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Epilogus vitae sanctae ac Deo delictae Rictrudis et quaedam miracula eius insignitae sanctitatis
Miracula Sancti Rictrudis. Versio II

Century: 12

Hagiography

Latin

Dioc. Arras
County of Hainault

INCIPIT

Prologus: Aestivis quondam in solibus, modulatione nonae praemissa, consuetudinali potione Fratribus, refectionis in aede, pro more propinata...-- Corpus: Grata signiferi revolutio zodiaci, benigno ortu Tauri, jucundi mensem Maii et gratam vicem praeconii B.Rictrudis refert congregationi devotae, celeberrimam et sacratissimam depositionem corporei tabernaculi eius devotissime ac iustissime recolenti...

EXPLICIT

...iubente ac vocante sponso immortali, quem elegit et assumpsit, postposita omni mortali pompa, haud deficientem, sed viventem ac regnantem in seculorum secula. Amen.

Gualbertus Marciensis, Walbertus Marciensis

Sex: M- Bio: Monk of the abbey of Marchiennes (+1134)-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)

EDITING

Location:Marchiennes - Date:before 1131 - Commission:dedicated to Saswalo, secretary of the bishop of Arras

SIZE

ca. 45 fol.

CONTEXT

ABSTRACT

The first book discusses the miracles, healings and protection activities attributed to Rictrudis. A second book deals with punishments.

SOURCES

klassieke auteurs (Macrobius, Sallustius, Vergilius) (mondelinge overlevering.)

INFLUENCE

MANUSCRIPTS

Douai, Bibliothèque Municipale, 850 (Link)

TRANSLATIONS

EDITIONS

Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur, Mai., III (1680) 120-140 (Link)
Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur, Mai., III (1866, 3e druk) 119-139 (Link)

LITERATURE

Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina 7251
Bibliotheca Sanctorum, 11 Rome 1968 181-182
Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, XIX (1981) 739-740
MOLINIER (A.), Les Sources de l'histoire de France depuis les origines jusqu'en 1789 (4 vols.) (Paris, 1902-1904) nr. 1761
PLATELLE (H.), 'Crime et châtiment à Marchiennes. Etude sur la conception et le fonctionnement de la justice d'après les Miracles de sainte Rictrude (XIIe s.)', in: Sacris Erudiri, 24 (1980) 155-202
POTTHAST (A.), Bibliotheca Historica Medii Aevi, Wegweiser durch die Geschichtswerke des europäischen Mittelalters bis 1500, II (Berlin, 1896) 1549.
VARENBERGH (E.), in: B.N., 7 (1883) 432

LINKS

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Contributor:
Inge Roosens

Update:
1996-02-28 00:00:00