Arculf
Arculf (born in the 7th century) was, according to his own account, a Frankish bishop in the 7th century who was influenced by the Gallo-Roman culture . The account of his pilgrimage to the Holy Land is an important historical source on the Middle East shortly after the Islamic conquest .
Some of the secondary literature suggests that Arculf was Bishop of Périgueux ; it is mostly assumed, however, that he belonged to a monastery before his journey to the Holy Land. According to Beda Venerabilis , Arculf was stranded on the Scottish coast between 670 and 690 after his return from Jerusalem and Palestine and was warmly received by the Irish abbot of Iona , Adamnanus . Adamnanus put Arculf's account of the journey - De locis sanctis - in three detailed books dealing with Jerusalem , Bethlehem, and Constantinople . In 698 a copy of these texts came to Aldfrith , King of Northumbria .
Editions and translations of the travel report
- Paul Geyer: Itinera hierosolymitana saecvli IIII-VIII (= Corpus Scriptorum Ecclesiasticorum Latinorum Volume 39). Tempsky, Vienna 1898, pp. 220–297 (Latin text edition, digitized version ).
- reprinted with minor improvements in Itineraria et alia geographica (= Corpus Christianorum , Series Latina Volume 175). Brepols, Turnhout 1965, pp. 177–234 (Latin text edition)
- Ludwig Bieler : Adamnani de locis sanctis libri tres . In: Denis Meehan (ed.): Adamnan's De locis sanctis (= Scriptores Latini Hiberniae Volume 3). Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, Dublin 1958, pp. 36–120 (Latin text edition, with English translation and commentary).
- Herbert Donner : Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. The oldest accounts of Christian pilgrims to Palestine (4th – 7th centuries) . Katholisches Bibelwerk, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-460-31841-4 , pp. 315-421 (German translation and commentary)
Web links
- Literature by and about Arculf in the catalog of the German National Library
- Arculf in the Catholic Encyclopedia
- Entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica
- De Locis Sanctis ( Memento from August 31, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) (1st chapter)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arculf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Arculfus; Arculfus Gallus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Frankish bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th century or 8th century |