Werner Rolevinck (1425–1502) was a
Carthusian
The Carthusians, also known as the Order of Carthusians ( la, Ordo Cartusiensis), are a Latin enclosed religious order of the Catholic Church. The order was founded by Bruno of Cologne in 1084 and includes both monks and nuns. The order has its ...
monk
A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...
and historian who wrote about 50 titles. He was born near
Laer
Laer () is a municipality in the district of Steinfurt, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated approximately south of Steinfurt and north-west of Münster
Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Sta ...
,
Westphalia
Westphalia (; german: Westfalen ; nds, Westfalen ) is a region of northwestern Germany and one of the three historic parts of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It has an area of and 7.9 million inhabitants.
The territory of the regio ...
, the son of a wealthy farmer. In 1447 he entered
Cologne Charterhouse
Cologne Charterhouse (german: Kölner Kartause) was a Carthusian monastery or charterhouse established in the Severinsviertel district, in the present Altstadt-Süd, of Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1334, the monastery developed into the largest ch ...
, where he later died. His most famous work was his history of the world from
Creation
Creation may refer to:
Religion
*''Creatio ex nihilo'', the concept that matter was created by God out of nothing
* Creation myth, a religious story of the origin of the world and how people first came to inhabit it
* Creationism, the belief tha ...
to
Pope Sixtus IV
Pope Sixtus IV ( it, Sisto IV: 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 to his death in August 1484. His accomplishments as pope include ...
, th
''Fasciculus temporum''("Little bundles of time"), which was published in many editions and translations between 1474 and 1726, including almost 40 editions during his lifetime. His other well-known work was a description of the manners and customs of his native land entitled ''De laude veteris Saxsoniæ nunc Westphaliæ dictæ''.
His master work was translated into French in 1495 by
Pierre Desrey
Pierre Desrey de Troyes () was a French chronicler, historian, genealogist and translator.
Relatively little is known of his life, but his work is of value to historians.
Life and work
Desrey was born around 1450 and died around 1514.
He was a n ...
as ''Fleurs et manières des temps passés''.
References
External links
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1425 births
1502 deaths
Carthusians
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