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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

1201–1300

The Thirteenth Century

1 work

13th century; authorship disputed

Latin

Dies Irae

Attributed to Thomas of Celano · c. 1185–c. 1265

A sequence on the day of wrath, the trumpet, the opened book, and a final quiet plea from the accused to the judge who once sat down weary seeking him.

Franciscan · Hymns