| Location: | St. Gallen |
| Library / Collection: | Stiftsbibliothek |
| Shelfmark: | Cod. Sang. 559 |
| Manuscript title: | Lives of Ancient Roman Saints |
| Caption: | Parchment · 266 pp. · 28 x 21.5 cm · St. Gall · about 900 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Manuscript summary: | A collection of lives of ancient Roman saints (among them Sebastian, Agnes and Emerentia, Agatha, Lucia, Blandina) as well as a copy of the Vita of Saint Vedastus, Bishop of Arras, by Alcuin of York. The manuscript contains the sermon “De ieiunio” (On fasting) by St. Ambrose. The codex was written in about 900, most likely at the Abbey of St. Gall. |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | 10.5076/e-codices-csg-0559 |
| Permanent link: | http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0559 |
| How to quote: | St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 559: Lives of Ancient Roman Saints (http://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/csg/0559) |
| Online since: | 12/21/2009 |
| Additional literature: | Additional literature – St. Galler Bibliotheksnetz (SGBN) - Verbundkatalog |
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