Boniface→assessor in case of monks|c. 738 AD|boniface
barbarian invasionmonasticism
[Context: The Life of St. Wigbert was written by Servatus Lupus, Abbot of Ferrières. He came from Dorset and was made Abbot of Fritzlar by Boniface, who also gave him the Abbey of Orhdruf because of his reputation for discipline. He died at Fulda. Megingoz afterwards became Bishop of Wurtzburg; Sturm was the founder and first Abbot of Fulda. Nothing certain is known of the remaining monks mentioned in this letter.]
To my beloved sons, Tatwin, Wigbert, priests, and to Bernard, Hiedde, Hunfrid and Sturm, Boniface, a servant of the servants of God, greetings in the Lord for evermore.
With fatherly love I entreat you, my friends, now that our father, Wigbert is dead, to preserve the rule of your monastic life with even greater strictness. Let the priest Wigbert and the deacon Megingoz expound the Rule to you; let them observe the canonical Hours and the Offices of the Church, administer correction, instruct the children and preach the Word of God to the brethren. Let Hiedde be prior and keep the servants in order, and let him have the assistance of Hunfrid if necessary. Sturm should take charge of the kitchen. Let Bernard do the manual labour and build us small houses to dwell in as they are needed. And on all matters seek the advice of Abbot Tatwin as occasion arises, and follow out his suggestions.
Let each one of you, according to his strength and character, try to preserve his chastity and to assist the others in the common, fife. So may you abide in brotherly love until, God willing, I return to you once more. Then, together, we shall all praise God and give thanks to Him for all His benefits. Farewell in Christ.
(Tangl, 40)
The Life of St. Wigbert was written by Servatus Lupus, Abbot of Ferrières. He came from Dorset and was made Abbot of Fritzlar by Boniface, who also gave him the Abbey of Orhdruf because of his reputation for discipline. He died at Fulda. Megingoz afterwards became Bishop of Wurtzburg; Sturm was the founder and first Abbot of Fulda. Nothing certain is known of the remaining monks mentioned in this letter.
To my beloved sons, Tatwin, Wigbert, priests, and to Bernard, Hiedde, Hunfrid and Sturm, Boniface, a servant of the servants of God, greetings in the Lord for evermore.
With fatherly love I entreat you, my friends, now that our father, Wigbert is dead, to preserve the rule of your monastic life with even greater strictness. Let the priest Wigbert and the deacon Megingoz expound the Rule to you; let them observe the canonical Hours and the Offices of the Church, administer correction, instruct the children and preach the Word of God to the brethren. Let Hiedde be prior and keep the servants in order, and let him have the assistance of Hunfrid if necessary. Sturm should take charge of the kitchen. Let Bernard do the manual labour and build us small houses to dwell in as they are needed. And on all matters seek the advice of Abbot Tatwin as occasion arises, and follow out his suggestions.
Let each one of you, according to his strength and character, try to preserve his chastity and to assist the others in the common, fife. So may you abide in brotherly love until, God willing, I return to you once more. Then, together, we shall all praise God and give thanks to Him for all His benefits. Farewell in Christ.
(Tangl, 40)
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[Context: The Life of St. Wigbert was written by Servatus Lupus, Abbot of Ferrières. He came from Dorset and was made Abbot of Fritzlar by Boniface, who also gave him the Abbey of Orhdruf because of his reputation for discipline. He died at Fulda. Megingoz afterwards became Bishop of Wurtzburg; Sturm was the founder and first Abbot of Fulda. Nothing certain is known of the remaining monks mentioned in this letter.]
To my beloved sons, Tatwin, Wigbert, priests, and to Bernard, Hiedde, Hunfrid and Sturm, Boniface, a servant of the servants of God, greetings in the Lord for evermore.
With fatherly love I entreat you, my friends, now that our father, Wigbert is dead, to preserve the rule of your monastic life with even greater strictness. Let the priest Wigbert and the deacon Megingoz expound the Rule to you; let them observe the canonical Hours and the Offices of the Church, administer correction, instruct the children and preach the Word of God to the brethren. Let Hiedde be prior and keep the servants in order, and let him have the assistance of Hunfrid if necessary. Sturm should take charge of the kitchen. Let Bernard do the manual labour and build us small houses to dwell in as they are needed. And on all matters seek the advice of Abbot Tatwin as occasion arises, and follow out his suggestions.
Let each one of you, according to his strength and character, try to preserve his chastity and to assist the others in the common, fife. So may you abide in brotherly love until, God willing, I return to you once more. Then, together, we shall all praise God and give thanks to Him for all His benefits. Farewell in Christ.
(Tangl, 40)
Modern English rendering for readability. See the 19th-century translation or original Latin/Greek for scholarly use.