Christian von Stablo
Christian von Stablo (also: Christian of Stavelot, Christian Druthmar, Druthmar of Aquitaine, Druthmar Christianus ) († 9th century) was a monk of the Stablo monastery and emerged as a theological author.
Life
Little is known about his life. According to older reports, it is said to come from Aquitaine . Recent research makes the origin from Burgundy more likely. He was mistakenly identified by Trithemius with the abbot Druthmar of Corvey .
He was responsible for the training of novices in Stablo . It can still be traced back to 880 in Stablo.
plant
Around 865-70 he summarized the lectures that arose during his teaching activities in a very independent commentary on the Gospel of Matthew . This was intended for his students and he therefore used a simple language. The text consists of 56 chapters. They are followed by another explanation of the Passion .
In his dedication letter to the monks of Stablo and Malmedy, he emphasized his intention to interpret Matthew historically. Only the knowledge of the historical context can form the basis for opening up the allegorical meaning of the text. The aim was to correctly grasp the literal meaning of the text.
He relied on numerous older commentaries and writings. It is noteworthy that in addition to the Church Fathers and later theologians, he also used secular ancient texts. Among the authors used were about besides Augustine or Gregory the Great and Flavius Josephus .
He probably had at least a rudimentary knowledge of Greek. The basis of his work was a Bible text shouted in Ireland and he was evidently influenced by the Irish Bible exegesis in other ways. His arguments were connected with references to the customs of his own time. Furthermore, geographical and natural history observations as well as own experiences were incorporated.
He had planned to write similar commentaries on the Gospels of Luke and John . It is not clear whether he did this. His commentary appeared in print for the first time in 1514 in Strasbourg.
literature
- Alois Wachtel: Druthmar-Christianus. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 4, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1959, ISBN 3-428-00185-0 , p. 141 ( digitized version ).
- Brigitta Stoll: De Virtute in Virtutem. On the history of the interpretation and impact of the Sermon on the Mount in commentaries, sermons and hagiographic literature from the Merovingian period to around 1200. Tübingen, 1988 p. 78
- Max Manitius: History of Latin Literature in the Middle Ages. Vol. 1: From Justitian to the middle of the 10th century. Munich, 1911 431f.
- A. Weiss .: Druthmar-Christianus . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 5, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1877, p. 440.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christian von Stablo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Druthmar Christianus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Monk and theological author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |