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In natale sancti Edwoldi
Vita Eadwoldi

Century: 11

Hagiography

Latin

England

INCIPIT

Regius Christi miles Eadwoldus gloriosissimi Regis et martiris Eadmundi perhibetur fuisse germanus

EXPLICIT

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Goscelinus Sancti Bertini

Sex: M- Bio: monk of Saint Bertin's, 1058 or shortly after he followed bishop Hereman of Wiltshire (+1078) to England and was presumably monk in the monastery of Sherborne, stayed in several other monasteries (e.g.abbey of Canterbury), probably chaplain of the nuns of Wilton; +after 1106 (see Liebermann).-Status author (order, function): Benedictine Monks (OSB)

EDITING

Location: / - Date:1060-1070 (Licence, 2006: 199) - Commission: /

SIZE

CONTEXT

The veneration of St Edwoldus made the Abbey of Cerne one of the richest abbeys in England.

ABSTRACT

Life of saint Edwold (or Eadwold) of Cerne (9th century) in the form of five ‘lessons’. He was the brother of Edmund, king of East Anglia (+ 869). According to legend, Edwold left his homeland to live as a recluse in a desolate area near Cerne (Dorsetshire).

SOURCES

INFLUENCE

MANUSCRIPTS

London, British Library, Sloane 1772

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EDITIONS

LITERATURE

BLAIR (J.), 'A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints', in: A. Thacker, R. Scharpe (eds.), Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West, ed. (Oxford, 2002) 495–566, nr. 530
FAULKNER (M.), 'AElfric, St Edmund, and St Edwold of Cerne', Medium Aevum, 77 (2008) 1-9
HAMILTON (T.J.), Goscelin of Canterbury: A Critical Study of his Life, Works and Accomplishments, Ph.D. diss. (University of Virginia, 1973)
KEEN (L.), 'St Edwold the Confessor of Cerne', in: K. Barker (ed.), The Cerne Abbey Memorial Lectures (Cerne Abbas, 1988) 7-10
LICENCE (T.), 'Goscelin of St Bertin and the Life of St. Eadwold of Cerne ', The Journal of Medieval Latin, 16 (2006) 182-207
VAN DER LINDEN (S.), De Heiligen (Antwerpen, 1999)

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An-Katrien Hanselaer

Update:
2014-03-07 17:07:29