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Durandus Of Troarn
Durandus of Troarn (b. about 1012, at Le Neubourg near Evreux; d. 1089, at Troarn near Caen) was a French Benedictine and ecclesiastical writer. Affiliated from early childhood to the Benedictine community of Mont-Sainte-Cathérine and of Saint-Vandrille, he was made abbot of the newly founded Saint-Martin of Troarn by William, Duke of Normandy, in whose esteem he stood on a par with Lanfranc, Anselm of Canterbury, Anselm, and Gerbert of Abbey of Saint Wandrille, Saint-Wandrille. Ordericus Vitalis calls him ''ecclesiastici cantus et dogmatis doctor peritissimus''. Of his achievements in sacred music we know nothing beyond that mention, but we have his ''Liber de Corpore et Sanguine Domini'' against Berengarius. The ninth and last part of it contains precious historical information about the heresiarch. In Durandus's mind Berengarius is a figurist pure and simple, after the manner of Scotus Eriugena, whose now lost book he is said to have possessed and used. In the rest of his book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Neubourg
Le Neubourg is a commune in Eure, Normandy, France. The composer and organist Roger Boucher (1885–1918) was born in Le Neubourg. History In the 11th century the manor of Le Neubourg was a subsidiary holding of Roger de Beaumont (d.1094), a principal adviser to William the Conqueror, and feudal lord of Beaumont-le-Roger situated 12 km to the SW. He gave the manor to his second son Henry de Beaumont (c.1048-1119), who was created 1st Earl of Warwick Earl of Warwick is one of the most prestigious titles in the peerages of the United Kingdom. The title has been created four times in English history, and the name refers to Warwick Castle and the town of Warwick. Overview The first creation ... in 1088 and who adopted for himself and his descendants the surname "de Newburgh", the Anglicised adjectival form of his Norman lordship. The name was Latinised to ''de Novo Burgo'', meaning "from the new borough/town". Population See also * Communes of the Eure department Ref ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |