Philip of Harveng

Philip of Harveng [Philippe Le Harvengt.] (died 1183) was a twelfth-century Premonstratensian and abbot of Bonne-Espérance Abbey in Hainault (present-day Belgium), and a theological writer.

Biblical commentary

His "Responsio de damnatione Salomonis" addressed the puzzling Biblical behaviour of Solomon [ [http://www.brown.edu/Departments/Italian_Studies/heliotropia/02-01/papio.shtml heliotropia 2.1 - papio ] ] . He invented novel schemes of history from the "Book of Daniel" in his "Dream of Nebuchadnezzar" ("De somnio regis Nabuchodonosor") [Giles Constable, "The Reformation of the Twelfth Century" (1996), p. 164.] , varying the pattern of the four monarchies.

Augustinian theology

His life of Augustine of Hippo was celebrated and influential [Eric Leland Saak, "High Way to Heaven: The Augustinian Platform Between Reform and Reformation" (2002), p. 179.] . Drawing on Possidius, he also makes Augustine presage the regular canons [Saak, p. 182.] . Associating the phrase "docere verbo et exemplo" (to teach by word and example) with the clerical life, in his "De institutione clericorum", he put an emphasis on preaching [Caroline Walker Bynum, "The Spirituality of Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century: A New Approach", Medievalia et Humanistica, New Series Nr. 4, 1973, [http://premontre.net/Publica/Documents%20Page/Secondary/Doc-SEC-Bynum.htm online] .] . In the same work he argued in favour of social order [Giles Constable, "Three Studies in Medieval Religious and Social Thought" (1998), pp. 263-4.] .

Other works

He wrote much hagiography, including a life of St. Foillan [ [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06123c.htm Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Foillan ] ] . Surviving letters to Philip, Count of Flanders and Henry I, Count of Champagne argue for knightly patronage of learning [ [http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft4j49p00c&chunk.id=d0e2464&toc.depth=1&toc.id=d0e2464&brand=eschol Knights at Court ] ] .

References

*G. P. Sijen, "Philippe de Harveng, abbé de Bonne-Espérance: sa biographie", Analecta Praemonstratensia vol. 14 (1938), pp. 37-52
*N. J. Weyns, "A propos des Instructions pour les clercs (De Institutione Clericorum) de Philippe de Harveng", Analecta Praemonstratensia" vol. 53 (1977), pp. 71-79
*Carol Neel, "Philip of Harvengt and Anselm of Havelberg: The Premonstratensian Vision of Time", Church History, Vol. 62, No. 4 (December, 1993), pp. 483-493
*U. G. Leinsle,"Deo militans clericus“ – Rittertum und Krieg im Werk Philipps von Harvengt", Analecta Praemonstratensia 77 (2001), pp. 94-120

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External links

* [http://www.illinoismedieval.org/ems/VOL2/gehl.html "Philip of Harveng on Silence", Paul F. Gehl]
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