Vita Christi
1374 text by Ludolph of Saxony / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Vita Christi (Life of Christ), also known as the Speculum vitae Christi (Mirror of the Life of Christ) is the principal work of Ludolph of Saxony, completed in 1374.[1]
For Meditationes de uita Christi, see Meditations on the Life of Christ.
The book is not just a biography of Jesus, but also a history, a commentary borrowed from the Church Fathers, and a series of dogmatic and moral dissertations, spiritual instructions, meditations, and prayers. It was so popular in its time that it has been called a summa evangelica.[1]