Herman of Tournai

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Herman of Tournai, Herman of Laon or Hériman of Tournai, (French Hériman, Latin Herimannus; 1095–1147), the third abbot of Saint Martin of Tournai, was a

St Martin of Tours near Tournai. Herman's Restauratio has been edited and translated for the first time into English by Lynn Harry Nelson, who provided extended explanatory notes.[1]

Following his expulsion from Tournai, Herman spent some time at

canons of the church."[4]

Notes

  1. Catholic University of America Press
    Washington DC, 1996.
  2. ^ Simon Yarrow, Saints and their Communities: miracle stories in twelfth century England, "Hermann of Tournai and the relic tours" 2006:75–99.
  3. ^ G. Niemayer, ""Die Miracula S. Mariae Laudunensis des Abtes Hermann von Tournai", Deutsches Archiv für geschichte 27 (1971:125-74) offers a full account of Herman's life, his authorship and the date, according to Yarrow (76 note 64).
  4. ^ Quoted in Yarrow 2006:76.