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The Medieval Church · c. 786
The Homiliary
Paul the Deacon · c. 720–799
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What it is
Patristic sermons selected and arranged for every day of the church year, commissioned by Charlemagne to give clergy something reliable to read aloud.
Why it lasted
The standard preaching book of the medieval West for seven hundred years, and a decisive act of Carolingian standardisation.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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