"Mémoire présenté á la Classe des lettres et des sciences morales et politiques le 8 octobre 1923." ; Bibliographical foot-notes. ; Mode of access: Internet.
The study of the benedictine priories of the Bas-Maine was managed, in two times, in a geopolitic perspective. The first part of the work considers the apparition of the establishments and analyzes each foundation like a process elongated in the time and very contained : the study explores the historic antecedents et the geographical characteristics of the implantation sites, the sociology of the partners of the monks, and the chronology of their action, which is very similar to the general politic evolution. The analysis of the prioral terminology, relatively fluctuating, conduces to see in the apparition of the term of ¤prior¤ a clue of consolidation of the houses. The second part of the work takes up more specifically with the relation between the prioral fact and the politic world and with the analysis of the relationship between the monks and the aristocrats. In a first phase of association, the priories sanctioned and reinforced the legitimacy of the seigniorial domination of the aristocratic partners; in this regard, they let themselves use in the feudal struggles. At the same time integrated in the gregorian project of monastic transformation of the world, they grew on free seigneuries. At the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th, these prioral seigneuries appeared like rivals to the lay seigneurie, and the relationships between the monks and the aristocrats entered, then, in a phase of disassociation. During the second half of the 12th century the development of the royal power aggravated the relationship between priories and lay seigneurs. ; L'étude des prieurés bénédictins du Bas-Maine est réalisée en deux temps dans une perspective de géographie politique. La première partie du travail envisage l'apparition des établissements et analyse chaque fondation comme un processus étiré dans le temps et très contrôlé : l'étude s'attache ici à présenter les antécédents historiques et les caractéristiques géographiques des sites d¤implantation, la sociologie des partenaires sollicités par les ...
The study of the benedictine priories of the Bas-Maine was managed, in two times, in a geopolitic perspective. The first part of the work considers the apparition of the establishments and analyzes each foundation like a process elongated in the time and very contained : the study explores the historic antecedents et the geographical characteristics of the implantation sites, the sociology of the partners of the monks, and the chronology of their action, which is very similar to the general politic evolution. The analysis of the prioral terminology, relatively fluctuating, conduces to see in the apparition of the term of ¤prior¤ a clue of consolidation of the houses. The second part of the work takes up more specifically with the relation between the prioral fact and the politic world and with the analysis of the relationship between the monks and the aristocrats. In a first phase of association, the priories sanctioned and reinforced the legitimacy of the seigniorial domination of the aristocratic partners; in this regard, they let themselves use in the feudal struggles. At the same time integrated in the gregorian project of monastic transformation of the world, they grew on free seigneuries. At the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th, these prioral seigneuries appeared like rivals to the lay seigneurie, and the relationships between the monks and the aristocrats entered, then, in a phase of disassociation. During the second half of the 12th century the development of the royal power aggravated the relationship between priories and lay seigneurs. ; L'étude des prieurés bénédictins du Bas-Maine est réalisée en deux temps dans une perspective de géographie politique. La première partie du travail envisage l'apparition des établissements et analyse chaque fondation comme un processus étiré dans le temps et très contrôlé : l'étude s'attache ici à présenter les antécédents historiques et les caractéristiques géographiques des sites d¤implantation, la sociologie des partenaires sollicités par les ...
The study of the benedictine priories of the Bas-Maine was managed, in two times, in a geopolitic perspective. The first part of the work considers the apparition of the establishments and analyzes each foundation like a process elongated in the time and very contained : the study explores the historic antecedents et the geographical characteristics of the implantation sites, the sociology of the partners of the monks, and the chronology of their action, which is very similar to the general politic evolution. The analysis of the prioral terminology, relatively fluctuating, conduces to see in the apparition of the term of ¤prior¤ a clue of consolidation of the houses. The second part of the work takes up more specifically with the relation between the prioral fact and the politic world and with the analysis of the relationship between the monks and the aristocrats. In a first phase of association, the priories sanctioned and reinforced the legitimacy of the seigniorial domination of the aristocratic partners; in this regard, they let themselves use in the feudal struggles. At the same time integrated in the gregorian project of monastic transformation of the world, they grew on free seigneuries. At the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th, these prioral seigneuries appeared like rivals to the lay seigneurie, and the relationships between the monks and the aristocrats entered, then, in a phase of disassociation. During the second half of the 12th century the development of the royal power aggravated the relationship between priories and lay seigneurs. ; L'étude des prieurés bénédictins du Bas-Maine est réalisée en deux temps dans une perspective de géographie politique. La première partie du travail envisage l'apparition des établissements et analyse chaque fondation comme un processus étiré dans le temps et très contrôlé : l'étude s'attache ici à présenter les antécédents historiques et les caractéristiques géographiques des sites d¤implantation, la sociologie des partenaires sollicités par les ...
