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词条 On the Resting-Places of the Saints
释义

  1. The Manuscripts

  2. Þá hálgan

  3. Secgan

     List of the Saints and their resting places  Notes on the list 

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. Bibliography

  7. External links

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On the Resting-Places of the Saints is a heading given to two early medieval pieces of writing, also known as Þá hálgan and the Secgan, which exist in various manuscript forms in both Old English and Latin, the earliest surviving manuscripts of which date to the mid-11th century. Secgan is so named from its Old English incipit, Secgan be þam Godes sanctum þe on Engla lande aerost reston "Tale of God's saints who first rested in England"), and is a list of fifty places which had shrines and remains of Anglo-Saxon saints. Þá hálgan (pronounced thar halgan) is a version of the so-called Kentish Royal Legend (Its incipit Her cyð ymbe þa halgan þe on Angelcynne restað "Here [follows] a relation on the saints who rest in the English nation") is a heading which appears to be for both texts, as the Kentish legend, which comes first, is actually an account of how various members of the royal family of Kent, descendents of Aethelbert, founded monasteries and came to be regarded as saints. As such it is closer to other hagiographical texts than to the list of burial sites that follows it. The texts describe people living from the 7th to 10th centuries, and they exist in both Old English and Latin versions, but both have their earliest known manuscripts dating from the 11th century.

The Manuscripts

The two texts now known as 'Þá hálgan' and 'Secgan' are known from two extant manuscripts written in Old English, that were transcribed in the 11th century. The manuscript known as Stowe MS 944, (folia 29v-39r), the older of the two, is thought to have been written shortly after 1031. Rollason (1978) argues that the scribe was including material dating to as early as the mid 9th century (for example the reference to Ubbanford).{{sfn|Rollason|1978|p=68}}

Stowe MS 944 is a bound volume now in the British Library, the full scanned images of which are at British Library Online.[1] It begins with a history of Hyde Abbey, Winchester, written in 1771, followed by a wide collection of much older original source documents. A selection of medieval drawings, is followed by a Liber vitae, written in 1031 consisting of lists of names of brethren and benefactors of the New Minster, also at Winchester, and substantially annotated. Other historiographical texts follow, including the will of King Ælfred.[2] The two documents being considered here, originally composed entirely separately, were then written into the same Old English manuscript, under a combined heading of 'On the Resting-Places of the Saints'. However, it is the second document ('Secgan') which provided the list of saints. The first, ('Þá hálgan') includes mention of many saints, particularly those relating to Kent, but written as part of a narrative of the Kentish Royal Legend.

Her Cyðymbe þa halgan þe on Angel cynne restað: a treatise on the family of the Kentish kings, their holy character and works (ff. 34v-36v).

Her onygynð secgean be þam Godes s[an]c[tu]m þe on engla lande ærest reston: a treatise, in continuation of the preceding, showing the places, with their adjacent waters, in England, and one place in Ireland, where the Saints' remains are deposited (ff. 36v-39r).

CCCC 201: The two documents are found in substantially the same (but not identical) form in the Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge (CCCC 201, pp. 149–151). CCCC 201 is a substantial 3-volume set of manuscripts, with 96 constituent pieces of writing, in various 'hands' (different people's handwriting). Mostly written in Old English, it begins with Homilies of St Wolfstan.[3]

Vitellius D: A third OE version was in the Cotton library's Vitellius D. xvii. Unfortunately this volume was destroyed in the fire of 1731.

Vitellius A3: This is one of several Latin translations of the Old English texts. It survived the 1731 fire and is now in the British Library's Cotton Vitellius A 3 ff3-5. Both extant OE texts and this Latin version were published by Felix Liebermann as Die Heiligen Englands: Angelsächsisch unt Lateinisch, a German volume published in 1889,{{sfn|Liebermann|1889|p=XVII}} which is still the only scholarly published version of these texts.{{sfn|Rawlinson|1978|p=61}}

Þá hálgan

{{main|Kentish Royal Legend}}

'Þá hálgan', (pronounced Thar Halgan) is a version of a wider group of texts on the Kentish Royal Legend, and deals with the earliest Christian kings of Kent and their families, and their pious acts, starting with the baptism of king Æthelberht of Kent by Augustine in AD 597.[4] The text traces four generations after Æthelberht, spanning the 7th century and thus the entire period of the Christianization of England. In addition to the extensive genealogy, (in which members of the family marry into the royal families of Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia) it has an account of the foundation of the Abbey at Minster-in-Thanet, bound up with the lives of two murdered brothers Æthelred and Æthelberht, the founding Abbess at Thanet, Domne Eafe, and her daughter saint Mildthryth.{{sfn|Rollason|1982|p=83-84}}

