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Egerton MS 2797

Record Id:
032-001984853
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001984853
MDARK:
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Format:
ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2797
Title:

LIVES and passions of Saints, in Latin:-

1. " Vita S. Gertrudis uirginis " [Abbess of Nivelles]; beg. " De vita et conuersatione beatae uirginis." f. 3.

2. " Vita Sancti Ursmari Episcopi et Confessoris " [Abbot and Bishop of Lobbes]; the prologue beg. " Dominis Reuerentissimis . . . Ratherius eiusdem quondam monaculus," the Life beg. " Igitur beatus Ursmarus." f. 10 b. Printed in Mabillon's Acta SS. Ord. S. Benedicti, Saec. iii., p. 250, and with variants in the Bollandist Acta SS., 1863-83, April, vol. ii. p. 558.

3. " Vita Sancti Ermini Episcopi et Confessoris " [Abbot of Lobbes]; beg. " Sanctus Domini Erminus vir omni mentis probitate." f. 17 b.

4. " Passio Sanctorum septem Dormentium "; be-. " In illo tempore regnabat Deeius." f. 25.

5. "Passio Sancti Pancratii, que est iiii idus Mai"; beg. " Temporibus illis immanis persecutio." f. 37. Printed in Acta SS., May, iii. p. 21.

6. " Eodem die Passio Sanctorum Nerei et Achillei "; beg. ',Nisi studia catholicorum." f. 39. Including the " Rescripta Marcelli " (f. 44 b), " De obitu Petronelle, et passione Felicule " (f 46), Passio Euticatis," etc. (f. 47 b), and " Passio Domitille," etc. (f. 49). The whole printed in Acta SS., May, iii. pp. 6-13.

7. "Passio Sanctae Dorothee uirginis viii. idus Febr."; beg. " In prouintia cappadotia." f. 5 1. Printed in Acta SS., Feb., i. p. 781.

8. " Vita cuiusdam uirginis," who had a vision of her father in Paradise and her mother in hell; beg. " Narrauit quidam senex." f. 57 b. From the " Verba Seniorum " (Migne, lxxiii. col. 995).

9. " Passio Sancte Eugeniae virginis et martyris "; beg. " Septimo consulatu suo Commodus," and ending imperfectly " nam dixit ad ancillas." f. 60.

10. "Vita Sancti Symeonis qui in columna stetit"; beg. "Sancte recordationis Beatus Simeon." f 74.

11. "Vita uel uisio Sancti Furs[ei] " ; beg. " Fuit vir vite venerabilis Furseus." f. 87 b. Printed in the Acta SS., Jan., ii. p. 401, Mabillon, Saec. ii., p. 300, and Surius, Vitæ SS., 1617, i. p. 219.

12. " Passio Sanctae Anastasiae et sotiorum eius " ; beg. " Omnia que a sanctis gesta sunt." f. 109 b. At f. 109 is a note relating to the three Marys, and at f. 127 is a very short treatise on the eio-bt principal vices, headed " De collatione abbatis Serapionis." Vellum ; fF. 129. xth cent. Probably (see the first three articles) written in Hainault or the neighbourhood. Initials and titles in red, and an ornamental initial in red and green (art. 11). The fly-leaves (ff. 1, 2, 128, 129) are mutilated leaves of a 15th cent. antiphonal. From the collection of Guglielmo Libri (sale-cat. 1864, lot 118, and 1895, lot 64). 61 x 5 in.

Scope & Content:

Liturgies LATIN: Fragments of Antiphonals: 14th-15th cent.: fly-leaves.

Saints: Lives and passions: 10th cent.: Lat.

includes:

  • f. 3 Saint Gertrude,; Abbess of Nivelles: Life: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 10 b Saint Ursmar,; Abbot and Bishop of Lobbes: Life: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 17 b Saint Ermin,; Abbot of Lobbes: Life: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 20 Mary: Note relating to the three Marys: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 25 Seven Sleepers: Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 37 Saint Pancras: Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • ff. 39, 44 b Saint Nereus: Passion, with the rescripts of Marcellus: 10th cent: Lat.
  • ff. 39, 44 b Achilleus, Sanctus, Martyr: Passion, with the rescript of Marcellus: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 44 b Marcellus: Rescripts to SS. Nereus and Achilleus: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 46 Saint Felicula: Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 46 Saint Petronilla: De obitu ejus: 10th cent.
  • f. 49 Saint Domitilla: Passion: 10th cent: Lat.
  • f. 49 Saint Sulpicius: S Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 49 Servilianus: Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 49 Saint Eufrosina: Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 49 Saint Theodora: S. Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 51 Saint Dorothea: Passion: 10th cent: Lat.
  • f. 60 Saint Eugenia: Passion: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 74 Saint Symeon,; Stylites: Vita: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 87 b Saint Fursa: Vita: 10th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 109 b Saint Anastasia: Passion: 10th cent.
  • f. 127 Virtues and Vices: Treatise on the eight principal vices: 10th cent.: Lat.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Egerton Manuscripts
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Hierarchy Record Ids:
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Record Type (Level):
Fonds
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
900
End Date:
999
Date Range:
10th century
Era:
CE
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Custodial History:

Guglielmo Libri, Count: Owned: 1862-1864.

Material Type:
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Names:
Achilleus, Sanctus, Martyr
Anastasia, Saint
Dorothea of Caesarea, Saint, martyr, fl Early 4th century
Ermin, Saint, Abbot of Lobbes
Eufrosina, Saint
Eugenia, Saint
Felicula, Saint, martyr, d 90
Flavia Domitilla, Saint, fl 1st century
Fursa, Saint
Gertrude, Saint, Abbess of Nivelles, d 659
Libri, Guglielmo, Count, of Add MS 35389
Marcellus, of Egerton MS 2797
Nereus, Saint
Pancras, Saint
Petronilla, Saint
Servilianus
Sulpicius, Saint
Symeon, Saint, Stylites
Theodora, Saint
Ursmar, Saint, Abbot and Bishop of Lobbes