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{{Short description|Benedictine monk and poet}}
{{for|the Abbot of Farfa of this name|Wandelbert of Farfa}}
{{for|the Abbot of Farfa of this name|Wandelbert of Farfa}}
[[File:Wandalbert · Prüm · Martyrologĭum.jpg|thumb|Wandalbert of Prüm presents his martyrology to a king, presumably [[Louis the German]]. Depiction from a 9th century manuscript]]
[[File:Wandalbert · Prüm · Martyrologĭum.jpg|thumb|Wandalbert of Prüm presents his martyrology to a king, presumably [[Louis the German]]. Depiction from a 9th-century manuscript]]
'''Wandalbert''' (813 – died after 850), also known as '''Wandalbert of Prüm'''<ref>{{cite book |author1=Matthew Innes |editor1-last=Screen |editor1-first=Elina |editor2-last=West |editor2-first=Charles |title=Writing the Early Medieval West |date=2018 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |page=244 |chapter=Queenship in Dispute: Fastrada, History and Law}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=West |first1=Charles |title=Reframing the Feudal Revolution: Political and Social Transformation between Marne and Moselle, c. 800 – c. 1100 |date=2013 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridge |page=65}}</ref> or '''Wandalbertus Prumiensis''',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wispelwey |first1=Berend |title=Biographical Index of the Middle Ages |date=2011 |publisher=De Gruyter Saur |location=Berlin |page=1138}}</ref> was a [[Benedictine]] [[monk]], distinguished poet, and theological writer.
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'''Wandelbert''' (813 - d. after 850) was a [[Benedictine]] [[monk]] and theological writer. Little is known of his personal history. He was apparently a native of [[Francia]], and in 839 he was already a monk at the [[Abbey of Prüm]], where he died. About this date Abbot [[Markward of Bouillon|Markward]] commissioned him to rewrite the old ''Life of [[Goar of Aquitaine|St. Goar]]'' and to supplement it by an account of the [[miracle]]s worked by the saint. The life Wandelbert wrote is not without historical value.


==Life==
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He composed his second work, a [[martyrology]] in verse that was finished about 848, at the request of [[Otrich]], a priest of [[Cologne]], and with the aid of his friend [[Florus of Lyon]]. The martyrology is based on earlier ones, particularly that of the [[Venerable Bede]]. The arrangement follows the calendar, and a brief account is given for each day of the life and death of one or more [[saint]]s. Together with the martyrology are poems on the months and their signs, on the various kinds of agricultural labour, the seasons for hunting, fishing, cultivation of fruit, of the fields, and of vineyards, and the [[Liturgy of the Hours|church Hours]]. The poetry is, in general, uniform and monotonous, the most graceful passages are various descriptions of nature.
Little is known of his personal history. He was apparently a native of [[Francia]], born around 813.<ref name=Strong>[https://www.biblicalcyclopedia.com/enwiki/w/wandelbert.html ''The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature''. (James Strong and John McClintock) Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880]</ref>


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In 839 he was already a monk at the [[Abbey of Prüm]], where he was head of the school. About this date Abbot Markward commissioned him to rewrite the old ''Life of [[Goar of Aquitaine|St. Goar]]'' and to supplement it by an account of the miracles worked by the saint. It originated in the desire to perpetuate the fame of St. Goar, whose cell on the Rhine was given to the monastery of Prüm by [[Pepin the Short|King Pepin]]. The life Wandalbert wrote is not without historical value.<ref name=Strong/>
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Wandelbert also wrote a (lost) work on the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].

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He composed his second work, a [[martyrology]] in verse that was finished about 848, at the request of Otrich, a priest of [[Cologne]], and with the aid of his friend [[Florus of Lyon]]. The martyrology is based on earlier ones, particularly that of the [[Venerable Bede]]. The arrangement follows the calendar, and a brief account is given for each day of the life and death of one or more [[saint]]s.<ref name=Strong/> Together with the martyrology are poems on the months and their signs, on the various kinds of agricultural labour, the seasons for hunting, fishing, cultivation of fruit, of the fields, and of vineyards, and the [[Liturgy of the Hours|church Hours]]. The poetry is, in general, uniform and monotonous, the most graceful passages are various descriptions of nature.

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Wandalbert also wrote a (lost) work on the [[Mass (liturgy)|Mass]].


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
*Heinz Erich Stienen (1981), ''Wandalbert von Prüm. Vita et Miracula sancti Goaris''
*Heinz Erich Stienen (1981), ''Wandalbert von Prüm. Vita et Miracula sancti Goaris''


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[[Category:Writers of the Carolingian Empire]]
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Revision as of 12:53, 9 June 2024

For the Abbot of Farfa of this name, see Wandelbert of Farfa.
Wandalbert of Prüm presents his martyrology to a king, presumably Louis the German. Depiction from a 9th-century manuscript

Wandalbert (813 – died after 850), also known as Wandalbert of Prüm[1][2] or Wandalbertus Prumiensis,[3] was a Benedictine monk, distinguished poet, and theological writer.

Life

Little is known of his personal history. He was apparently a native of Francia, born around 813.[4]

In 839 he was already a monk at the Abbey of Prüm, where he was head of the school. About this date Abbot Markward commissioned him to rewrite the old Life of St. Goar and to supplement it by an account of the miracles worked by the saint. It originated in the desire to perpetuate the fame of St. Goar, whose cell on the Rhine was given to the monastery of Prüm by King Pepin. The life Wandalbert wrote is not without historical value.[4]

He composed his second work, a martyrology in verse that was finished about 848, at the request of Otrich, a priest of Cologne, and with the aid of his friend Florus of Lyon. The martyrology is based on earlier ones, particularly that of the Venerable Bede. The arrangement follows the calendar, and a brief account is given for each day of the life and death of one or more saints.[4] Together with the martyrology are poems on the months and their signs, on the various kinds of agricultural labour, the seasons for hunting, fishing, cultivation of fruit, of the fields, and of vineyards, and the church Hours. The poetry is, in general, uniform and monotonous, the most graceful passages are various descriptions of nature.

Wandalbert also wrote a (lost) work on the Mass.

References

  1. ^ Matthew Innes (2018). "Queenship in Dispute: Fastrada, History and Law". In Screen, Elina; West, Charles (eds.). Writing the Early Medieval West. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 244.
  2. ^ West, Charles (2013). Reframing the Feudal Revolution: Political and Social Transformation between Marne and Moselle, c. 800 – c. 1100. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 65.
  3. ^ Wispelwey, Berend (2011). Biographical Index of the Middle Ages. Berlin: De Gruyter Saur. p. 1138.
  4. ^ a b c The Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. (James Strong and John McClintock) Harper and Brothers; NY; 1880

Sources

  • Heinz Erich Stienen (1981), Wandalbert von Prüm. Vita et Miracula sancti Goaris
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