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Rabanus Maurus

Also known as Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Hrabanus, Rhabanus, Hrabanus Magnentius, Hrabanus Maurus, Raban Maur, Rhabanus Maurus

archbishop of Mainz and writer (d. 856)

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Rabanus Maurus was a male theologian, writer, philosopher, and Catholic priest within the Benedictines religious order. He held the positions of head teacher and abbot in the Carolingian Empire. His notable work is *De laudibus sanctae crucis*. He is also described by sources including the *Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

He was born and died in Mainz, with his death occurring on February 4, 856. He is buried at St. Alban's Abbey. His feast day is February 4. He wrote in Latin and spoke Latin. He was a student of Eigil of Fulda and Alcuin. His students included Walafrid Strabo, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Rudolf of Fulda, and Lupus Servatus. He is known by the nickname *primus praeceptor Germaniae*.

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It sits within the topics 780s births, 856 deaths and 9th-century archbishops.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 2

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Hrabanus Magnentius Maurus, eine Historische Monographie
Louanges de la sainte croix (Collection L'Image et le mot)

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Country: Germany
Active from: 780
Active to: 856

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,414
Total plays: 8,173

Key facts

Born: c. 780, Mainz
Died: 4 February 856 (aged 75 – 76), Winkel
Venerated in: Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast: 4 February
Influences: Alcuin

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Carolingian Empire
Place of birth: Mainz
Place of death: Mainz
Position held: head teacher
Languages spoken: Latin
Religion: Catholic Church
Student of: Alcuin
Image: Rabanus Maurus.jpg
Religious order: Benedictines

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Commons category: Rabanus Maurus
date of death: 0856-02-04
date of birth: 0784-00-00
canonization status: saint
feast day: February 4
writing language: Latin
Commons Creator page: Rabanus Maurus
nickname: primus praeceptor Germaniae
place of burial: St. Alban's Abbey
P8168: Jeremiah S. Chechik
P13311: Laurent Koscielny

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Works in European collections

36 objects attributed to Rabanus Maurus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Commentarii in Geneseos lib. I-IV (editing)

In Ecclesiasticum commentarii.

Fragment: In Genesim, Lib.III

[Mediation, prayers and epistles]

[Glossarium latinum

[Expositio in Tobiam;

Vitae sanctorum

Homiliae sanctorum patrum

Homiliae

Rabani Mauri ... Commentaria in Hieremiam prophetam ..

In Ieremiam - BSB Clm 6223

De institutione clericorum libri duo, quorum alter conflatus ex libris II et III [u.a.] - BSB Clm 14405

In librum Numerorum - BSB Clm 6261

In Genesin - BSB Clm 6260

In Matthaeum - BSB Clm 6268

De musica - BSB Clm 14523

Commentarii in libros Paralipomenon - BSB Clm 6262

In libros Regum - BSB Clm 14384

Rabani Mauri ... Commentaria antehac nunquam typis excusa in Genesim libri IIII in Exodum libri IIII

Rabani Mauri ... Commentaria antehac nunquam typis excusa in Numeros libri IIII, Deuteronomium lib. IIII

Rabani Mauri Moguntinensis Archiepiscopi De clericorum institutione & ceremoniis Ecclesiae ex Veteri & Nouo Testamento ... libri III

Rabanus Maurus, Expositio in Apocalypsim.

Hrabanus über die Bücher Samuelis 1.2 (Regum 1.2). [Cod. Guelf. 53 Weiss.]

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Encyclopedic overview

Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (c. 780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, theologian, poet, encyclopedist and military writer who became archbishop of Mainz in East Francia. He was the author of the encyclopaedia De rerum naturis ("On the Natures of Things"). He also wrote treatises on education and grammar and commentaries on the Bible. He was one of the most prominent teachers and writers of the Carolingian age, and was called "Praeceptor Germaniae", or "the teacher of Germany". In the most recent edition of the Roman Martyrology (Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, p. 133), his feast is given as 4 February and he is qualified as a Saint ('sanctus').

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