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E06146: An authentic Merovingian royal diploma records the immunities guaranteed by Childebert III, king of the Franks, to the monastery in Angers (north-west Gaul) dedicated to *Sergius (soldier and martyr of Rusafa, S00023) and *Medard (bishop of Noyon, ob. 557/8, S00168). Written in Latin in Gaul, 694/711.
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posted on 2018-08-19, 00:00 authored by bsavillMGH DD Mer. 145 (excerpt)
Childebertus rex Francorum vir[is] illustri[bu]s omnibus agentibus tam presentibus quam et futuris. Quidquid pro cęlesti amore vel pro aeterna retributione ad loca sanctorum ab antecessoribus principibus parentibusque nostris fuit indultum, si hoc nostris oraculis affirmamus, retributorem Dominum exinde habere confidimus. Igitur cognoscat magnitudo seu utilitas vestra, quod venerabilis vir Theodebertus abbas de monasterio, quod est in honore peculiaris patroni nostri sancti Sergii et domni Medardi episcopi in suburbio Andecauis urbis constructum, ad nostram accessit presentiam et clementię regni nostri suggessit, [eo] quod de curtibus predictę sanctae basilicae [...] Et tale beneficium bonę memoriae avus noster Clodoueus et genitor noster Theodericus [...] concesserunt, ut nullus iudex publicus in ipsas curtes ad agendum [...] Ideoque pro firmitatis studio petiit nostram celsitudinem, ut nostra auctoritas circa ipsum monasterium vel eius congregationem hoc denuo generaliter confirmare deberet [...]
'Childebert, king of the Franks, to his noble men, and all agentes present and future. Whatever it is that has been granted, out of a love of heaven or for eternal reward, to the places of the saints by the principes who came before us and our kinsmen, if we confirm these through our own words, then we are confident that we shall henceforth have the Lord as our retributor. Therefore, let your magnitude and utility recognise that the venerable man Theudebert, abbot of the monastery which is constructed in honour of our personal patron Saint Sergius and the lord bishop Medard, in the suburb of Angers, has come before us and pleaded to our royal clemency, concerning the curtes of the aforesaid holy basilica ... our uncle of happy memory Clovis, and our father Theuderic had granted a beneficium of such a kind, so that no public iudex could operate in those curtes ... And therefore, Theudebert has petitioned our majesty for the sake of security, that we might by our authority publicly confirm anew what concerns this monastery and its community ...'
Text: Kölzer 2001, 365-7. Translation: B. Savill.
Childebertus rex Francorum vir[is] illustri[bu]s omnibus agentibus tam presentibus quam et futuris. Quidquid pro cęlesti amore vel pro aeterna retributione ad loca sanctorum ab antecessoribus principibus parentibusque nostris fuit indultum, si hoc nostris oraculis affirmamus, retributorem Dominum exinde habere confidimus. Igitur cognoscat magnitudo seu utilitas vestra, quod venerabilis vir Theodebertus abbas de monasterio, quod est in honore peculiaris patroni nostri sancti Sergii et domni Medardi episcopi in suburbio Andecauis urbis constructum, ad nostram accessit presentiam et clementię regni nostri suggessit, [eo] quod de curtibus predictę sanctae basilicae [...] Et tale beneficium bonę memoriae avus noster Clodoueus et genitor noster Theodericus [...] concesserunt, ut nullus iudex publicus in ipsas curtes ad agendum [...] Ideoque pro firmitatis studio petiit nostram celsitudinem, ut nostra auctoritas circa ipsum monasterium vel eius congregationem hoc denuo generaliter confirmare deberet [...]
'Childebert, king of the Franks, to his noble men, and all agentes present and future. Whatever it is that has been granted, out of a love of heaven or for eternal reward, to the places of the saints by the principes who came before us and our kinsmen, if we confirm these through our own words, then we are confident that we shall henceforth have the Lord as our retributor. Therefore, let your magnitude and utility recognise that the venerable man Theudebert, abbot of the monastery which is constructed in honour of our personal patron Saint Sergius and the lord bishop Medard, in the suburb of Angers, has come before us and pleaded to our royal clemency, concerning the curtes of the aforesaid holy basilica ... our uncle of happy memory Clovis, and our father Theuderic had granted a beneficium of such a kind, so that no public iudex could operate in those curtes ... And therefore, Theudebert has petitioned our majesty for the sake of security, that we might by our authority publicly confirm anew what concerns this monastery and its community ...'
Text: Kölzer 2001, 365-7. Translation: B. Savill.
History
Evidence ID
E06146Saint Name
Sergios, soldier and martyr of Rusafa : S00023 Medard, bishop of Noyon buried at Soissons (Gaul), ob. 557/558 : S00168Saint Name in Source
Sergius MedardusRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Documentary texts - Charter or diplomaLanguage
- Latin
