Willibald of Mainz
Willibald von Mainz (also Wilbald von Mainz or Wilbald von St. Viktor ), cleric of the St. Viktor Abbey near Mainz , wrote probably around the year 760 on behalf of Lullus (Lul) , the successor of Boniface , and Bishop Megingaud of Würzburg , a biography of the latter, the so-called Vita sancti Bonifatii . The main source he used were the letters of Boniface made available by Lul. However, he had to write positively on one side because his client, as Boniface's successor, was interested in a particularly positive image of Boniface. Nevertheless, his writing is considered to be one of the most important sources on the life of Boniface.
literature
- Anton Philipp Brück : Willibald , article in: Lexicon for Theology and Church 10, 1965
- Harm von Seggern: Wilbald. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 22, Bautz, Nordhausen 2003, ISBN 3-88309-133-2 , Sp. 1521-1522.
Web links
- Literature by and about Willibald von Mainz in the catalog of the German National Library
- Willibaldus presbyter Moguntinus in the repertory "Historical Sources of the German Middle Ages"
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Willibald of Mainz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilbald von Mainz, Wilbald von St. Viktor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | first biographer of St. Boniface |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 8th century or 9th century |