Dungal from Bobbio
Dungal von Bobbio ( bl. 811-828) was an Irish monk , teacher, astronomer and poet . He lived in the Abbey of Saint-Denis , in Pavia and Bobbio . It is believed that he is identical to the writer Hibernicus exul .
Life
Dungal was born in Ireland towards the end of the 8th century . He may have received his education in Bangor , Wales . He left the British Isles around the year 800. In 811 he lived in the Abbey of Saint-Denis near Paris . A letter from Alcuin seems to indicate that he was a bishop .
- Observations of the solar eclipse
In a letter to Charlemagne , he answered the question of why there were two solar eclipses in 810 . He draws on the teachings of Macrobius , Pliny and other ancient authors. his letter reveals a knowledge "that goes far beyond the knowledge of his time."
- Next life
Dungal wrote a poem on Wisdom and the Seven Liberal Arts . In 823 he is mentioned in a chapter by Lothair . In 825 he was appointed Master of the Pavia School by imperial decree. In 827 or 828 he defended the position of admirer of images against Claudius of Turin and wrote a defense of his teachings after a request from Louis the Pious .
- Death and legacy
Dungal died after 827 or 828, probably in Bobbio Abbey . He left his valuable library with 27 volumes to the abbey. The Bangor antiphonary may have come from his possession.
Works
- Carmina , Migne , Patrologia Latina , vol. 105: col 052-0532D
- Epistola de duplici Solis Eclipsi Anno 810 , Migne , Patrologia Latina , vol. 105: col. 0447-0458C
- Responsa contra perversas Claudii Tauronensis Episcopi sententias , Migne , Patrologia Latina , vol. 105: col. 0465-0530A
literature
- Claudio Leonardi : Dungal, Carolingian author . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 3, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1986, ISBN 3-7608-8903-4 , Sp. 1456-1458.
- Mirella Ferrari: Dungal. In: Fiorella Bartoccini (ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 42: Dugoni – Enza. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1993, pp. 11-14.
Web links
- Entry on Dungalus in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Dungalus . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
Individual evidence
- ^ MLW Laistner, Thought and Letters in Western Europe: AC 500 to 900 , 2nd. ed., (Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Pr., 1957): 214, 290-91.
- ^ Bruce S. Eastwood, "The Astronomy of Macrobius in Carolingian Europe: Dungal's Letter of 811 to Charles the Great", Early Medieval Europe, 3 (1994): 117-134.
- ^ "A knowledge of astronomy far beyond the current ideas of his time". Dungal . In: Catholic Encyclopedia . Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- ↑ M. Tosi: Il governo di Abbaziale Gerberto a Bobbio. In: Archivum Bobiense, 2, 1985: 195-223, Dungal Legacy is under numbers 496-522
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dungal from Bobbio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dungalus reclusus; Dunghal; Dungalus hibernicus; Dungalus de Saint Denis; Dungal de Pavia; Dungal de Bobbio; Dungalus scottus; Dungalus Socius Sedulii; Dungalus Reclusus Sancti Dionysii; Hibernicus exul; Dungalus scotus; Dungalus Sancti Dionysiis; Donnghal; Dicuil Hibernicus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish monk, teacher, astronomer and poet in Italy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 9th century |
| Place of death | Bobbio |