Matthew Paris

Matthew Parisiensis (Matthew Paris, also Matthew of Paris; * around 1200 in England; † 1259 in St. Albans ) was historian at the Benedictine St Albans, near London. He is considered one of the most important chroniclers, historians and cartographers of the 13th century in England. In addition, he also worked as a goldsmith and sculptor.

The only secure date of Matthew 's biography is the year 1217, where he entered St. Albans. Without ever holding any official position, he developed an intense activity as a historian and hagiographer. With his main work, the Chronica Maiora ( 7 volumes, which were published from 1872 to 1883 in London), he sat Roger of Wendover overs Flores historiarum for the period 1234-1259 continue. The plant is designed as a universal chronicle, but simultaneously contains important information for the time occurrence. In addition, Matthew also wrote two historical essays on the history of England, the Historia Anglorum and the Angliae Abbrevatio Chronicorum. Even saints ( Edward the Confessor, Thomas Becket, Stephen Langton ) in Latin and Old French language come from him. Parisiensis wrote and illustrated his manuscripts themselves, the contained more than 100 coats of arms are the earliest English source of heraldry. His heraldic works are therefore considered to be important sources of heraldry.

He was in contact with major figures of his environment, including King Henry III. of England, and Haakon IV of Norway.

Matthew advocated in his writings blood libels and other anti -Semitic theories. So he hired a polemical relationship between the circumcision of boys and allegedly of Jews perpetrated Münzverfälschung by clipping the Münzränder forth or put a precursor thesis of the " Jewish world conspiracy " in circulation, that the Jews were behind the Mongol invasion to destroy Christianity. He is also the author of an early form of the legend of the Wandering Jew

Works

  • Chronica Maiora
  • Liber Additamentorum
  • Historia Anglorum
  • Gesta Abbatum
  • Vitae Offarum
  • Abbrevatio Chronicorum Angliae
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