She was the subject of a medieval hagiography, probably written in the 14th or 15th century.
Like many medieval hagiographies, St Kenelm's legend appears to bear little relation to any known facts.
Much of what is known about Yekuno Amlak is based on oral traditions and medieval hagiographies.
He is noted for his work on Bede, the development of the ecclesiastical calendar, medieval hagiography, and Carolingian aesthetics.
Most of his life is known to us only through medieval hagiography, legends, and sectarian works.
The sunstone texts of Hrafns saga Sveinbjarnarsonar were copied to all four versions of the medieval hagiography Guðmundar saga góða.
Gertrude's choice of enterrement clothing is a pattern in medieval hagiography as an expression of humility and piety.
The liberation of their own slaves or the buying of slaves to liberate them is a constant theme in early medieval hagiographies.
In the 10th century, a local monk, Giorgi Merchule, wrote a Life of Gregory, celebrated as a masterpiece of Georgian medieval hagiography.
Gregory's Dialogues Book Two, then, an authentic medieval hagiography cast as a conversation between the Pope and his deacon Peter, is designed to teach spiritual lessons.