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| CSM Number : 32 |
| Short name: |
The Priest who Only Knew One Mass |
| Incipit: |
Quen loar podia |
| Refrain: |
Quen loar podia/ com’ ela querria/ a madre de quen/ o mundo fez seria de bon sen. |
| Summary of narrative |
| Setting: |
unspecified |
Protagonist(s): |
an ignorant priest |
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A priest only knew how to say the mass of the Virgin; he could say no other “well or badly.” This was reported to the bishop who summoned him. The bishop asked him if this was true and the priest admitted it. The bishop commanded the priest to leave the city and go into exile. That night, the Virgin appeared to the bishop and commanded him to reinstate the priest. She told him that if he did not do so he would die within thirty days and go to hell. The bishop got up early, gave the priest a double ration, and told him that it was fitting for him to continue to say the mass of the Virgin.
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| Metrical data |
| Stanza: |
5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5 10 [4’ 5] |
Refrain: |
5’ 5’ 5 10 |
| No. of Stanzas: |
6 |
| Rhyme scheme: |
AABB | ncncccbb |
Zejel: |
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| MS locations: |
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T32, E32, To34 |
| Poncelet reference |
| Agrestis simplicitatis erat presbyter, litterarum omnifariam (40) |
| Keywords |
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apparition, bishop, excommunication, exile , mass, priest |
| Discography |
| Click HERE for a list of recordings of this poem |
| Miracle |
Collection |
| Priest of One Mass |
Pez
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| Priest of One Mass |
Thott
(Copenhagen, Royal Library, MS Thott 128) |
| Priest of One Mass |
Phillips
(Chicago, University of Chicago, Phillipps MS 25142) |
| Priest of One Mass |
Gil de Zamora
(Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, MS 9503) |
| Priest of One Mass |
Gil de Zamora
(Madrid, Biblioteca Nacional, MS 9503) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
BL Mariale 3
(London, BL, Additional MS 35112, ff. 21-80; 90-94) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Lisbon Mariale
(Lisbon, B.N., MS Alcobacense 149) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
John of Garland
|
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Legenda Aurea (Voragine)
|
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Gonzalo de Berceo
|
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Madrid Mariale
(Madrid, B.N., MS 110) |
| Priest of One Mass |
Gautier de Coinci
|
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
William of Malmesbury
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| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
BL Mariale 2
(London, BL, Arundel 346, ff. 60-73) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Nigel of Canterbury
(London, BL, MS Cotton Vespasian D.xix) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Miraculorum B. Mariae. libri III
(Reims 1400) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
BL Mariale 5
(London, BL, Additional MS 15723, Collection 2, ff. 70-92) |
| Du prestre qui ne savoit chantier fors de Nostre Dame (Chartres) |
Jean le Marchant
(Chartres MS 1027) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Bartholomew of Trent
(University of Bologna, Codice 1794) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Vendôme Collection
(Vendôme, Bibliothèque Publique MS 185) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Johannes Herolt
|
| Of a feeble-minded priest, who was degraded by S. Thomas of Canterbury |
Caesarius of Heisterbach
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| Of a priest of Dern, deposed because he was half-witted |
Caesarius of Heisterbach
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| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
Anglo-Norman Miracles of the Virgin
(London, BL, Royal 20 B XIV, fols 102v-169) |
| The Priest Who Only Knew One Mass |
BL Mariale 1
(Cotton Cleopatra C.x., ff. 101-144v) |
| BITAGAP ID |
| 3749 |
| Bibliography |
Handbuch der Musikgeschichte
Adler, Guido |
Handbuch der Musikgeschichte
Adler, Guido |
Cantigas de Santa Maria do rei don Alfonso
Alfonso X , o Sábio |
Iter Hispanicum. Notices et extraits de manuscrits de musique ancienne conservés dans les bibliothèques d'Espagne
Aubry, Pierre |
Les Cantigas de Santa Maria de don Alfonso el Sabio
Aubry, Pierre |
Another Aspect of the Virgin Mary in the Cantigas de Santa Maria
Davis, Jr, William Richard |
Sources of the Cantigas of Alfonso el Sabio [AC]
Dexter, Elise Forsythe |
Reflexiones sobre las “Cantigas de Santa María” y su relación con otros mariales romances
Fidalgo Francisco, Elvira |
Cincuenta leyendas por Gil de Zamora, combinadas con las Cantigas de Alfonso el Sabio
Fita, Fidel |
Osservazioni sulle Cantigas di Alfonso X e sui Miracles di Gautier de Coincy
Marullo, Teresa |
A estructura métrica de algunas das Cantigas de Santa Maria
Montero Santalha, José-Martinho |
Las Cantigas de Don Alonso el Sabio.
Morayta de Sagrario, Miguel |
La gaita y la cornamusa en Galicia y Francia
Novoa Gonzalez, María del Carmen |
Alfonso X the Learned. Cantigas de Santa Maria. An Anthology
Parkinson, Stephen |
Questões de estructura estrófica nas Cantigas de Santa Maria: estructuras múltiplas, assimetrias e continuações inconsistentes
Parkinson, Stephen |
Cantigues d’Anfós el Savi
Pedrell, Felipe |
Literatura galega medieval. I. A história. II. Antoloxia de textos comentados (lírica e prosa)
Pena, Xosé Ramón |
Manual e Antoloxía da Literatura Galega Medieval
Pena, Xosé Ramón |