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The study of the benedictine priories of the Bas-Maine was managed, in two times, in a geopolitic perspective. The first part of the work considers the apparition of the establishments and analyzes each foundation like a process elongated in the time and very contained : the study explores the historic antecedents et the geographical characteristics of the implantation sites, the sociology of the partners of the monks, and the chronology of their action, which is very similar to the general politic evolution. The analysis of the prioral terminology, relatively fluctuating, conduces to see in the apparition of the term of ¤prior¤ a clue of consolidation of the houses. The second part of the work takes up more specifically with the relation between the prioral fact and the politic world and with the analysis of the relationship between the monks and the aristocrats. In a first phase of association, the priories sanctioned and reinforced the legitimacy of the seigniorial domination of the aristocratic partners; in this regard, they let themselves use in the feudal struggles. At the same time integrated in the gregorian project of monastic transformation of the world, they grew on free seigneuries. At the end of the 11th century and the beginning of the 12th, these prioral seigneuries appeared like rivals to the lay seigneurie, and the relationships between the monks and the aristocrats entered, then, in a phase of disassociation. During the second half of the 12th century the development of the royal power aggravated the relationship between priories and lay seigneurs. ; L'étude des prieurés bénédictins du Bas-Maine est réalisée en deux temps dans une perspective de géographie politique. La première partie du travail envisage l'apparition des établissements et analyse chaque fondation comme un processus étiré dans le temps et très contrôlé : l'étude s'attache ici à présenter les antécédents historiques et les caractéristiques géographiques des sites d¤implantation, la sociologie des partenaires sollicités par les moines et la chronologie de leur action qui, entre 1040 et 1130, recoupe largement l¤évolution politique générale. L'analyse de la terminologie prieurale, relativement fluctuante, incite à voir dans l¤apparition du terme de « prieur » un indice de consolidation des maisons. La seconde partie du travail s¤attache plus spécifiquement à mettre en relation le fait prieural avec le monde politique et à analyser l'évolution des rapports entre les moines et l'aristocratie. Une histoire en deux temps se dessine à cet égard : dans une première phase d'association, les prieurés ont sanctionné et renforcé la légitimité de la domination seigneuriale de leurs partenaires aristocratiques ; dans ce cadre, ils se sont laissés instrumentaliser dans les luttes féodales. Parallèlement intégrés au projet grégorien de monachisation du monde, ils se sont aussi constitués comme des seigneuries libres qui, à la charnière des 11e et 12e siècles, ont paru excessivement concurrencer celles de leurs bienfaiteurs laïcs. Les relations entre les moines et l¤aristocratie sont alors entrées dans une phase de dissociation, tandis que la montée de la puissance royale envenimait également les relations entre les seigneurs laïcs et les prieurés.
