Top of page

Book/Printed Material A Sequence of Sermons for Sundays and Saints' Days in Nahuatl. Siguense unos sermones de dominicas y de santos en lengua mexicana

About this Item

Title

  • A Sequence of Sermons for Sundays and Saints' Days in Nahuatl.

Other Title

  • Siguense unos sermones de dominicas y de santos en lengua mexicana

Summary

  • Fray Bernardino de Sahagún was a Franciscan missionary who arrived in Mexico from Spain in 1529 and stayed until his death in 1590. He worked with the indigenous peoples of the area to document their cultures and religions, in large part motivated by the conviction that better understanding of their beliefs and practices would improve the efforts to convert them to Christianity. His methods have led some scholars to consider him the first ethnohistorian, and he is remembered today as much for his ethnographic and linguistic documentation of the Nahua peoples and Aztec civilization as for his missionary work. This work is a compilation of sermons in the Nahuatl language by Sahagún, begun in 1540, and revised and corrected in 1563, part of his "Postilla," or scriptural commentaries, used in missionary work among the Aztecs. The cycle of Sunday sermons for the church year is incomplete, beginning with the first Sunday in Advent, and concluding with the 19th Sunday after Pentecost and a single sermon for the last Sunday before Advent. The cycle of sermons for saints' days, the "Santoral," is also incomplete, containing sermons in honor of only a few saints (Andrew, Thomas, Stephen, and John). The manuscript includes marginalia in Sahagún's hand, such as comments, additions, and explanations, and is on the native maguey paper also used to create Aztec codices. It is a key primary source for understanding Sahagún's interpretation of Christianity for his Nahua audience.

Names

  • Sahagún, Bernardino de, 1499-1590 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1540 to 1563]

Headings

  • -  Mexico
  • -  1540 to 1563
  • -  Aztecs
  • -  Calendars
  • -  Catholic Church
  • -  Franciscans
  • -  Indians of Mexico
  • -  Indigenous peoples
  • -  Masses
  • -  Missionaries
  • -  Nahua Indians
  • -  Nahuatl language
  • -  Religious education
  • -  Saints
  • -  Sermons

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Description presented here is derived from Scott M. Stevens, entry 17 in The Newberry 125: Stories of Our Collection (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2012), 53; J.F. Schwaller, Guide to Nahuatl Language Manuscripts Held in United States Repositories (Berkeley: Academy of American Franciscan History, 2001), 3-19.|Shelfmark: Ayer MS 1485"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource extent: 196 pages, bound : maguey paper ; 40 centimeters.
  • -  Reference extracted from World Digital Library: J.F. Schwaller, Guide to Nahuatl Language Manuscripts Held in United States Repositories (Berkeley: Academy of American Franciscan History, 2001).|Scott M. Stevens, entry 17 in The Newberry 125: Stories of Our Collection (Chicago: Newberry Library, 2012).
  • -  Original resource at: The Newberry Library.
  • -  Content in Latin and Classical Nahuatl and Spanish.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021668112

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

Additional Metadata Formats

IIIF Presentation Manifest

Rights & Access

The Library of Congress is unaware of any copyright or other restrictions in the World Digital Library Collection. Absent any such restrictions, these materials are free to use and reuse. Researchers are encouraged to review the source information attached to each item. For information on contacting WDL partner organizations, see this archived list of partners

The Library asks that researchers approach the materials in this collection with respect for the culture and sensibilities of the people whose lives, ideas, and creativity are documented here.

Credit Line: [Original Source citation], World Digital Library

More about Copyright and other Restrictions

For additional information and contact information for many of the partner organizations, see this archived capture of the World Digital Library site from 2021.

For guidance about compiling full citations consult Citing Primary Sources.

Cite This Item

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Sahagún, Bernardino De, Author. A Sequence of Sermons for Sundays and Saints' Days in Nahuatl. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1563, 1540] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668112/.

APA citation style:

Sahagún, B. D. (1540) A Sequence of Sermons for Sundays and Saints' Days in Nahuatl. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1563] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668112/.

MLA citation style:

Sahagún, Bernardino De, Author. A Sequence of Sermons for Sundays and Saints' Days in Nahuatl. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, to 1563, 1540] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021668112/>.