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B034

Vita Beregisi Andaginensis

Century: 10

Hagiography

Latin

Dioc. Liège
Duchy of Lower Lotharingia

INCIPIT

Prologus: Memoriam beati Beregisi abbatis monasterium Andagiense, cuius fundator divino exstitisse cognoscitur nutu...-- Corpus: Beregisus ex Condustro pago Austrasiorum ex vico qui vocatur Spangius ortus fuit...

EXPLICIT

...qui ex te simul perhenniter spirans, mundumque creans gubernat, unus es Deus regnans gloriosus in saecula saeculorum, amen.

Fredericus Andaginensis

Sex: M- Bio: Frederic originated from an important family of the Ardennes and he was the uncle of Adalbéron, the bishop of Metz. Frederic was raised in the abbey of Saint-Hubert and thereafter became connected with the bishopric of Metz. He was an important advisor of the bishop, because of his talent in dealing with secular affairs. Nonetheless, out of an aversion for the shallow life of the secular world, he entered the congregation of Gorze. On the request of Richer, the bishop of Liège, he returned to the community of Saint-Hubert, where he eventually became abbot. There, he was known for upholding the severity of the monastic life. When he died in 936 (Dierkens, 2005) or 939 (Kurth, 1898; Van der Essen, 1907), he was buried in Trèves.-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)

Anonymous: mon. Andaginensis (NaSo B034) (?)

Sex: M- Bio: monk of Saint Hubert-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)

EDITING

Location:Saint Hubert - Date:Around 937 - Commission:Probably Walcaud, bishop of Liège (Despy 1991)

SIZE

3719 woorden

CONTEXT

Written during the reforms of bishop Walcaud of Liège in Andage (Saint-Hubert), when he transformed the canons into Benedictine monks. In relation to that, Walcaud wished to promote the piety in the neighbourhood of Saint Hubert by encouriging the worship of the local saint Beregisus (Despy 1991). Dierkens (2005) states that, within this broader reforming scheme, the work serves as a political and spirital manifest of Frederik of Saint-Hubert, that promotes his principles concerning correct behavior and spiritual life in accordance with the model of the congregation of Gorze. Next to that, Dierkens points out that the pro-Carolingian atmosphere of the vita is the result of Frederik’s political vision that not only the bishop, but also the sovereign must play a fundamental role in the reformations.

ABSTRACT

Biography of Beregisus, the first superior of the congregation in Andage (Saint-Hubert) during the first decades of the eighth century. Next to a description of the life of the saint himself, this biography also contains valuable information regarding the earliest period of the congregation in Andage. Beregise was a saint born in the neighborhood of Namur around 670. He studied at the abbey school of Saint-Trond and was afterwards active at the court of Pippin of Herstal, the major of Austrasia. On request of Pippin and his wife Plectrude, Beregise founded a congregation in the Ardennes at Andage (later known as Saint-Hubert) and became its first abbot. He succeeded in gaining the support of the aristocracy for the congregation and in expanding the abbey’s domains. Beregise died in the period 725-746)

SOURCES

local oral tradition ((Despy 1991))
'episcopal vulgate of liège' ((Despy 1991))

INFLUENCE

MANUSCRIPTS

Namur, Bibliothèque publique, 2
Namur, Bibliothèque publique, 15

TRANSLATIONS

EDITIONS

Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur, Oct., I (1765) 520-530 (Link)
DE SMETH (C.), 'Sancti Servatii Tungrensis episcopi vitae antiquiores tres', Analecta Bollandiana, 1 (1882) 491 en 618-619

LITERATURE

Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur, oct., 1 (1765) 494-520
BAIX (F.), 'Bérégise', in: Dictionnaire d'histoire et de géographie ecclésiastiques, 8 (Parijs, 1934) 355-358
BALAU (S.), Les sources de l'histoire de Liège au Moyen Age, Étude critique (Bruxelles, 1903) 96-99
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina Suppl. 1180
COEMANS (E.), 'Bérégise', in: Bibliographie nationale, 2 (Brussel, 1868) 173-174
DESPY (G.), 'Questions sur les origines de l'abbaye de Saint-Hubert', in: J.-M. Duvosquel, J. Charneux (eds.), Saint-Hubert d'Ardenne. Hommage à Léon Hannecart (Cahiers d'histoire, 8) (Saint-Hubert, 1991) 242-256 (246-247)
DIERKENS (A.), 'L'auteur de la Vita sancti Beregisi abbatis (BHL 1180): Frédéric, prévôt de Gorze puis abbé de Saint-Hubert (+942)', in: E. Renarad, et al. (eds.), Scribere sanctorum gesta: Recueil d'études d'hagiographie médiévale offert à Guy Phillippart (Hagiologia: Etudes sur la sainteté en Occident, 3) (Turnhout, 2005) 417-440
DIERKENS (A.), 'Note sur un passage de la Vie de saint Bérégise', in: P. DOSTERT e.a. ed., Le Luxembourg en Lotharingie/Luxemburg im lotharingischen Raum. Mélanges Paul Margue/Festschrift Paul Margue (Luxemburg, 1993) 101-111
Index scriptorum operumque Latino-Belgicorum Medii Aevi 1 (Bruxelles, 1973) 131-3
KNOOD (A.), 'Saint Bérégise, fondateur de l'abbaye de Saint-Hubert', Revue diocesaine de Namur, 7 (1952) 48-52
KURTH (G.), 'Les premiers siècles de l'abbaye de Saint-Hubert', Bulletin de la Commission royale d'Histoire, 8 (1898), 7-112 (7-34)
Monasticon belge, V (Bruges and Liège: Abbaye de Maredsous, 1890-1993.) 12, 18, 21, 23-5
POTTHAST (A.), Bibliotheca Historica Medii Aevi, Wegweiser durch die Geschichtswerke des europäischen Mittelalters bis 1500, I (Berlin, 1896) 1205
ROUILLARD (P.), 'Beregiso', in: Bibliotheca Sanctorum, 2 (Rome, 1962) 1280
SCHROEDER (N.), 'Organiser et représenter l'espace d'un site monastique. L'exemple de Saint-Hubert du IXe au XIIe siècle', 89 (2011) 711-745
VAN DER ESSEN (L.), Etude critique et littéraire sur les Vitae des saints mérovingiens de l'ancienne Belgique, Université de Louvain. (Recueil de travaux d'histoire et de philologie, 1e série, 17) (Leuven/Paris, 1907) 112-125

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Contributor:
Renée Nip
Xavier Baecke

Update:
2013-05-17 14:51:35