Una versione inedita della «Legenda sanctae Clara e virginis» (BHL 1815) nel leggendario di Pietro Calò

The article provides for the first time the critical edition of the life of St. Clare contained in the Legendae de sanctis by Pietro Calò. The primary source of the text is undoubtedly the Legenda sanctae Clarae virginis (BHL 1815), commissioned by Alexander IV and attributed to Thomas of Celano, but in a much abbreviated form. Given Caló's faithfulness to his models, the research attempts to identify an already epitomised version of the Legenda, that may have been used by the Dominican. The types of texts analysed are as follows: epitomes of the Legenda; minor Latin legends; earlier and contemporary hagiographic works; hagiographic materials of Venetian provenance. The conclusion is that none of the sources coincide with Caló's life, leaving open the possibility that the author himself prepared the abbreviation, in accordance with what seems to occur in other parts of the Legendarium