Wandalbert von Prüm
Wandalbert von Prüm (* 813 probably in France ; † 870 (?) In Prüm , Eifel ) was a Benedictine monk , deacon , theologian and poet .
Little is known of his personal history. At the latest 839 Wandalbert monk in the Abbey of Prüm , the most important at that time Monastery of the Carolingian . Abbot Markward von Prüm initially commissioned him to write the life story of Saint Goar - the book about the life and miracles of Saint Goar . Wandalbert then wrote, also in Latin , a martyrology in verse for Emperor Lothar I (finished in 848 or 849), a kind of liturgical calendar of saints for the church year . This work in particular has recently led to a rediscovery of Wandalbert's poetry: In the calendar poem attached to the actual martyrology, he wrote about the months , the seasons , rural life, hunting , fishing , fruit growing and viticulture throughout the year.
Trivia
In Prüm, a street and a secondary school are named after Wandalbert.
literature
- Max Manitius : Wandalbert von Prüm . In: History of Latin Literature in the Middle Ages . 4th, unchanged. Reprint of the 1st edition published in 1911. Volume One: From Justinian to the Middle of the 10th Century . CH Beck, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-406-01400-3 , p. 557–559 ( limited preview in Google Book Search [accessed December 5, 2010] First edition: 1911).
- Wilhelm Wattenbach : Wandalbert . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 41, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1896, p. 138 f.
- Johannes Madey : Wandalbert von Prüm. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 17, Bautz, Herzberg 2000, ISBN 3-88309-080-8 , Sp. 1526-1527.
Web links
- Wandalbertus Prumiensis in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
- Literature by and about Wandalbert von Prüm in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heinz Erich Stiene: Wandalbert von Prüm. Vita et Miracula sancti Goaris . In: Heinz Erich Stiene (Hrsg.): Latin language and literature of the Middle Ages . tape 11 , 1981 (Latin, German, online-media.uni-marburg.de [accessed on December 5, 2010] Latin: Vita et Miracula sancti Goaris . Translated by Nikolaus Nösges, 1992, text samples).
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SURNAME | Wandalbert von Prüm |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wandalbertus prumiensis |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Benedictine monk and poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | 813 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: France |
DATE OF DEATH | around 870 |
Place of death | Prüm , Eifel |