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De venerabilo viro Godefrido Pachomio, monacho VillariensiVita Godefridi Pachomii, monachi Villariensis
Century: 13
Hagiography
Latin
Dioc. Liège
Duchy of Brabant
Duchy of Brabant
INCIPIT
Prol: Scribere propono Spiritus sancti dono vitam et actus fratris carissimi, plus provocatus ... -- Ep: Dilectae et praedilectae germanae sorori Aleidi, sanctimoniali in Parcho Dominarum, frater Thomas monachus in Villari, ...-- Corp: Unde sit natus frater Godefridus, de quibus parentibus, et primo de patre eius. Est in Brabantia in Leodiensi diocesi oppidum, quod dicitur Lovanium, ...
EXPLICIT
... Quad congaudendum est ei, qui longa exsilii huius captivitate transiit ad propriam perennis vitae memoriam ...
Sex: M- Bio: Chanter in Villers (at the latest since 1260). Entered together with his twee brothers and his father Renier, chamberlain and secretary of the duke of Brabant, in Villers c.1215-1220 (1216?) under the abbacy of Godefrey of Utrecht (Trajectensis).-Status author (order, function): Cistercian Monks (SOCist)
EDITING
Location:Villers - Date:after November 2nd, 1262 († Godfried Pachomius) - Commission: /
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CONTEXT
Godfried Pachomius entered the monastery of Villers together with his father Renier and his brothers Renier and Thomas. His Vita was written by his brother Thomas for their sister Alice, who lived as a Cistercian nun in Vrouwenpark.
ABSTRACT
Life of Godfried, called Pachomius († 2 November 1262), written by his brother Thomas. After his sojourn with the regular canons of St-Geertrui near Louvain, Godfried Pachomius entered the Cistercian abbey of Villers around 1216. Godfried Pachomius is praised in the Vita for his charity, his visions and prophecies, his self-discipline, etc.
SOURCES
INFLUENCE
MANUSCRIPTS
Wien, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Series Nova (Fidei-Komm)
TRANSLATIONS
EDITIONS
PONCELET (A.), 'De venerabili viro Godefrido Pachomio, monacho Villariensi', in: Analecta Bollandiana, 14 (1895) 263-268 (fragment)
LITERATURE
DELAISSÉ (E.), ‘Le nombre de bienheureux á Villers-en-Brabant aux XIIe et XIIIe siècles’, Revue bénédictine, 117 (2007) 388
ROISIN (S.), L'hagiographie cistercienne dans la dioc�se de Li�ge au XIIIe si�cle, Universit� de Louvain. Recueil de travaux d'histoire et de philologie, 3e s�rie, 27 (Leuven-Brussel, 1947) 43-44
ROISIN (S.), L'hagiographie cistercienne dans la dioc�se de Li�ge au XIIIe si�cle, Universit� de Louvain. Recueil de travaux d'histoire et de philologie, 3e s�rie, 27 (Leuven-Brussel, 1947) 43-44
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Contributor:
Sara Moens
Update:
2014-07-09 14:27:35
© The Narrative Sources from the Medieval Low Countries (Brussels: Royal Historical Commission, since 2009). URL: www.narrative-sources.be (accessed May 14th 2025).
Contributor:
Sara Moens
Update:
2014-07-09 14:27:35
© The Narrative Sources from the Medieval Low Countries (Brussels: Royal Historical Commission, since 2009). URL: www.narrative-sources.be (accessed May 14th 2025).
