Manegold from Lautenbach

Manegold von Lautenbach (* around 1040; † after 1103) was an early scholastic scholar who intervened in the investiture dispute with several writings .

Life

It is possible that Manegold traveled through Germany and France as a master's degree and traveling preacher in his youth . Among other things, a stay in Paris is guaranteed. However, this manegold could have been a different person.

Finally he settled in Lautenbach Abbey . After its destruction in 1085 by followers of Heinrich IV , he fled to Rottenbuch Abbey in Upper Bavaria. In 1094 he became prior of the newly founded Augustinian Canons of Marbach . A meeting with Pope Urban II in Tours is documented for 1096 . Manegold is last mentioned in 1103. Probably a short time later he died on January 24th.

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Manegold von Lautenbach hands his work to Archbishop Gebhard von Salzburg , Liber ad Gebehardum , Blaubeuren, 12th century. Karlsruhe, Badische Landesbibliothek, Ms. Rastatt 27, fol. 1r

Several writings are attributed to Manegold that intervene in the investiture dispute. Including comments on psalms and the letters of Paul as well as on several ancient philosophers. However, only two works, both written around 1085, can be ascribed to him beyond doubt: the Liber contra Wolfelmum and the Liber ad Gebehardum . In the first book he opposes the opinion of Abbot Wolfhelm von Brauweiler (* around 1020; † 1091) that pagan philosophy is harmless to the Christian faith. The Liber ad Gebehardum is primarily an extensive collection of material as well as a direct refutation of a pamphlet by Wenrich von Trier against the Pope. It relates directly to the investiture controversy, massively attacks Henry IV and defends Gregory VII. It is one of the most widespread writings on the investiture controversy. It is striking that in this work a concept appears for the first time that advocates the deposition of a ruler, if he does not fulfill his duties to the people, but primarily to the church. This can be interpreted as an episcopal pre-form of the idea of popular sovereignty .

literature

• Wilhelm Wattenbach:  Manegold von Lautenbach . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 183.
• Georg Koch: Manegold von Lautenbach and the doctrine of popular sovereignty under Heinrich IV ., Ebering, Berlin 1902 (historical studies, volume 34).
• Reinhold Laakmann: The royal power at Manegold von Lautenbach , dissertation Hamburg 1968.
• Wilfried Hartmann : Manegold von Lautenbach and the beginnings of early scholasticism . In: German Archive for Research into the Middle Ages, vol. 26 (1970), pp. 47–149.
• Horst Fuhrmann : "Popular sovereignty" and "rule contract" at Manegold von Lautenbach . In: Sten Gagnér (ed.): Festschrift for Hermann Krause , Böhlau, Cologne 1975, pp. 21–42, ISBN 3-412-20375-0 .
• Johannes Laschinger:  Manegold von Lautenbach. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 16, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-428-00197-4 , p. 21 f. ( Digitized version ).
• Ulrich Schmidt:  MANEGOLD von Lautenbach. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 5, Bautz, Herzberg 1993, ISBN 3-88309-043-3 , Sp. 659-661.

Web links

• Literature by and about Manegold von Lautenbach in the catalog of the German National Library
• Manegoldus in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"