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From the article "Peter Cellensis (Peter de la Celle) by Michael Ott in the Catholic Encyclopeida (1917 ed.), transcribed by Joseph C. Meyer (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/11762b.htm ). |
N.b. Much of the information about Bishop Peter
on this page is due to the very generous sharing of the fruits of his
erudite research by Dr. Werner Robl, whose website Peter of Celle was born, of noble parentage, in
Champagne (probably into the house of Though the precise circumstances of his selection as Bishop are, typically, not at all clear in detail, it does appear that he may have had a kinsman among the Dignataries (personae) of the chapter.(2)
His Newer editions of Peter's works have appeared in
the last few decades :
1. Many secondary sources have suggested 1180 as the date of the beginning of Peter's episcopacy at Chartres, so we must justify our assertion of 1181 as the date, which we can do, thanks, once again, to the generosity of Dr. Werner Robl, who has very kindly shared with us the results of his very careful and erudite scholarship : Though Peter's prececessor at Chartres, John of Salisbury, died on 25 October, 1180, two papal bulls indicate that Peter was Abbot of St. Remi of Reims on 15 March, 1181 (n.s.!!), but had been replaced as Abbot by a 5 May in either 1182 or 1183 (Meinert, Papsturkunden in Frankreich, bullae 188 and 213). 2. In a letter (to Bishop John of Salisbury,
ep. 178 in the. Haseldine edition, dated "mid-1177 x 25 Oct. 1180")
Abbot Peter of St. Remi mentions a "karissimus amicus et cognatus...G.
archidiaconus uester." The modern editior of this letter,
Julian Haseldine, suggests that this "G. archidiaconus" might
either be a "Gautier, archdeacon de Pinserais [citing
the CND, I, p. 207]; or possibly Goslenus, [ibid]." However,
Mr. Haseltine does not appear to be aware of the later (and certainly
not definitive) publication of the dignataries of the cathedral (Lucien
and René Merlet. Dignitaires de L’Église Nôtre–Dame
de Chartres: Listes Chronologiques. Chartres, 1900) which is ignorant
of any Archdeacon "G." except for a Goslen, Archdeacon of
the Pincerais, "v. 1163-1181," who was a "nephew
of Bishop Robert whose obvituary entry in
the cathedral necrology may be seen ........... His sucessor as AD of
the Pincerais was Philip of Lèves, who first appears in 1190. He was highly esteemed by men like John of Salisbury, Thomas à Becket, Archbishop Eskil, Eugene III, and especially Alexander III.
Peter of Celle : Early on it appears that he was destined for a monastic career, and
he tells us Upon completing a few year of study in Paris Peter totally renounced
the life of the secular schools (Oh to be packed and disappointed
as much you are done to Paris in addition, the souls. In you there are
networks of the vice and drop pits of the bad one; in you the arrow
of hell perforates the hearts of the Toerichten... “ as he
wrote frightened in one of its letters.
[ 4 ]
), fully embrased the principles of the Gregorian reform and he
became a Benedictine monk at the abbey of la Celle,
[ 6 ]
, just a few miles southwest of Troyes. It was here that he acquired
his toponymic, "Celle" (Cellensis), by which he was
known for the rest of his life. He was elected abbot of this house sometime
between April, 1139 and 1145. Around 1145 [ 5 ] Peter Abt of this monastery became. During this Abbaziats it operated with numerous sizes of its time. Among other things make friends himself he also with Bernhard von Clairvaux, whose Cistercian medal him wrung much admiration out. [ 7 ] Both conventions had to do in the consequence also repeated in business with one another. [ 8 ] For bishop Theobald of Paris, whom he probably in its time as Prior of Saint Martin the Champs personally know had learned, he wrote some order lectures. [ 9 ] Fußnoten[1] lat. Petrus Cellensis oder Petrus de Cella. Obwohl es begrifflich sinnvoller wäre, im Deutschen mit Peter von der Zelle zu übersetzen, folgen wir dem bisher üblichen Sprachgebrauch. [2] Siehe: Godefroy, J., La Maison