In the ninth century, the Seine Valley is hit hard by the Scandinavian invasions. The hagiographical texts – written subsequently between the tenth and twelfth centuries – dwell at length on the escape of the clergy who fled the area of conflict with their most precious relics. According to these sources, this is only temporary: a number of sacred relics will return to the region of Rouen once these events over, without ever having been forgotten or divided. Others, left behind in the storm, miraculously emerged upon the return of the clergy. Consequently the disruption of worship observance caused by the Scandinavian invasions would only be temporary. It is precisely this topos, which the thesis suggests to examine. Documentation on the subject clearly shows that at the time of their restoration, the monasteries of the diocese of Rouen are devoid of any relics. As a result, a vast movement of quest for the holy relics starts in the tenth century. It takes many forms: restitution, creations ex nihilo, leverageof trade routes, the growth of the monastic communities heritage, brotherhoods, amicitia, etc. If abbeys are as anxious to restore and enrich their wealth of relics it is because the enhancement of some of them allows a few of these sites to establish themselves as sanctuaries. These enterprises enjoy different degrees of success. They also come to serve the interests of prominent figures in the Norman principality, established in the diocese of Rouen. They distinguished themselves by their "politics of holiness", in which the manipulation of the sacred fully serves the exercise of princely power. The action of the counts of Rouen and then of the dukes of Normandy is best documented. Their use of relics enables them to integrate pre-existing frameworks, to make their power sacred when it is in the process of being built or is found weakened. It also contributes to building the space over which they exercise their authority. This "politics of holiness" is not limited to the privilege of dukes only: the duchy ...
In the ninth century, the Seine Valley is hit hard by the Scandinavian invasions. The hagiographical texts – written subsequently between the tenth and twelfth centuries – dwell at length on the escape of the clergy who fled the area of conflict with their most precious relics. According to these sources, this is only temporary: a number of sacred relics will return to the region of Rouen once these events over, without ever having been forgotten or divided. Others, left behind in the storm, miraculously emerged upon the return of the clergy. Consequently the disruption of worship observance caused by the Scandinavian invasions would only be temporary. It is precisely this topos, which the thesis suggests to examine. Documentation on the subject clearly shows that at the time of their restoration, the monasteries of the diocese of Rouen are devoid of any relics. As a result, a vast movement of quest for the holy relics starts in the tenth century. It takes many forms: restitution, creations ex nihilo, leverageof trade routes, the growth of the monastic communities heritage, brotherhoods, amicitia, etc. If abbeys are as anxious to restore and enrich their wealth of relics it is because the enhancement of some of them allows a few of these sites to establish themselves as sanctuaries. These enterprises enjoy different degrees of success. They also come to serve the interests of prominent figures in the Norman principality, established in the diocese of Rouen. They distinguished themselves by their "politics of holiness", in which the manipulation of the sacred fully serves the exercise of princely power. The action of the counts of Rouen and then of the dukes of Normandy is best documented. Their use of relics enables them to integrate pre-existing frameworks, to make their power sacred when it is in the process of being built or is found weakened. It also contributes to building the space over which they exercise their authority. This "politics of holiness" is not limited to the privilege of dukes only: the duchy ...
Abstract After a critical and rigorous examination, the lists of the clergy protesting the bull Unigenitus published by Nivelle, La Constitution Unigenitus déférée à l'Eglise universelle... (4 vols. 1757) seem the best source of information about the Jansenists appelants in France between 1717 and 1728. They allow us to draw a new cartography of the Jansenists and to measure their power among the clergy. This minority weighs considerably in Paris and in Champagne, unaquelly in the other provinces. Everywhere, the appelants abate between 1717 and 1728. The curés outweigh among the seculars and the Benedictine monks and the Oratoriens constitute a large part of the regular Jansenist clergy.
Abstract Dom Pernety's religious evolution is quite characteristic of that of a number of monks of the XVIIIth century. At first a maunst benedictine at Saint-Germain-des-Prés, he wrote various works. He even sailed to the Falklands with Bougainville. In 1767, he left the Order to become a librarian at Frederic II 's court and a member of an Illuminist group inspired by Swedenborg's theology. He wrote down the questions and answers ot a mysterious Holy Word. The Illuminati left Berlin but the group reassembled in Avignon did not outlive the french Revolution nor did they overcome their internal strife. Pernety drifted out of Illuminism and died a roman catholic.
