Hélinand Of Froidmont
Helinand ( la, Helinandus, link=no) may refer to: *Helinand of Froidmont (fl. c. 1150 – c. 1230), monk, poet and chronicler *Helinand of Laon, bishop (1052–1096) *Helinand of Perseigne (fl. c. 1200), monk and theologian See also *Elinand Elinand, also known as Elinard, was prince of Galilee from 1143 or 1144 to around 1149. His parentage is unknown. He succeeded William I of Bures who either had died, or been forced into exile. Elinand was one of the main supporters of Melisende ...

Helinand Of Froidmont
Helinand of Froidmont (c. 1150—after 1229 (probably 1237)) was a medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer. Biography He was born of Flemish parents at Pronleroy in France around 1150. He studied under Ralph of Beauvais. Richard William Hunt, "Studies on Priscian in the Twelfth Century, II: The School of Ralph of Beauvais", in ''The History of Grammar in the Middle Ages: Collected Papers'' (John Benjamins, 1980), pp. 39–94, esp. 49–50. His talents as a minstrel won the favor of King Philip Augustus, and for some time he freely indulged in the pleasures of the world, after which he became a Cistercian monk at the in the diocese of Beauvais about the year 1190. From being a self-indulgent man of the world he became a model of piety and mortification in the monastery. Whatever time was not consumed in monastic exercises he devoted to ecclesiastical studies and, after his ordination to the priesthood, to preaching and writing. His date of death is said to be 3 F ...
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Helinand Of Laon
Helinand (or Elinand) was the bishop of Laon from 1052 to 1098.Paul J. Archambault''A Monk's Confession: The Memoirs of Guibert of Nogent''(Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996), pp. 122–124. John F. Benton''Self and Society in Medieval France: The Memoirs of Abbot Guibert of Nogent''(University of Toronto Press, 1984), pp. 146–147. Guibert of Nogent provides a short biography of Helinand in book III, chapter 2 of his autobiographical ''Monodies''. According to Guibert, he came from a poor and undistinguished family from the Vexin. He had little education. Through the intercession of Count , he became a chaplain to Walter's uncle, King Edward the Confessor of England. He was often sent on missions to King Henry I of France because of his knowledge of French ways. In England, he acquired great wealth, with which he bribed King Henry to make him bishop of Laon. He was ordained bishop on 14 June 1052.Suzanne Martinet (1991)"Élinand, évêque de Laon méconnu (1052–1098)" '' ...
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Helinand Of Perseigne
Helinand of Perseigne was a Cistercian monk and writer. He was the procurator of the Perseigne Abbey during the abbacy of Adam ().Barthélemy Hauréau, ''Histoire Littéraire du Maine, Tome Sixième'' (Dumoulin, 1873), pp. 102–103. He wrote a commentary on the ''Book of Revelation'', mentioned by John of Wales around 1280. It is now lost. Some preserved glosses on the ''Book of Exodus'' are also attributed to him. Réjane Molina has advanced the theory that Helinand of Froidmont Helinand of Froidmont (c. 1150—after 1229 (probably 1237)) was a medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer. Biography He was born of Flemish parents at Pronleroy in France around 1150. He studied under Ralph of Beauvais. Richard W ... spent time at Perseigne before moving to Froidmont and that consequently the two authors are in fact one person.Beverly M. Kienzle (1997)"Hélinand de Froidmont et la prédication cistercienne dans le Midi (1145–1229)" ''Cahiers de Fanjeaux'' 32: 37–6 ...
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