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The Ordinalia is a Middle Cornish trilogy composed in the late 14th century, designed to be performed over three consecutive days. The stories told in the three plays are as follows:
- Origo Mundi (âOrigin of the Worldâ): Based on the Old Testament, this play serves as a prologue to the rest of the trilogy.
- Passio Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi: This play focuses on the Passion of Jesus Christ.
- Resurrexio Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi: This play depicts the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Unlike English Corpus Christi cycles, the Ordinalia does not include treatments of the Nativity or the ministry of Jesus, aligning its structure more closely with the great French Passion plays.1