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[[File:Relic of Saint Pirminius - Speyer Cathedral - Speyer - Germany 2017.jpg|thumb|right|Relic in [[Speyer Cathedral]].]] |
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Saint '''Pirmin''' (latinized ''Pirminius'', born before 700 ({{circa|670}} according to many sources<ref>https://catholicsaints.info/saint-pirmin/</ref>), died November 3, 753 in [[Hornbach, Germany|Hornbach]]),<ref name="old">{{cite book|last=Old|first=Hughes Oliphant|author-link=Hughes Oliphant Old|title=The reading and preaching of the scriptures in the worship of the Christian church|year=1998|publisher=Wm. Eerdmans|isbn=978-0-8028-4619-8|pages=137–40|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEHfx7RRGcIC&pg=PA137|chapter=3}}</ref> was a [[Merovingian dynasty|Merovingian-era]] monk and missionary. |
Saint '''Pirmin''' (latinized ''Pirminius'', born before 700 ({{circa|670}} according to many sources<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://catholicsaints.info/saint-pirmin/|title = Saint Pirmin|date = 11 October 2009}}</ref>), died November 3, 753 in [[Hornbach, Germany|Hornbach]]),<ref name="old">{{cite book|last=Old|first=Hughes Oliphant|author-link=Hughes Oliphant Old|title=The reading and preaching of the scriptures in the worship of the Christian church|year=1998|publisher=Wm. Eerdmans|isbn=978-0-8028-4619-8|pages=137–40|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEHfx7RRGcIC&pg=PA137|chapter=3}}</ref> was a [[Merovingian dynasty|Merovingian-era]] monk and missionary. |
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He founded or restored numerous monasteries in [[Alemannia]] ([[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]), especially in the [[Alsace]], along the [[Upper Rhine]] and in the [[Lake Constance]] region. |
He founded or restored numerous monasteries in [[Alemannia]] ([[Duchy of Swabia|Swabia]]), especially in the [[Alsace]], along the [[Upper Rhine]] and in the [[Lake Constance]] region. |
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Pirmin was probably from the area of [[Narbonne]], possibly of [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] origin.<ref name="old"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Jecker|first=Gall|title=Die Heimat des hl. Pirmin des Apostels der Alamannen|year=1927|publisher=Aschendorf}}</ref> Many Visigoths fled to [[Francia]] after the [[Arab conquest of Spain]] at the beginning of the 8th century.<ref name="fletcher">{{cite book|last=Fletcher|first=Richard A.|title=The barbarian conversion: from paganism to Christianity|year=1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-21859-8|pages=203–204|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RB5aWgr7l-gC&pg=PA203}}</ref> |
Pirmin was probably from the area of [[Narbonne]], possibly of [[Visigoths|Visigothic]] origin.<ref name="old"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Jecker|first=Gall|title=Die Heimat des hl. Pirmin des Apostels der Alamannen|year=1927|publisher=Aschendorf}}</ref> Many Visigoths fled to [[Francia]] after the [[Arab conquest of Spain]] at the beginning of the 8th century.<ref name="fletcher">{{cite book|last=Fletcher|first=Richard A.|title=The barbarian conversion: from paganism to Christianity|year=1999|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-21859-8|pages=203–204|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RB5aWgr7l-gC&pg=PA203}}</ref> |
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From 718 onwards, he was abbot of the monastery ''Quortolodora'' in [[Antwerp]] ([[Austrasia]])<ref>"De ecclesia in Antweppo ''(sic)'' castello" by Theodoricus, Codex aureus, Echternach, 1190-1191</ref> and, together with its pupils, |
From 718 onwards, he was abbot of the monastery ''Quortolodora'' in [[Antwerp]] ([[Austrasia]])<ref>"De ecclesia in Antweppo ''(sic)'' castello" by Theodoricus, Codex aureus, Echternach, 1190-1191</ref> and, together with its pupils, served the church inside the [[broch]], [[Het Steen]]. (In the 12th century, this church was dedicated to [[Saint Walpurga]].) According to legend, Pirmin blessed a spring that wells up near [[Kaundorf]]. The spring’s water is said to have healing properties. A chapel on the site is dedicated to him.<ref>[https://www.naturpark-sure.lu/en/offer/st-pirmin-kapelle-kaundorf/ "St. Pirmin Kaundorf", Naturpark Öewersauer]</ref> |
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Pirmin gained the favour of [[Charles Martel]], mayor of the palace of Francia. He was sent to help rebuild [[Disentis Abbey]] in what is today Switzerland. In 724, he was appointed abbot of Mittelzell Abbey on [[Reichenau Island]], which had earlier founded.<ref name="old"/> Later, for political reasons, he was banished to [[Duchy of Alsace|Alsace]]. In 753, he died in the abbey at |