The particular version of the Legend that accompanies the list of saints below mentions many Kentish saints and their resting places, and thus complements well the Secgan List, which has very few entries from that area. It is possible that a compiler had access to a specifically Kentish list that he drew on while collating his material.{{sfn|Rollason|1978|p73-74}} In addition to those mentioned above, Þá hálgan notes Æthelburh of Kent (who rests at Lyminge), Eanswith (Folkestone), Eormengyth (near Thanet), Ermenilda (Ely), Seaxburh (Ely), Æthelthryth (Ely), Werburgh (Hanbury,then Chester), Eorcengota (overseas).{{sfn|Rollason|1982|p=83-84}}

Secgan

The Secgan (abbreviated R.P.S. in the Oxford Dictionary of Saints{{sfn|Farmer|1992}}) is a list of 54 places in England where saints' remains are deposited, listing a total of 89 saints, of whom 79 were active in England. The list is itemized with a formulaic Ðonne, e.g.

Ðonne resteð sanctus Congarus confessor on Cungresbirig (37b, "then, St Congar the confessor rests in Congresbury")

in many cases the site is further identified by a topographical feature, mostly a river, e.g.

Ðonne resteð sanctus Iohannes biscop on þare stowe Beferlic, neah þare ea Hul (5a, "then, St John the bishop rests at the site Beverley, near the River Hull").{{sfn|Rollason|1978|p=61-6}} In addition to the two Old English versions, there are a larger number of manuscripts with the same, or very similar material in Latin. Some of these appear to be direct translations of these known OE lists, while others are from earlier, or divergent lists as the names and places do not have a match in every instance. The list below summarises the names and places from both the Old English lists, and the Latin Secgan of Liebermann's 'V' manuscript.{{sfn|Liebermann|1889|p=XVI|ps=, Latin V manuscript: Cotton Vitellius A 2, f.3–5}}

