Richbod
Sign in to saveRichbod was a Frankish monk and prelate who was the Abbot of Lorsch from 784 and and Archbishop of Trier from around 792, holding all three of these positions concurrently. He is first documented as a monk in the Lorsch monastery, where he worked as a document clerk. After, he would be noticed and picked up as a student of Alcuin at the court of Charlemagne. Whilst under king he would rise to role of advisor and be awarded the titles of:
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Within Vinony's link graph, Richbod is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Virgil, Charlemagne and Gospel.
It sits within the topics 804 deaths, 8th-century Frankish bishops and 8th-century Frankish writers.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of death
- Trier
- Occupation
- Catholic priest
- Position held
- abbot
- Religion
- Catholic Church
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- date of death
- 0804-10-01
- date of birth
- 0800-01-01
- place of burial
- Abbey and Altenmünster of Lorsch
- described by source
- Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie
- P8168
- Miellen
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Richbod's Love of Vergil
- Involvement with the Lorsch Annals
- Other Key Points
- Death
- References
- Sources
Richbod was a Frankish monk and prelate who was the Abbot of Lorsch from 784 and and Archbishop of Trier from around 792, holding all three of these positions concurrently. He is first documented as a monk in the Lorsch monastery, where he worked as a document clerk. After, he would be noticed and picked up as a student of Alcuin at the court of Charlemagne. Whilst under king he would rise to role of advisor and be awarded the titles of:
== Richbod's Love of Vergil == It would be in the court's inner circle, where the learned assumed ancient names associated with wise men, he was Macarius. He was regarded as a man wise before God and popular with men. According to Alcuin, he was a great admirer of Vergil, whose Aeneid he was reputed to know better than the Gospels.
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