En pleine Querelle des Investitures, le moine bénédictin Sigebert de Gembloux rédige une chronique destinée à soutenir les revendications de l'empereur face au pape. Cette Chronique constitue un excellent exemple de construction du passé. Le présent article entend montrer comment et pourquoi le bénédictin s'appropria le récit des conquêtes pippino-carolingiennes pour fournir une version de l'histoire originale, personnelle mais éminemment politique. Focalisé sur les années 723-814, il effectue une lecture des sources très près du texte avant de proposer des interprétations fondées sur le contexte de la Querelle des Investitures et les intentions de Sigebert puis, in fine, de démontrer en quoi toute écriture du passé est le fruit de son époque et de son auteur. ; Eique victoria provenit in omnibus. From Charlemagne to Henry IV : Analog Appropriation of the Military Exploits of the Pippinides and Carolingians by Sigebert of Gembloux during the Investiture Controversy. In full Investiture controversy, the Benedictine monk Sigebert of Gembloux writes a chronicle to support the claims of the emperor against the pope. This Chronicle is an excellent example of construction of the past. The article aims to show how and why the Benedictine monk appropriated the narrative of the Pippinid and Carolingian conquests to provide an original version of the story, personal but also very political. Focused on the period from 723 to 814, this article offers a close reading of the sources before proposing interpretations based on the context of the Investiture controversy and the intentions of Sigebert and ultimately demonstrating how all writing from the past is the result of its time and its author. ; Eique victoria provenit in omnibus. Van Karel de Grote tot Hendrik IV : Analogische toe-eigening van de heldendaden van de Pepiniden en de Karolingen door Sigebert van Gembloers tijdens de Investituurstrijd. Ten midden van de Investituurstrijd schrijft de benedictijner monnik Sigebert van Gembloers (Gembloux) een kroniek om de aanspraak van de keizer ten opzichte van de paus te steunen. Deze kroniek is een uitermate goed voorbeeld van constructie van het verleden. In dit artikel willen wij aantonen hoe en waarom de Benedictijn zich het verhaal van de veroveringen van de Pepiniden en Karolingen eigen maakt om er een originele, persoonlijke, maar vooral politieke versie van te maken. Het artikel beslaat de jaren 723 tot 814 en geeft een overzicht van bronnen die heel dicht bij de tekst staan, om over te gaan naar mogelijke interpretaties die oog hebben voor de context van de Investituurstrijd en de mogelijke bedoelingen van Sigebert, om dan tenslotte aan te tonen dat elk geschrift uit het verleden het resultaat is van zijn tijdperk en van zijn auteur. ; Peer reviewed
Written in 1547 to the attention of the duke of Bavaria, the De consolatione of the benedictine Wolfgang Seidel occupies an original place in the tradition of the Fürstenspiegel: for the first time, indeed, in its history, it is the melancholy of the prince, its causes, its effects, its remedies, which are the topic of the work. Articulating moral therapeutics (rules of hygiene, religious exhortation) with the criticism of the abuses of power, the author shows how to reach the peace of mind, condition of the good government. Contrary to a reading inspired by the theses of G. Oestreich on the « social discipline » as component of the process of modernization, this aim of tranquillitas animi and the moral and physical method to reach it do not reveal a stoical influence, but can be explained by the transfer to the person of the prince of the language of the monastic asceticism. ; Ecrit en 1547 à l'attention du duc de Bavière, le De consolatione du bénédiction Wolfgang Seidel occupe une place originale dans la tradition des Fürstenspiegel : pour la première fois, en effet, dans l'histoire du genre, c'est la mélancolie du prince, ses causes, ses effets, les remèdes à y apporter, qui se trouvent au cœur de l'ouvrage. Articulant la thérapeutique morale (règles d'hygiène, exhortation religieuse) avec la critique des abus du pouvoir, l'auteur expose les voies de la sérénité d'esprit, condition du bon gouvernement. Contrairement à une lecture inspirée des thèses de G. Oestreich sur la « discipline sociale » comme élément constitutif du processus de modernisation, cet objectif de tranquillitas animi et la discipline, morale et physique, permettant de l'atteindre ne traduisent pas une influence stoïcienne, mais s'expliquent plutôt par le transfert à la personne du prince du langage de l'ascèse monastique.