Vita Aldhelmi

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Vita Aldhelmi is a medieval Latin hagiographical biography of St Aldhelm written by the English historian and monk William of Malmesbury.

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Vita Aldhelmi canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin prose work
hagiography
saint’s life
about St Aldhelm
associatedWith English monasticism
Malmesbury Abbey
author William of Malmesbury
chronologicalFocus 7th century
early 8th century
countryOfOrigin England
depicts life of Aldhelm
miracles of Aldhelm
sanctity of Aldhelm
describes Aldhelm’s episcopal career
Aldhelm’s learning and scholarship
Aldhelm’s miracles after death
Aldhelm’s piety
focusesOn cult of St Aldhelm
genre biography
hagiography
hasSubjectPosition Aldhelm as saint
historicalContext Anglo-Norman England
linked to: Norman England
intendedAudience Christian faithful
monastic readers
language Latin
literaryForm prose
literaryLanguage Medieval Latin
literaryPeriod Middle Ages
literaryTradition Latin hagiography
mainCharacter Aldhelm of Malmesbury
linked to: St Aldhelm
placeOfComposition Malmesbury Abbey
relatedWork Gesta Pontificum Anglorum
Gesta Regum Anglorum
religiousContext Latin Church
religiousTradition Christianity
saintPortrayed Aldhelm
linked to: St Aldhelm
subject Aldhelm of Malmesbury
linked to: St Aldhelm
title Vita Aldhelmi
usedAs source for Aldhelm’s life
usedIn research on William of Malmesbury
studies of Anglo-Latin hagiography
workType hagiographical biography
writtenBy William of Malmesbury

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William of Malmesbury notableWork Vita Aldhelmi
Vita Aldhelmi title Vita Aldhelmi