#calderon de la barca

• Autos sacramentales — The designation given to one-act religious allegorical plays specific to Spanish literature during the 16th to 18th centuries (the Golden Age). Centered symbolically on the mystery of the Holy Eucharist, these dramatic works were performed publicly during the Corpus Christi festivities, featuring abstract characters such as Sin, Faith, Death, or Divine Grace, and reaching their zenith through the writings of Pedro Calderón de la Barca.