Gervasius of Canterbury
Gervasius of Canterbury (* around 1145, † around 1210, also Gervase of Canterbury, Gervasus Cantuariensis or Gervasius Dorobernensis) was an English chronicler and Benedictine monk .
biography
Gervasius spent much of his life at Canterbury Cathedral . Little is known about his early life. During his time as a monk, he wrote a number of chronicles, maps and original reports that represent important original sources of the time.
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His best-known work is the Chronica , a chronicle that covers the period from 1100 to 1199. His report on an astronomical event in 1178 is the basis for the hypothesis that the formation of the lunar crater Giordano Bruno was observed at that time.
He also wrote the Actus Pontificum Cantuariensis Ecclesiae , a history of the Archbishops of Canterbury until the death of Hubert Walter in 1205, and an early Mappa Mundi .
literature
- Karl Schnith : Gervasius of Canterbury . In: Lexicon of the Middle Ages (LexMA). Volume 4, Artemis & Winkler, Munich / Zurich 1989, ISBN 3-7608-8904-2 , Sp. 1366.
- Peter Kidson: Gervasio di Canterbury . In: Enciclopedia dell 'Arte Medievale , Roma 1995
- Edwin Burton: Gervase of Canterbury . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 6, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1909.
- Reginald Lane-Poole: Gervase of Canterbury. In: Dictionary of National Biography 21, 1900, pp. 239-240
Web links
- Gervasius Dorobernensis in the Repertory Chronicarum of Mississippi State University
- Gervasius <Cantuariensis> (1141-1210) . Publications in the bibliographic database of the Regesta Imperii .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gervase of Canterbury, Chronica ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Paul Hayward, Department of History, Lancaster University
- ^ Dom David Knowles: The Mappa Mundi of Gervase of Canterbury , The Downside Review 48 (3) 1930
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gervasius of Canterbury |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gervasius Cantuarensis; Gervasius Dorobernensis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chronicler and monk |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1145 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1210 |