Helinand of Perseigne was a
Cistercian monk and writer. He was the
procurator
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of the
Perseigne Abbey
Perseigne Abbey (french: Abbaye de Perseigne) is a former Cistercian abbey, formally established in 1145 on land given by William III, Count of Ponthieu, and suppressed in 1791 during the French Revolution. It is located in the north of the Sarthe ...
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
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'', mentioned by
John of Wales
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Born between 1210 and 1230, almost certainly in Wales, Joh ...
around 1280. It is now
lost
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. Some preserved glosses on the ''
Book of Exodus
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'' 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: 37–67, citing Molina (1987), "Helinand de Froidmont, Helinand de Perseigne, et la littérature de Graal", in ''Les Cahiers de l'Abbaye de St. Arnount'' 2: 57–63.
References
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French Cistercians