The Reform of the Frankish Church
Chrodegang of Metz and the Regula canonicorum in the Eighth Century
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Part of Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series
- Author: M. A. Claussen, University of San Francisco
- Date Published: June 2008
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- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521065375
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Chrodegang of Metz (c. 712–766) was a leading figure of the late Merovingian and early Carolingian Church. Born to one of the principal aristocratic families in Austrasia, he served as referendary of Charles Martel, and was appointed bishop of Metz in the 740s. As bishop, Chrodegang became one of the foremost churchmen in Francia, chairing councils, founding monasteries, and beginning a reform of the lives of the canons of the Metz cathedral. This book is a major study in the English language on Chrodegang, examining his preoccupation with the creation of communities of faith and concord modelled on the early Church. It explores his attempts to unite the Frankish episcopacy, his rule for the cathedral clergy in Metz - the Regula canonicorum - and his introduction of new liturgical practices that sought to transform his see into a hagiopolis, a holy city which provided a model for later Carolingian reform.
Read more- A major examination in the English language of the career of Chrodegang of Metz (c. 712–766)
- Interdisciplinary approach explores Chrodegang's programme of religious reform from a theological, anthropological and sociological perspective
- Explores the creation of spiritually ordered communities
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'This book bristles with new insights on an important figure, Chrodegang, and on an important topic, building religious community in the early medieval West. Its evocative turns of phrase and its judicious and helpful use of anthropological and narrative theory on almost every page make it a delight to read. Most of all, it's a very good history.' The Medieval Review
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- Date Published: June 2008
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521065375
- length: 364 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.544kg
- contains: 1 b/w illus. 2 maps
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
1. Chrodegang in the Frankish church
2. The Regula canonicorum
3. Chrodegang and the Rule of St. Benedict
4. Roman and Gallic sources for the Regula canonicorum
5. Individual, community and ritual in the Regula canonicorum
6. Hagiopolis
Bibliography
Index
Index of manuscripts
Index locorum.
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