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Gonzalo de Berceo
This Spanish poet was born toward the end of
the 12th Century in Berce, a village situated in the kingdom
of Castile. A secular priest, he held his first position in
the monastery of San Millán de Suso, and later in the monasteries
of San Millán de la Cogolla and Santo Domingo de Silos.
The first-known Spanish poet, Berceo adhered
to the mester de clerecía (craft of the clergy)
literary form, based on Medieval Latin sources and rearranged
so as to have a wider range of readers.
His texts are some of the most simple, exquisite
works ever written in religious literature. The piece entitled
"Milagros de Nuestra Señora". Is regarded as being
his master piece, and other texts include "El martirio
de San Lorenzo" o "Vida de Santo Domingo de Silos".
Berceo passed away in the mid 13th Century.
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