List of the Saints and their resting places

"Her onginneð secgan be þam Godes sanctum, þe on Engla lande ærost reston."
(Here begins the account of God's saints who first rested in England)
Saint's name{{sfn|Liebermann|1889|p=10Resting placeNotes and Refs
1{{efn|Liebermann, 1889, numbers the paragraphs of the Secgan, starting with the title as number 1. Some paragraphs have several locations, denoted #b etc. Several of the locations have more than one saint buried at them. Each different saint has an asterisk bullet point at the start.Modern formOld EnglishLatinTownChurchOld EnglishLatin
2* Saint AlbanSanctus Albanus, MartirSanctus Albanus, MartyrSt AlbansSt Albans CathedralWætlingeceastreWætlingeceastreOn the River Ver (Wærlame)
3* Saint ColumbaColumcylleSanctusque ColumkilleDunkeldDunkeld CathedralDuncachánDuncabeamOn the river Tay (Tau)
4* Saint CuthbertCuthberhtusBeatus CuthbertusDurham & Northam, DevonDurham CathedralDunhólm (Stowe has Ubbanford)Mentions both Dunholm & UbbanfordOn the river Tweed (Twiode)
5* Oswald of Northumbriasancte Oswaldsancti Oswaldi regis et martyrisDurham &
Gloucester{{efn>Body and sword arm at Bamburgh, Head with St Cuthbert, left arm at Gloucester}}
mid sancte Cuðberhte;
Gleaweceastre{{efn>OE: þonne resteð Sancte Oswald cyningc on Bebbanbyrig wið þa sǣ, and his heafod resteð mid sancte Cuðberhte, and his swyrða earma is nú on Bebbanbyrig and his lichama resteð nu on niwan mynstre on Gleaweceastre.}}
Bebbanberig;
beati Cuthberti;
Gleaweceastre
Body, head, and arm were dispursed.
5a* John of BeverleyIohannes, biscopJohannes, episcopusBeverleyBeverley MinsterBeferlicBeverlicRiver Hull (Húl)
6* Ecgberht of Ripon,
* Saint Wilfrid,
* Saint Wihtburht
Wilferð,
Wihtburh{{efn>OE: Sancta Ecgbriht, sancte Wilferð, biscop, sancte Wihtburh. Latin: Sanctusque Ecgbertus, sanctus Wilfridus, episcopus, sanctaque Eihtbuerga}}
Ecgbertus,
Wilfridus,
Eihtbuerga
RiponRipon CathedralRiopumHryopanRiver Ure (Earp)
6a* Chad of Mercia
* Cedd
* Ceatta
Cedde,
Ceatta{{efn>OE: Sancte Ceadda, sancte Cedde, sancte Ceatta. Latin: Sanctusque Ceadda, sanctus Cedde, sanctus Ceatta}}
Ceadda,
Cedde,
Ceatta
LichfieldLichfield CathedralLicetfeldLicetfeldRiver Tame (Tamer)
7* Saint Hybald of LindseyHigebold on LindesigeHigeboldus apud LindesigeHibaldstowSt Hybald's Church, HibaldstowCeceségeCecesegeRiver Ancholme (Oncel)
8* Æthelred I of East Anglia,
* Osthryth,
* Oswald of Northumbria
Ostryð,
Oswoldes{{efn>Sancte Æþered, se cyningc, Sancte Ostryð, sancte Oswoldes. Latin: sanctus Æðælredus rex}}
ÆðælredusBardneyBardney AbbeyBardanegeBardanigRiver Witham (Wiðma)
9* Saint Eadburh of Southwell/ReptonEadburhÆdburhSouthwellSouthwell MinsterSuðwillumSuðwillanOn the R Trent (Trionte). She was Abbess of Repton and friend of Guthlac
10* Guthlac of CrowlandGuðlacGuthlacusCrowlandCrowland AbbeyCrúlandCrulandFens (Girwan Fænne)
11* Alchmund of DerbyEalhmundÆlhmundusDerbySt Alkmund's Church, Derby (site of)NorðworþigNorðwerðigOn the river Derwent (Deorwentan)
12* Saint BotulphBotulfBotulphusBotolph occurs twice in this list, the other under his well attested location as Botwulf of Thorney. Medeshamstede is a well attested earlier name for Peterborough - which also has entries under its later name of 'Burh'. Thorney is close to, but not the same place as Burh. It is not clear if this entry refers to the same saint using an earlier location name, the same saint divided between two locations, or two different individuals.}}MedeshamstedeMedeshamstedeOn the river Nene (Nén)
13* Æthelberht II of East AngliaÆþelbrihtÆðbertusHerefordHereford CathedralHerefordaHerefordOn the river Wye (Weæge)
14* Saint CettaCettCeatOundleOundle MonasteryUndolaUndolaOn the river Nene (Nén)
15* MildburhMildburhMildburgaMuch WenlockWenlock PrioryWenlocanWinlocanRiver Severn (Sæfern)
16* Wigstan (Wistan)WigstanWigstanusReptonRepton PrioryHreopeduneReopeduneRiver Trent (Treonte)
17* DiumaDiomaDioniaCharlburyChurch of St Mary the virginCeorlingcburhCeorlingburhRiver Windrush (Wenrisc)
18* Edith of PolesworthEadgiðEadgyðPolesworth, WarwickshirePolesworth AbbeyPolleswyrðPolleswyrðRiver Anker (Oncer)
19* Rumwold of BuckinghamRumwoldRumwoldusBuckinghamOld Parish Church, BuckinghamBuccingahamBuckingahamRiver Ouse (Usan)
19a* Æthelberht of BedfordÆþelbyrhtÆþelbertusBedfordunknownBydanfordBedanfordRiver Ouse (Usan)
20* Æthelred of LeominsterÆþelredÆðelredusLeominsterLeominster AbbeyLeomynstreLeomenstreRiver Lugg (Lucge)
21* Edmund the MartyrÆdmundÆdmundusBury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds AbbeyBeadriceswyrðeBeadricesweorðein East Anglia (Eastenglum)
22* OsgythOsgiðOsgyðSt Osyth (Chich), EssexSt Osyth's PrioryCiccCiceNear the sea, in St Peter's Monastery
23* Æthelburh of BarkingÆþelburhÆðelburgaBarkingBarking AbbeyBeorcynganBercingeRiver Thames (Tæmese)
23b* EarconwaldErconwaldErconwaldusLondonOld St Paul's CathedralLundenbirigcivitate Lundonia
24* NeotNeótNeotSt NeotsSt Neots PrioryEanulfesbirigEanulfesberigLiebermann|1889|p=14|ps=, note 18}})
25* Ivo of Ramsey
* Æthelred and
* Æthelberht
IÚa,
Æþelred,
Æþelbriht
Ivo, sanctique fratres Æðelredus & ÆðelbertusRamsey, CambridgeshireRamsey AbbeyRamesigeRamesigein the monastery called Barnesige
26* Florentius of Peterborough
* Kyneswide,
* Kyneburga
Florentius,
Cynesweoð,
Cyneburh
Florentius,
Kineswiða,
Cyneburga
PeterboroughPeterborough AbbeyBurhBurhOE adds something to the effect that 'Though they are hidden from the people, not all the holy people have works of wonder'(?)}}
27* Botwulf of Thorney,
* Adulf,
* Huna of Thorney,
* Tancred,
* Torthred,
* Herefrith of Thorney,
* Cissa of Crowland,
* Benedict Biscop,
* Tova
Botulf,
Aðulf,
Huna,
þancred,
Torhtred,
Hereferd,
Cissa,
Benedictus,
Toua
Botulfus,
Adulfus,
Huna,
Pancredus,
Torhtredus,
Herefridus,
Cissa,
Benedictus,
Tova
PeterboroughThorney Abbeyþornigeþornege
28* Saint VincentiusUincentiusAbingdonAbingdon AbbeyAbbanduneUincentius martir - Not listed in the Latin V version.
29* Dunstan &
* Augustine of Canterbury
Dunstanus,
Agustinus
Augustinus,
Dunstanus
CanterburyMonastery of the Apostles Peter and Paul}}CantwabyrigCantuarberigAlso in the city is Christ Church (Cathedral) where other saints are buried.
30* Paulinus of YorkPaulinusPaulinusRochester, KentRochester CathedralRofeceatreRoueceastre
31* Birinus,
* Hædde,
* Swithun,
* (Æthelwold of Winchester),
* (Ælfheah the Bald),
* (Beornstan of Winchester),
* (Frithestan),
* Justus of Beauvais.
Birinus,
Hæddæ,
Swiðun,
(Aþelwold),
,(Æltheah),
(Birnstan),
(Friðestan),
Iustus
Birinus,
Hædda,
Swiðunus,
Iustus martyr
WinchesterOld Minster, WinchesterWinceastre on Ealdan MynstreAeldermynster apud civitatem WintonianThose in brackets are only listed by the CCCC text. Stowe 944 and the Latin V simply allude to 'many others with them'.}}
Old and New Minsters dedicated to St Swithun.
32* Judoc,
* Grimbald
Iudicus,
Grimbadlus
Iudicus,
Grimbadlus
WinchesterWinchester CathedralNiwan mynstreNiwemensterThe new minster at Winchester (begun 1079)
33* Eadburh of WinchesterEadburhÆdburhWinchesterSt Mary's Abbeynunnan minstreNunneminster'in the same city'
34* Mærwynn,
* (Balthild),
* (Æthelflæd of Romsey)
Mærwyn,
(Balthild),
(Æthelflæd)
MerwinnaRomseyRomsey AbbeyRumesigeRumesige{{efn>CCCC OE includes the two in brackets, and mentions 'and fela oðra helgan' - many other saints.}}
{{efn|From here on, the order of the two OE texts diverges. This list follows the CCCC Old English order, as set out by Heilemann, 1889, re-ordering the matching entries from the other texts accordingly.}}
35* Iwig,
* Edith of Wilton
Iwi,
Eadgið
Iwig,
Eadgiða
WiltonWilton AbbeyWiltuneWiltune
36* Edward the Martyr,
* Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury
Eadweard cyningc,
Ælfgiuu
Ædwardus rex,
Ælfgyfa
ShaftesburyShaftesbury AbbeySceaftesbirigSceaftesbyrig
37* Aidan of Lindisfarne,
* Saint Patrick
Aidanus,
Patricius
Aidanus,
Patricius
GlastonburyGlastonbury AbbeyGlæstingabirigGlæstingabyrig
37b* Congar of CongresburyCongarusCongarusCongresbury, SomersetCungresbirigCungresbyrig'Congarus confessor'
38* Sativola (Sidwell)SidefullaSydefullaExeterSt Sidwell's Chapel(?)ExanceastreExanceastre
39* Rumon of TavistockRumonusRomanusTavistockTavistock AbbeyTæuistoceTæfistoce
40* Saint PetrocPetrocusPetrocusPadstow (Pedrocstowe)Lanwethinoc MonasteryWestwealumWestwealumAt an Arm of the sea called Eglemouth (Hægelmuða)
41* Aldhelm,
* Johannes Scotus Eriugena{{efn>William of Malmsbury claimed that this referred to Iohannes Erigena; but this is now thought to have been an error by William, and that another saint named John the Wise was being referred to.}}
Mæildul,
Aldhelmus,
Iohann se wisa

