Petrus Malleacensis

Petrus Malleacensis [Pierre de Maillezais, Peter of Maillezais.] was the author of a chronicle history in two volumes of Maillezais Abbey, which was located in present-day Charente, France.

This author, a Benedictine monk, is otherwise little known in terms of hard facts; the manuscript of the chronicle, shortened Latin title "Qualiter fuit constructum Malliacense monasterium" is now dated to c. 1060 [Burkhardt Tutsch, "Studien zur Rezeptionsgeschichte der Consuetudines Ulrichs von Cluny" (1998), p. 255, following Louis Delhommeau (1961), "Notes et documents pour servir à l'histoire de l'abbaye Saint-Pierre de Maillezais, au diocèse de Luçon, depuis sa fondation jusqu’à son érection en évêché par le pape Jean XXII (1317)".] ; or c. 1070, and relating to a foundation "myth" [Amy Goodrich Remensnyder, "Remembering Kings Past: Monastic Foundation Legends in Medieval Southern France" (1995) p. 20.] . Older works make the author abbot, and place him somewhat later [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09413a.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: Lucon ] ] . He is reputed as an admirer of Cicero, founder of a library, and a follower of William IX of Aquitaine on the First Crusade [ [http://www.histoiredevendee.com/ch12.htm#LITTÉRATURE Croisade ordre religieux militaire vendee canaux marais assechement ] ] .

Reference

*Yves Chauvin and Georges Pon (2001), "La fondation de l’abbaye de Maillezais: récit du moine Pierre"

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