Heriger of Lobbes
Heriger von Lobbes (also Heriger von Laubach ; * around 940 in Leuven in the County of Flanders ; † October 31, 1007 in Lobbes (German Laubach ), Belgium ) was a monk, clergyman and composer and from 990 to 1007 abbot of Lobbes Abbey in Hainaut .
Life
Heriger von Lobbes became a monk and scholaster (head of the school) in the Benedictine abbey of Liège . In 989 he accompanied Notker , the bishop of Liège and nephew of Emperor Otto I , on his trip to Rome. On December 21, 990 he was elected Abbot of Lobbes to succeed Folcuin . The monastery and school continued to flourish under his aegis. Wazo , the future bishop of Liège, and Albert von Gembloux were among his students.
Works
In addition to his work as a consultant to Notker, Heriger also made a name for himself as an author of biographical and hagiographical writings.
- Gesta episcorum Tungrensium, Trajectensium et Leodensium, before 980.
- S. Landoaldi et sociorum translatio, June 980. For the monks of the Saint Bavo Abbey in Ghent on request Notkers.
- Vita S. Ursmari. The biography of St. Ursmar von Lobbes is written in hexameters and has only survived in fragments.
- Vita S. Adelini
- Vita Remacli , biography of Saint Remaclius
- Epistola ad quemdam Hugonem monachum
- Dialogus de dissonantiis ecclesiae de adventu Christi, lost
- Gesta episcoporum leodiensium , History of the Diocese of Liège
- Regulæ de numerorum abaci rationibus , a mathematical work that deals, among other things, with a division method
He also worked as a composer and created unison chants, of which a hymn and two antiphons (alternating chants) have been passed down.
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Antiphons on the Apostle Thomas
- O Thoma didime
- O Thoma Apostole
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Marian hymn
- Ave perquam
literature
- Wilhelm Wattenbach: Heriger . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 12, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1880, p. 111.
- Heriger of Lobbes : In: New Catholic encyclopedia. 2nd edition, Thomson / Gale, Detroit 2003, Volume 6, Page 780
Web links
- Herigerus abbas Lobiensis in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Michel Huglo: Herigerus [Hériger]. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
- Digitized manuscripts in Swiss libraries (search term: Herigerus)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Heriger of Lobbes . In: The Catholic University of America (ed.): New Catholic encyclopedia . 2nd Edition. tape 6 . Gale Group Inc., Thomson Learning Inc., 2003, ISBN 0-7876-4010-7 , pp. 780 f .
- ↑ Max Manitius: Timeline . In: Walter Otto (Hrsg.): History of Latin literature in the Middle Ages . tape 2 . CH Becksche publishing house Oskar Beck, Munich 1923, p. 1923 ( uni-duesseldorf.de ).
- ↑ Max Manitius: Notker von Lüttich and Heriger von Laubach . In: Walter Otto (Hrsg.): History of Latin literature in the Middle Ages . tape 2 . C, H, Becksche Verlagsbuchhandlung Oskar Beck, Munich 1923, p. 219 ff . ( uni-duesseldorf.de ).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Heriger of Lobbes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Herigerus |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Clergyman and composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | around 940 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | County of Flanders |
DATE OF DEATH | October 31, 1007 |
Place of death | Lobbes , Belgium |