After a while Pirmin was invited by count Rohingus to stay at his ''[[villa]]'' in Thommen, near [[Sankt Vith]] in the [[Ardennes]]. Pirmin gained the favour of [[Charles Martel]], mayor of the palace of Francia. He was sent to help rebuild [[Disentis Abbey]] in what is today Switzerland. In 724, he was appointed abbot of Mittelzell Abbey on [[Reichenau Island]], which had earlier founded.<ref name="old"/> Later, for political reasons, he was banished to [[Duchy of Alsace|Alsace]]. In 753, he died in [[Hornbach Abbey|the abbey at Hornbach]], where his body is entombed. |
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==Missionary and other activities== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/76055 |
* {{cite web|language=italian|url=http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/76055|title=San Pirmino Abate|website=santiebeati.it}} |
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Latest revision as of 06:01, 11 August 2024
Saint Pirmin | |
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 Late medieval figure of Saint Pirmin at Murbach Abbey | |
| Born | 700 somewhere in Spain |
| Died | November 3, 753 Hornbach, Germany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | November 3 |
Saint Pirmin (latinized Pirminius, born before 700 (c. 670 according to many sources[1]), died November 3, 753 in Hornbach),[2] was a Merovingian-era monk and missionary. He founded or restored numerous monasteries in Alemannia (Swabia), especially in the Alsace, along the Upper Rhine and in the Lake Constance region.
Biography
[edit]Pirmin was probably from the area of Narbonne, possibly of Visigothic origin.[2][3] Many Visigoths fled to Francia after the Arab conquest of Spain at the beginning of the 8th century.[4]
From 718 onwards, he was abbot of the monastery Quortolodora in Antwerp (Austrasia)[5] and, together with its pupils, served the church inside the broch, Het Steen. (In the 12th century, this church was dedicated to Saint Walpurga.) According to legend, Pirmin blessed a spring that wells up near Kaundorf. The spring’s water is said to have healing properties. A chapel on the site is dedicated to him.[6]
After a while Pirmin was invited by count Rohingus to stay at his villa in Thommen, near Sankt Vith in the Ardennes. Pirmin gained the favour of Charles Martel, mayor of the palace of Francia. He was sent to help rebuild Disentis Abbey in what is today Switzerland. In 724, he was appointed abbot of Mittelzell Abbey on Reichenau Island, which had earlier founded.[2] Later, for political reasons, he was banished to Alsace. In 753, he died in the abbey at Hornbach, where his body is entombed.
Missionary and other activities
[edit]Pirmin's missionary work mainly took place in the Alsace and the upper area of the Rhine and the Danube. Besides actively preaching and converting, he also founded or reformed many monasteries, such as those at Amorbach, Gengenbach, Murbach, Wissembourg, Marmoutier, Neuweiler, and Reichenau. Pirmin secured endowments from area nobility: Odilo of Bavaria financed the foundation of Niederaltaich Abbey,[4] Werner I of what became the Salian dynasty endowed the new abbey at Hornbach.
The most important of Pirmin's books is Dicta Abbatis Pirminii, de Singulis Libris Canonicis Scarapsus ("Words of Abbot Pirminius, extracts from the Single Canonical Books").[7] The book collects quotations from Church Fathers and scriptures, presumably for use by missionaries,[2] or reading during monastic meals. Written between 710-724, it contains the earliest appearance of the present text of the Apostles' Creed.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Saint Pirmin". 11 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d Old, Hughes Oliphant (1998). "3". The reading and preaching of the scriptures in the worship of the Christian church. Wm. Eerdmans. pp. 137–40. ISBN 978-0-8028-4619-8.
- ^ Jecker, Gall (1927). Die Heimat des hl. Pirmin des Apostels der Alamannen. Aschendorf.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Richard A. (1999). The barbarian conversion: from paganism to Christianity. University of California Press. pp. 203–204. ISBN 978-0-520-21859-8.
- ^ "De ecclesia in Antweppo (sic) castello" by Theodoricus, Codex aureus, Echternach, 1190-1191
- ^ "St. Pirmin Kaundorf", Naturpark Öewersauer
- ^ J.P. Migne, Patrologia Latina 89, 1029 ff. ; Hauswald, Eckhard, ed. (2010). Scarapsus. Monumenta Germaniae historica. Quellen zur Geistesgeschichte des Mittelalters. Vol. 25. Hannover: Hahnsche Buchhandlung. ISBN 978-3-7752-1025-6.
- ^ Kelly, J.N.D. (1974). 'Early Christian Creeds. Longman. p. 398.
External links
[edit]- "San Pirmino Abate". santiebeati.it (in Italian).
