Adam of Perseigne
Adam von Perseigne (* around 1145 near Alençon ; † 1221 in Perseigne Monastery ) was a French Cistercian abbot (from 1188 in Perseigne) and theological writer.
He was a Canon Regular , then a Benedictine , and finally he entered the Cistercian monastery of Pontigny . There he was soon active as a novice master; From 1188 until his death he was abbot. He was widely known as a spiritual teacher and political advisor.
He wrote Latin letters to religious ( Carthusian , Benedictine, Cistercian) and public figures, tracts and sermons. His authorship of the old French poetry Eructavit is controversial . In Rome he met the mystic Joachim von Fiore .
In some letters he deals with the office of novice master, in others he addresses monastic friendship. He also works as a mariologist and is even referred to as "Adam, the very Marian man".
“ Adam is one of the most interesting authors of the Cistercians, completely filled with the teaching of St. Benedict on the fear of God, and even more with the spirit of Cîteaux : he represents a strict asceticism, a great fidelity to the rule of Benedict , a very affective veneration of the Word made flesh God, whom he especially worships in the manger , and an intense devotion to Mary . "
literature
- Camille Hontoir: Adam de Perseigne. Bibliography , in: Collectanea OCR. 1 (1934), pp. 123-126
- Alfred Andrea: Adam of Perseigne and the Fourth Crusade , in: Cîteaux 36 (1985), pp. 21-37
- Jean Bouvet: Biography d'Adam de Perseigne . COCR 20 (1958), pp. 16-26 and 145-152
- Anselme Le Bail: Art. Adam de Perseigne . DS 1, 198-201
- André Vernet: Art. Adam de Perseigne , in: Lexikon des Mittelalters 1 (1980), Sp. 110
- Thomas Walsh: Art. Adam of Perseigne . Catholic Encyclopedia 1 (New York: Robert Appleton, 1907).
- Bernardin Schellenberger: The spirituality of the Cistercians . Typoscript replicated by machine (Heimbach [Eifel], 1978-1979) Vol. 2, pp. 7-11.
Web links
- Entry on Biographia Cisterciensis
- Mariale edition from 1652
- Works at Migne
- List of edited works
- Klaus Graf : The Cistercian Adam von Perseigne and the Speculum virginum . In: History of the Order of September 8, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adam of Perseigne |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adamus de Persenia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French Cistercian abbot and theologian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1145 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1221 |
| Place of death | Perseigne Monastery |