Cenodoxus

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Cenodoxus, is one of several mediaeval miracle plays by Jacob Bidermann, an early 17th century German seminarian and prolific playwright. It is based on a legend from the 11th century.

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Published in 1602 AD at a seminary in Augsburg, and with earlier handwritten drafts undoubtedly available prior to 1600 AD, Cenodoxus found its first performances by the seminary students there, put on principally for the benefit of the many students residing at the institute. The initial performance in July of 1602 was so well received that it was performed a second time the very next day. As is often the case with seminaries in the middle ages, funding activities almost always coincide with theatrical performances, and visiting dignitaries were in the audience of Cenodoxus, drawn in by the reputation the seminary enjoyed, and who, appropriately impressed, must have willingly loosened their purse strings for.

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