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{{short description|French monk and chronicler (c. 960 – c. 1010)}} | {{short description|French monk and chronicler (c. 960 – c. 1010)}} | ||
'''Aimoin of Fleury''' ({{langx|la|Aimoinus (Annonius; Aemonius) Floriacensis}}; {{circa|960|1010}}) was a medieval [[France|French]] monk and chronicler active in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. He was born at [[Villefranche-de-Longchat]], in [[France|Southwestern France]], about 960. Early in his life he entered the [[monastery]] of [[Fleury Abbey|Fleury]], where he became a monk and then passed the greater part of his life. Between c. 980 and 985 Aimoin wrote about [[Saint Benedict]] in the Abbey of Fleury-sur-Loire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aimoin|title = Aimoin | French monk and historian}}</ref> His chief work is the ''Historia Francorum'', or ''Libri V. de Gestis Francorum'', which deals with the history of the [[Franks]] from the earliest times to 653, and was continued by other writers until the middle of the 12th century. It was much in vogue during the [[Middle Ages]], but its historical value is now regarded as slight | '''Aimoin of Fleury''' ({{langx|la|Aimoinus (Annonius; Aemonius) Floriacensis}}; {{circa|960|1010}}) was a medieval [[France|French]] monk and chronicler active in the late 10th and early 11th centuries. He was born at [[Villefranche-de-Longchat]], in [[France|Southwestern France]], about 960. Early in his life he entered the [[monastery]] of [[Fleury Abbey|Fleury]], where he became a monk and then passed the greater part of his life. Between c. 980 and 985 Aimoin wrote about [[Saint Benedict]] in the Abbey of Fleury-sur-Loire.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aimoin|title = Aimoin | French monk and historian}}</ref> | ||
His chief work is the ''Historia Francorum'', or ''Libri V. de Gestis Francorum'', which deals with the history of the [[Franks]] from the earliest times to 653, and was continued by other writers until the middle of the 12th century. It was much in vogue during the [[Middle Ages]], but its historical value is now regarded as slight.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Aimoin|volume=1|page=439}} Endote: See ''Histoire littéraire de la France'', tome vii. (Paris, 1865–1869).</ref> Its early printed edition was prepared by a French humanist Guillaume Parvy ({{langx|la|Guilielmus Parvus}}, 1470-1536) and published in 1514 by [[Paris]]ian printers [[Jean Petit (printer)|Jean Petit]] ({{langx|la|Johannes Parvus}}) and [[Jodocus Badius]] ({{langx|la|Iodocus Badius Ascensius}}),{{sfn|Parvus|1514|p=}} while later editions were published on several occasions, including the 1853 edition in ''[[Patrologiae cursus completus]]'' (tome 139).{{sfn|Migne|1853|p=627-802}} | |||
In 1004 Aimoin also wrote ''Vita Abbonis, abbatis Floriacensis'', the last of a series of lives of the [[abbot]]s of Fleury, all of which, except the life of [[Abbo of Fleury|Abbo]], have been lost. This was published by [[Jean Mabillon|J. Mabillon]] in the ''Acta sanctorum ordinis sancti Benedicti'' (Paris, 1668–1701).<ref name="EB1911"/> | In 1004 Aimoin also wrote ''Vita Abbonis, abbatis Floriacensis'', the last of a series of lives of the [[abbot]]s of Fleury, all of which, except the life of [[Abbo of Fleury|Abbo]], have been lost. This was published by [[Jean Mabillon|J. Mabillon]] in the ''Acta sanctorum ordinis sancti Benedicti'' (Paris, 1668–1701).<ref name="EB1911"/> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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* {{Cite book|editor-last=Parvus|editor-first=Guilielmus|title=Annonij monachi Benedictini: De Regum procerumque Francorum origine gestisque clarissimis|year=1514|location=Parisii|publisher=Ioannes Parvus & Iodocus Badius Ascensius|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o7xfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PP5}} | |||
* {{Cite book|editor-last=Migne|editor-first=Jacobus Paulus|editor-link=Jacques Paul Migne|chapter=Aimoini Historiae Francorum libri quatuor|title=Patrologiae cursus completus|volume=139|year=1853|location=Lutetiae Parisiorum|publisher=Migne|pages=627–802|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7mOo8FnL2_YC&pg=PA627}} | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[ | * [https://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/30_10_0950-1008-_Aimoinus_Floriacensis.html Opera Omnia by Migne Patrologia Latina with analytical indices] | ||
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