Aszelina of Boulancourt
Aszelina von Boulancourt (* probably 1140 in northern France, † May 18, 1195 ) was a nun of the Cistercian order . According to some sources, she was related to Bernhard von Clairvaux through her mother, Emelina Longville .
Aszelina entered the Boulancourt nunnery in France with her mother when she was five years old and later became its prioress. When the Augustinian men's monastery in Boulancourt joined the Cistercian order, Aszelina wanted to convert her monastery as well. Since she could not achieve this at first, she left her profession and lived in Poulangy for some time. Only after a successful reform (around 1148) did she return to Boulancourt and become a sacristan . She is considered one of the first Cistercian mystics.
The miracles on her grave soon set in, Azelina's cult was recognized in the 17th century and approved as a day of remembrance. Edmond Martène noted in his Voyage littéraire that her grave was used as an altar where pilgrim priests celebrated mass. A vita written by Goswin von Clairvaux is missing. Chrysostomus Henriquez wrote a nearly 40-page vita for her in his Lilia Cistercii (Douai 1633).
literature
- Joseph-Marie Canivez : Asceline. In: Dictionnaire d'histoire et de geographie ecclésiastiques 4 (1930), pp. 889-890.
- Jean Baptiste Jobin: Saint Bernard et sa famille. Poitiers 1891, pp. 377-420.
- C. Kolb: Aszelina. In: Cistercienser Chronik 4 (1892) 193–199 and 225–231.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Martyrologium Sancrucense p. 320 (23 August), see web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aszelina of Boulancourt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ascelina |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Nun of the Cistercian order |
| DATE OF BIRTH | uncertain: 1140 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Northern France |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 18, 1195 |