Augustine Novellus
Augustine Novellus (* around 1240 in Tarano or Termini Imerese , † May 19, 1309 in San Leonardo al Lago , today Monteriggioni near Siena ) was an Augustinian hermit and chancellor of King Manfred of Sicily .
Life
Augustinus Novellus (also Agostino Novello , actually Matteo di Termini , also known as Panormitano or Agostino da Tarano ) came from Termini Imerese or Tarano. He studied law in Bologna and then became Chancellor of Manfred , King of Sicily. After his death in the battle of Benevento in February 1266, he turned to a religious life and took the name Augustine (after Augustine of Hippo ). In 1266 he was accepted into the order of the Augustinian Hermits and was their general from 1298 to 1300 . He then retired to the monastery of San Leonardo al Lago near Siena and worked in Siena on the expansion of Santa Maria della Scala and its statutes from 1305. His beatification took place under Pope Clement XIII. on July 11, 1759, Clement XIV confirmed the cult on July 23, 1770. The blessed was first buried in Sant'Agostino in Siena. On May 19, 1977 he was reburied in Termini Imerese in the Cathedral of San Nicola di Bari.
presentation
He is portrayed as an elderly, bearded Augustinian hermit with a book in his hands. As a sign of inspiration, an angel whispers in Augustine Novellus' ear. Illustrations are more common in 14th century Italy. They also show some posthumous miraculous healing . It was also he who Christianized the philosophy of Aristotle .
literature
- Alfonso De Romanis: AGOSTINO NOVELLO, beato . In: Enciclopedia Italiana (1929)
- Bruno W. Häuptli: AUGUSTINUS NOVELLUS. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 25, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7 , Sp. 21-26.
- Augustine Novellus, for example . In: Johann E. Stadler , Franz Joseph Heim, Johann N. Ginal (Eds.): Complete Lexicon of Saints ... , Volume 1 (A – D), B. Schmid'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, Augsburg 1858, p. 355 .
- Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.
Web links
- Agostino da Tarano (detto A. Novello), beato at Enciclopedie on line.
- Agostino Novello at santiebeati.it
Individual evidence
- ^ Alfonso De Romanis, Enciclopedia Italiana
- ↑ Official website of the municipality of Termini Imerese on the history of the municipality ( Memento of the original of April 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on April 15, 2014 (pdf, ital.)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Augustine Novellus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Agostino Novello; Matteo di Termini; Agostino da Tarano; Panormitano |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Augustinian Hermit and Chancellor of King Manfred of Sicily |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1240 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tarano , Rieti |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 19, 1309 |
| Place of death | San Leonardo al Lago , Monteriggioni |