Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. III, 1949

Capgrave, John

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CAPGRAVE, JOHN. - Augustinian scholastic theologian and hagiographer, b. at Lynn on 21 Apr. 1393 and d. on 12 Aug. 1464.

His scholastic works remain unpublished; published: The Chronicle of England (London 1858); De illustribus Henricis (ibid. 1858); The life of st. Katharine of Alexandria (ibid. 1893); Nova legenda Angliae (Oxford 1901); Lives of st. Augustine... (London 1910); Ye solace of pilgrimes, a description of Rome (ibid. 1911).

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BIBL.: J. F. Ossinger, Bibliotheca august., Ingolstadt 1768, pp. 200-202; Ch. Gross, The sources and literature of English litt., London 1900, p. 564; Anon., in Encyclop. Britan., IV (1929), p. 792.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III (1949), col. 662.

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Gutierrez, David. “Capgrave, john.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, col. 662. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949. https://azioneromana.com/article/capgrave-john.

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Gutierrez, David. “Capgrave, john.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. III, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1949, col. 662. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/capgrave-john.

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@incollection{ec3_capgrave_john,
  author    = {Gutierrez, David},
  title     = {Capgrave, john},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {III},
  pages     = {662},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1949},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/capgrave-john}
}

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