Aldelmus,
Iohannus sapiens
MalmesburyMalmesbury AbbeyEaldelmesbirigAldelmesberig
42* Oswald of WorcesterOswaldusWorcesterWorcester PrioryWigeraceastreAnd many other holy bishops with him. [nb Only the CCCC OE includes this entry. Stowe and Latin V omit it]
43* Egwin of EveshamEgwinus, bisceop on EoveshammeEcgwinusEveshamEvesham AbbeyEoveshammeEfeshamOn the River Afon (Aféne)
44* Saint KenelmKenelmKynelmusWinchcombeWinchcombe AbbeyWinclescumbeWinclescumbe
45* CuthburhCuðburhCuðburhWimborneWimborne MinsterWinburnem MynstreWinburnem Menster
46* FrithuswithFryðesweoðFryðeswiðaOxfordPriory of St FrideswideOxenafordaOxnaforda
47* BranwalatorBrangwalatorisBranwalatorMilton AbbasMilton AbbeyMiddeltuneMideltuneCCCC says his head only. Also an arm of 'Samsones'.
48* Cuthmann of SteyningCuðmannCuthmannusSteyning, SussexChurch of St Andrew and St CuthmanStæningumStæningeNear the river Bramber (Bræmbre/Bremre)
49* Beocca,
* Edor
Beocca,
Edor
Beocca,
Edor
ChertseyChertsey AbbeyCyrtesigeCeortesigeAnd 90 men slain by pagans
50Si lof and wuldor haelendum Criste his godnessa in eara worulda world on écnysse, amen!
(Praise and honour to the Saviour Christ, his goodness in all the world is forever, amen.){{efn|Translation needs checking}}
Final benediction only in CCCC, not in Stowe or Latin V.
51* MelorMeloriusMeloriusAmesburyAmesbury AbbeyAmbresbyrigAmbresbyrig(In Stowe and Latin V only - This is the only place not present in CCCC)

