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Pierre Coral
Pierre Coral (died 1286) was a French monk and historian. He was the prior of Saint-Martin de Limoges, then abbot from 1247 until 28 August 1276, when he became the Abbey of Tulle, abbot of Tulle (as Pierre III), a position he held until his death., calls him Pierre de Coral. He was buried in Tulle next to the altar of Martin of Tours, Saint Martin. Pierre wrote in Latin the first chronicle of the abbey of Saint-Martin de Limoges. He had access to a now lost cartulary, the ''Liber beate Marie'', and also to charters of Bishop Hilduin (bishop of Limoges), Hilduin, a passionary and a necrology. He acquired the ''Chronicle'' of Adhemar of Chabannes from neighbouring monasteries. Pierre's chronicle begins with the refoundation of the abbey by Hilduin in 1012, although it mentions events going back to its legendary founding by Saint Eligius in 648. It continues down to 1275. The autograph manuscript of Pierre's chronicle is lost. It survives in four manuscripts, Bibliothèque nationale d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint-Martin De Limoges
Saint-Martin de Limoges (or Saint-Martin-lez-Limoges) was a Benedictine Order, Benedictine monastery in Limoges from 1012 and a house of Congregation of the Feuillants, Feuillants from 1624 until 1791. For the early years of the monastery before its re-foundation, there is no other source than the 13th-century chronicle of the Abbot Pierre Coral. He records that a monastery dedicated to Martin of Tours was founded around 640 by the parents of Saint Eligius, and that the latter's brother, Alicius, was the first abbot. It was subsequently destroyed by Pippin I of Aquitaine during the a civil war and then again by Vikings. How much of this history is true is impossible to say, but there was certainly an abandoned church outside the walls by the year 1000. Bishop Hilduin (bishop of Limoges), Hilduin of Limoges established a Benedictine Order, Benedictine monastery at that place in 1012. This is mentioned by a contemporary, Ademar of Chabannes. Hilduin and his brother, the Abbey of Sai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |