Saint Dungal

Saint Dungal

The Irish monk Dungal lived at Saint-Denis, Pavia and Bobbio. He wrote a poem on wisdom and the seven liberal arts and advised Charlemagne on astronomical matters. [M. L. W. Laistner, "Thought and Letters in Western Europe: A.C. 500 to 900", 2nd. ed., (Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Pr., 1957), pp. 214, 290-91.] He died after 827, probably at the Monastery of Bobbio. He may be the same person as "Hibernicus exul".

In a letter, directed to Charlemagne, he answered Charlemagne's question of why two solar eclipses occurred in the year 810, drawing on his knowledge of the teachings of Macrobius, Pliny, and other ancient authors. [Bruce S. Eastwood, "The Astronomy of Macrobius in Carolingian Europe: Dungal's Letter of 811 to Charles the Great", "Early Medieval Europe," 3(1994): 117-134]

He bequeathed to Bobbio Abbey his valuable library, consisting of some seventy volumes, among which was the "Antiphonary of Bangor". He wrote to refute some of the religious teachings of Claudius of Turin at the request of the emperor Louis the Pious.

Latin texts by Dungal

* [http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/04z/z_0760-0860__Dungalus_Reclusus__Carmina__MLT.pdf.html Carmina] , Migne, Patrologia Latina, vol. 105: col 052-0532D
* [http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/04z/z_0760-0860__Dungalus_Reclusus__Epistola_De_Duplici_Solis_Eclipsi_Anno_810__MLT.pdf.html Epistola de duplici Solis Eclipsi Anno 810] , Migne, Patrologia Latina, vol. 105: col. 0447-0458C
* [http://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/04z/z_0760-0860__Dungalus_Reclusus__Responsa_Contra_Perversas_Claudii_Tauronensis_Episcopi_Sententias__MLT.pdf.html Responsa contra perversas Claudii Tauronensis Episcopi sententias] , Migne, Patrologia Latina, vol. 105: col. 0465-0530A

St. Dungal was the first of the Royal Line of the Dungle. He later when on to become king of the present day Dominion of Dungle. Although the dominion is small it has very distinct characteristics. For example, in Europe where most citizens are guaranteed civil rights Dungle happens to be one of the few, if not only country where the citizen's rights are completely subject to the will of the king. It continues to be a deep dark hole of tyranny in contrast to the shining bright socialism of Europe

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