Notes on the list

{{notelist}}

See also

  • Anglo-Saxon Christianity
  • Anglo-Saxon saints
  • List of Anglo-Saxon saints

References

1. ^British Library Digitised Manuscript: Stowe MS 944 has the full manuscript pages online.
2. ^British Library Catalogue of IlluminatedManuscripts: Detailed record for Stowe 944, accessed 6 November 2014
3. ^A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts in the Library of Corpus Christi College, M R James, 1912, Cambridge University Press, vol 1, Nos 1-250. Ms 201 is itemised on pp.485-491. Accessed 7 November 2014
4. ^The version of Cotton Caligula A. xiv was translated into modern English by Oswald Cockayne, [https://archive.org/details/leechdomswortcu01pedagoog Leechdoms, Wortcunning and Starcraft of Early England], 3 vols, The Rolls Series, 35 (London: Longmans, Green, Reader and Dyer, 1864–68), iii pp. 422–29.

Bibliography

  • G. Hickes, Dissertatio Epistolaris in Linguarum veterum septentrionalium thesaurus grammatico-criticus et archeologicus (Oxford 1703-05), p. 115
  • {{cite book|first=Felix|last=Liebermann|title=Die Heiligen Englands: Angelsächsisch und Lateinisch |location=Hanover|year=1889|language=German|url=https://archive.org/details/dieheiligenengl00liebgoog|ref=harv|accessdate=28 October 2014}} (Contains the full text of both Þá hálgan and Secgan in Old English and Latin. Available in various digital formats via archive.org)
  • Susan J. Ridyard, The Royal Saints of Anglo-Saxon England: A Study of West Saxon and East Anglican Cults, Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series, 1988.
  • {{cite journal|first=D. W. |last=Rollason|title=Lists of saints' resting-places in Anglo-Saxon England|journal=Anglo-Saxon England|volume=7|year=1978|pages=61–93|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=2312544|doi=10.1017/S0263675100002866|ref=harv}}.
  • David Hugh Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, Oxford Paperback Reference, Publisher Oxford University Press, 1992, 2004.

External links

  • Þá hálgan (aka The Kentish Royal Legend) at www.alarichall.org.uk. (Three different text versions of the legend)
  • British Library Digitised Manuscript with the Old English Stowe MS 944 manuscript copy of the text from the mid 11th century. Þá hálgan begins on f.34v. Secgan begins on f.36v.

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