Eckebert
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Eckebert (born in the early part of the twelfth
century of a distinguished family along the Middle Rhine; died 28 March 1184) was Benedictine
Abbot of the Abbey of Schönau, and a writer.
He was for a time canon in the collegiate church of Sts. Cassius and Florentius at Bonn
. In 1155 he became a Benedictine at Schönau in the Diocese of Trier
, and in 1166, after the death of the first abbot, Hildelin, he was placed at the head of the monastery.
He preached and wrote much for the salvation of souls and the conversion of heretics. The Cathari, then numerous in the Rhineland
, gave him especial concern. While a canon at Bonn he often had occasion to debate with heretics, and after his monastic profession, was invited by Rainald of Dassel
, Archbishop of Cologne, to debate publicly with the leaders of the sect in Cologne itself.
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century of a distinguished family along the Middle Rhine; died 28 March 1184) was Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
Abbot of the Abbey of Schönau, and a writer.
He was for a time canon in the collegiate church of Sts. Cassius and Florentius at Bonn
Bonn
Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located in the Cologne/Bonn Region, about 25 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the capital of West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
. In 1155 he became a Benedictine at Schönau in the Diocese of Trier
Trier
Trier, historically called in English Treves is a city in Germany on the banks of the Moselle. It is the oldest city in Germany, founded in or before 16 BC....
, and in 1166, after the death of the first abbot, Hildelin, he was placed at the head of the monastery.
He preached and wrote much for the salvation of souls and the conversion of heretics. The Cathari, then numerous in the Rhineland
Rhineland
Historically, the Rhinelands refers to a loosely-defined region embracing the land on either bank of the River Rhine in central Europe....
, gave him especial concern. While a canon at Bonn he often had occasion to debate with heretics, and after his monastic profession, was invited by Rainald of Dassel
Rainald of Dassel
Rainald of Dassel was archbishop of Cologne from 1159 to 1167 and archchancellor of Italy. He was preceded as archbishop by Friedrich II of Berg and succeeded by Philip I von Heinsberg....
, Archbishop of Cologne, to debate publicly with the leaders of the sect in Cologne itself.
Works
His chief works are:- "Sermones contra Catharos" with extracts on the Manichæans, from St. Augustine (Patrologia LatinaPatrologia LatinaThe Patrologia Latina is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1844 and 1855, with indices published between 1862 and 1865....
, CXCV) - "De Laube Crucis" (ibid.)
- "Soliloquium seu Meditationes" (ibid.)
- "Ad Beatam Virginem Deiparam sermo Panegyricus" (ibid., CLXXXIV)
- "De sanctâ Elizabethâ virgine", a biography of his sister Elizabeth of SchönauElizabeth of SchönauElizabeth of Schönau was a German Benedictine visionary. When her writings were published, the title of "Saint" was added to her name. She was never canonized, but in 1584 her name was entered in the Roman Martyrology and has remained there...
, a Benedictine nun and famous visionary and mystic, a portion of which is in Patrologia Latina, CXCV, also in Acta SanctorumActa SanctorumActa Sanctorum is an encyclopedic text in 68 folio volumes of documents examining the lives of Christian saints, in essence a critical hagiography, which is organised according to each saint's feast day. It begins with two January volumes, published in 1643, and ended with the Propylaeum to...
, June, IV, 501 sqq. (ed. PalméPalmePalme may refer toPeople:* Olof Palme, the assassinated former Prime Minister of Sweden** Lisbet Palme, widow of Olof Palme* La Palme, Canadian 17th century politician* Rajani Palme Dutt, British politician* Rudolf Palme, Austrian chess player...
, 1867). - Complete edition of his works in Roth, "Die Visionen der hl. Elisabeth und die Schriften der Aebte Ekbert und Emecho von Schönau" (Brno, 1884).