Hagiogrphy and early medieval pedagogy
The article discusses the place of hagiography in the pedagogical tradition of early Western European Middle Ages, primarily within the Frankish kingdom. The basis of the study is taken from the Codicology sources: quantitative analysis of hagiographic texts leads to the conclusion that they represent the most widespread form of narrative, suitable for study. Comparative analysis of written sources indicate, that there are many references to the hagiographic documents within the written tradition. Finally, hagiography was included in the cultural context of the Early Medieval and was also identified with literacy. Thus, the article concludes that hagiographical texts were widely used as learning ones.