The Miracles and Translatio of St. James

OF THE FIVE BOOKS included in the Codex Calixtinus, Books II and III deal directly with the cult surrounding Saint James. Book II recounts twenty-five of the miracles attributed to the saint after his death. Book III gathers elements from a variety of sources and weaves them together into a prologue and four chapters describing the transfer of Saint James’s body to Santiago de Compostela from the Holy Land, where legend says he was beheaded by Herod. Together these two books of the Liber Sancti Jacobi provide a comprehensive description of the power and importance of the saint, reflecting his significance and the significance of Santiago de Compostela as one of the three major Christian pilgrimage sites during the Middle Ages. Translated, with Introduction, Commentaries and Notes by Thomas F. Coffey and Maryjane Dunn.— Google Books