Paul the Deacon

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• Paul the Deacon — (c. 720 ndash; 13 April probably 799), also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefred and Cassinensis, (i.e. of Monte Cassino ), was a Benedictine monk and historian of the Lombards.LifeAn ancestor named Leupichis entered Italy in the train of Alboin… …   Wikipedia

• Paul the Deacon — (ca. 720–799)    Paul the Deacon was a Lombard chronicler originating from a noble family in Friuli in northern Italy. His father,Warnefrid, sent him to the royal court of Ratchis of Pavia for his education, and later he lived at the court of… …   Encyclopedia of medieval literature

• Paul the Deacon — (c. 720 c. 799)    Best known for his important work of history, Historia Langobardorum (The History of the Lombards), Paul the Deacon was also a teacher and monk who wrote a life of Pope Gregory the Great, poetry, and works on pedagogy and… …   Encyclopedia of Barbarian Europe

• Paul the Deacon (Paulus Diaconus) —     Paul the Deacon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paul the Deacon     (Paulus Diaconus; also called Casinensis, Levita, and Warnefridi).     Historian, born at Friuli about 720; died 13 April, probably 799. He was a descendant of a noble Lombard …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Paul The Deacon — ▪ Italian historian Latin  Paulus Diaconus   born c. 720, , Cividale del Friuli, Lombardy [Italy] died c. 799, , Montecassino, Benevento       Lombard historian and poet, whose Historia Langobardorum (“History of the Lombards”) is the principal… …   Universalium

• James the Deacon — Jacques le Diacre Jacques le Diacre Diacre Décès v. 671 672  Vénéré par les catholiques …   Wikipédia en Français

• Deacon (disambiguation) — The term Deacon may refer to: Contents 1 Title or position of authority 2 People 2.1 As title …   Wikipedia

• The Benedictine Order —     The Benedictine Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Benedictine Order     The Benedictine Order comprises monks living under the Rule of St. Benedict, and commonly known as black monks . The order will be considered in this article under… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Anglo-Saxon Church —     The Anglo Saxon Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Anglo Saxon Church     I. ANGLO SAXON OCCUPATION OF BRITAIN     The word Anglo Saxon is used as a collective name for those Teutonic settlers the foundation stock of the English race… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• The Venerable Bede —     The Venerable Bede     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Venerable Bede     Historian and Doctor of the Church, born 672 or 673; died 735. In the last chapter of his great work on the Ecclesiastical History of the English People Bede has told us… …   Catholic encyclopedia