d’Aulnoy-les-Minimes, souche de Pierre de Celle, in: Revue Mabilllon 41, 1951, 33ff. Peters Eltern hießen Hadewidis und Lethericus, seine Brüder Engenoldus und Gaucherius. Eine Verwandte des Hauses war Agnes von Baudement, die Schwägerin König Ludwigs VII. Siehe Brief Johanns von Salisbury an Thomas Becket, in PL 199, Spalte 117B. [3] Epistel 8, PL 202, Spalte 603. [4] „O Parisius, quam idonea es ad capiendas et decipiendas animas! In te retinacula vitiorum, in te malorum decipula, in te sagitta inferni transfigit insipientium corda…“ Epistel 4, a.a.O., Spalte 519. Über die Situation des Schulbetriebs zu dieser Zeit siehe: http://www.abaelard.de, Peter Abaelard in Paris. [5] Der terminus ante quem ergibt sich aus dem Kartularium von Montier-La-Celle: Eine Urkunde Heinrichs, des Liberalen, von 1145 erwähnte erstmalig Petrus, abbas Sanct Petri de Cella. Siehe: Lalore, Ch., Cartulaire de Montier-la-Celle, Paris, 1882, Seite 42. Der terminus post quem liegt im April 1139, in welchem als Vorgänger im Abbaziat ein Mönch namens Walter erwähnt ist. Siehe a. a. O., Seite 204 und 256. [6] Der Niedergang des einst so bedeutsamen Konvents trat bereits einige Zeit vor der französischen Revolution ein. Heute sind von diesem Konvent in einem südwestlichen Vorort von Troyes nur noch geringfügige Überreste vorhanden: ein Taubenturm und ein Teil der Umfassungsmauer. [7] Siehe: Wellstein, G., Der freundschaftlichen Beziehungen des Petrus Cellensis zu den Zisterziensern, in. Cist. Chron. 38, 1926, 213ff. [8] Siehe z. B. Vertrag mit Bernhard von Clairvaux aus dem Jahre 1152, Lalore, Cart. Montier-la-Celle, a.a.O., 54. Und: Winkler, G. (ed.), Bernhard von Clairvaux, Sämtliche Werke, Innsbruck 1992, Band 3, Seite 832f. [9] Theobald war bis 1142 Prior von Saint-Martin gewesen. „Tres sermones de Adventu Domini et unum de Navitate orditus sum vobis“, Epistel 1, PL 202, Spalte 421. [9a] Obwohl Peter von Celle und Johann von Salisbury nahezu gleich alt waren, bezeichnete ersterer in seinen Briefen wiederholt letzteren als seinen magister, sich selbst jedoch als dessen discipulus. Wenn dagegen von dem Aufenthalt bei Troyes die Rede war, betitelte Peter von Celle seinen Freund als suus clericus, sich selbst als suus bbas. Siehe Haseldine, J., The letters of Pter of Celle, Oxford 2001, Seiten 652ff. [10] Saint-Denis-de-la-Châtre in Paris, Sainte-Marie in Étampes, Sainte-Marie und Saint-Exupéry in Corbeil, Sainte-Marie in Mantes, Sainte-Marie in Poissy und Saint-Melon in Pontois. [11] Nach der Gallia Christiana (GC), Band 9, Paris, 1751, Spalte 88ff. Nach neueren Untersuchungen soll Henri de France, wie der Bruder des Königs auch genannt wurde, im Jahre 1149 Bischof von Beauvais geworden sein. Heinrich verstarb am 13. November 1175. [12] Siehe Briefe Peters von Celle in: GC, a.a.O. In dieser Zeit - genau im Jahre 1159 - nahmen beide auch noch an der Regelung von Pariser Angelegenheiten teil, zum Beispiel an der Neuvergabe des Dekanats von Saint-Germain-l’Auxerrois. Siehe Lasteyrie, Cartulaire Générale de Paris, Seite 357f. [13] In den Akten von Montier-la-Celle ist Peter das letzte Mal als Abt im Jahre 1161 erwähnt. Siehe Lalore, Cart. Montier-la-Celle, a.a.O., Seite 32. [14] Es handelte sich um das Salböl der französischen Könige. Zum Werdegang Peters von Celle in Reims siehe auch die älteren Arbeiten von: Gillet, De Petro Cellensi, abbate Sancti Remigii Remensis et Carnotensi episcopo dissertatio, Paris, 1881. Und: Georges, Pierre de Celles, sa vie et ses œuvre
; died at Chartres, 20 February, 1183. He was educated in the monastery
of St. Martin-des-Champs at Paris, became a Benedictine, and in 1150
was made Abbot of La Celle near Troyes, whence his surname, Cellensis.
In 1162 he was appointed Abbot of St. Rémy at Reims, and in 1181 he
succeeded John of Salisbury as Bishop of Chartres. He was highly esteemed
by men like John of Salisbury, Thomas à Becket, Archbishop Eskil, Eugene
III, and especially Alexander III. GILLET, De Petro Cellensi, abbate Sancti Remigii Remensis et Camotensi
episcopo dissertatio (Paris, 1881); |
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