vexyd wyth fendes. Capitulum lx
- ¶ Of myracles whiche our lord wrou∣ght by this holy mayde in breed / wyne. herbes▪ and other thinges that had none lyff: Capitulum xj
- ¶ Of the ofte receyuyng of the holy sa∣crament of the aulter / and of the meruayl¦les whiche our lord dyd to hyr touchyng the holy sacrament / and other relyques of sayntes. Capitulum xij
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part - 3
- ¶ Here begynneth thr thyrde boke and party wherin is rehersed the deyenge off this holy mayde gloryous saynt kathe∣ryne of Sene and of her myracles that were shewed after her dethe / And fyrst of all of the wytnesse whiche were presēt at her passyng and enformed the auctor of this boke whiche and what they were / Capitulum Primum
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¶ Of meruayllous thynges whyche be∣fyll a yere & half to fore y
e deth of this holy mayden / & of the martyrdom that she suf∣fred bodely of wycked fendes / where of at¦last she hadde hyr bodely deth. Capitulum secundum -
¶ How this mayde desyred for to be vn∣bounde fro the body / and be wyth Cryste and that is prouyd by a deuote prayer that she made / and is putte in the ende of another book whiche she mayde / and what is in that book generally and shor∣t
ly is wryten in this book wyth the sa∣me oryson. Capitulum ij -
¶ Of the tyme whan this h
oly mayde: passed out of this world and of a sermen: that she made to her ghoostely dy yples and susteren to ore er passyng: ¶ nd how she enformed them in generall and. enspecyall how they sholde gouerne they: whan she was goo / ¶ And or a vy y n whiche was shewed to a matrone in the / houre of passyng Capitu um v -
¶ Of tokens and myracles whiche our reuerend lord almyghty god wrought af¦ter the de
h of this hooly mayde and vyr∣gyn gloryous saynt Katheryn of Sene bothe tofore her beryeng and after. That is to saye of tho myracles were knowe for many ther were y t were not knowe / Capitulum -
¶ Of the myght and stronge paciens whiche this holy mayde and virgyn glo∣ryous saint katheryn of Sene shewed o¦penly from her fyrste yonge age vnto her deth bi the whiche virtu clerly is prouyd that ryghtfully she is worthy to haue the name in godes chirche of erthe whan she is made soo fayr and so glorious in god¦dis chirche in heuen / And in this chapy∣tre is a recapytulacion of all the holy fyll of this gloryous saint and virgyn afore sayde for werynesse of reders / Also yf: eche mā may not haue all y
e hole holy lyf of this gloryous saint and virgyne afo¦re sayde / Thenne maye he haue ye substaū∣ce of it here compendyously rehersyd / Capitulum vltimum
- ¶ Here begynnen the reuelaciōs of Saynt Elysabeth the kynges doughter of hungarye /
- colophon