SIMON COATES
Biographic Data
| ID | 5786483 |
|---|---|
| NAME | SIMON COATES |
| GIVEN NAMES | SIMON |
| FAMILY NAME | COATES |
| SIGNATURE | COATES S |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2218-9102 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Practise what they preach
Venantius Fortunatus and the Image of Episcopal Authority in Late Antique and Early Merovingian Gaul
Journal Article Venantius Fortunatus and the Image of Episcopal Authority in Late Antique and Early Merovingian Gaul Get access Simon Coates Simon Coates King's College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 464, November 2000, Pages 1109–1137, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.464.1109 Published: 01 November 2000
Ceolfrid
This article investigates the manner in which Wearmouth–Jarrow was able to define itself as a religious community through the manner in which it remembered the activities of its former abbot, Ceolfrid. Ceolfrid's memory was cultivated in two written texts: the anonymous Vita Ceolfridi and Bede's Historia Abbatum. The article explores the nodal points around which both texts constructed Ceolfrid's memory paying particular attention to the gifts he…
Regendering Radegund? Fortunatus, Baudonivia and the Problem of Female Sanctity in Merovingian Gaul
In the prologue of her De vita sancti Radegundis , Baudonivia, an inhabitant of Radegund’s community of the Holy Cross at Poitiers, adopted a phrase from Venantius Fortunatus’ Vita Hilarii to express her unworthiness for the task: ‘I can as easily touch heaven with my fingers as perform the task you have imposed on me.’ Baudonivia, the first female hagiographer in Merovingian Gaul, was here drawing from the Life of a male saint to introduce her w…
The Construction of Episcopal Sanctity in Early Anglo-Saxon England
This article examines the manner in which early Anglo-Saxon episcopal sanctity was shaped by the writings of Venantius Fortunatus, the prolific, and yet sometimes neglected, Italian hagiographer and poet who was to end his days as bishop of Poitiers. Firstly, the manner in which Fortunatus's works shaped the literary form of Anglo-Saxon episcopal hagiography is examined. Secondly, the debt which the various Vitae of Cuthbert owed to Fortunatus is…
Perceptions of the Anglo-Saxon past in the tenth-century monastic reform movement
Retrospection is a recognized characteristic of reform movements. An appeal to the past legitimates ideological concerns which seek to replace a state of affairs considered decadent and decayed. Reforming rhetoric depends on the past as a means of proving its value and credibility. Such preservation of the past as a key organizing principle in transforming events is necessarily selective and often has a tendency towards schematization and simplif…
The Bishop as Benefactor and Civic Patron
The Bishop as Pastor and Solitary
‘One is always aware of Bede's Church as an institution of men and women, meetings and buildings, and especially as a bishops' Church.’ With this comment, J. M. Wallace-Hadrill directed attention to a fundamental aspect of Bede's world which requires further examination. From early childhood until his death, Bede was and remained a monk. He had entered the monasterium of Wearmouth and Jarrow at the age of seven and was to remain in it all his lif…
The Role of Bishops in the Early Anglo‐Saxon Church
Venantius Fortunatus and the Image of Episcopal Authority in Late Antique and Early Merovingian Gaul
Journal Article Venantius Fortunatus and the Image of Episcopal Authority in Late Antique and Early Merovingian Gaul Get access Simon Coates Simon Coates King's College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 464, November 2000, Pages 1109–1137, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.464.1109 Published: 01 November 2000
Ceolfrid
This article investigates the manner in which Wearmouth–Jarrow was able to define itself as a religious community through the manner in which it remembered the activities of its former abbot, Ceolfrid. Ceolfrid's memory was cultivated in two written texts: the anonymous Vita Ceolfridi and Bede's Historia Abbatum. The article explores the nodal points around which both texts constructed Ceolfrid's memory paying particular attention to the gifts he…
Regendering Radegund? Fortunatus, Baudonivia and the Problem of Female Sanctity in Merovingian Gaul
In the prologue of her De vita sancti Radegundis , Baudonivia, an inhabitant of Radegund’s community of the Holy Cross at Poitiers, adopted a phrase from Venantius Fortunatus’ Vita Hilarii to express her unworthiness for the task: ‘I can as easily touch heaven with my fingers as perform the task you have imposed on me.’ Baudonivia, the first female hagiographer in Merovingian Gaul, was here drawing from the Life of a male saint to introduce her w…
Perceptions of the Anglo-Saxon past in the tenth-century monastic reform movement
Retrospection is a recognized characteristic of reform movements. An appeal to the past legitimates ideological concerns which seek to replace a state of affairs considered decadent and decayed. Reforming rhetoric depends on the past as a means of proving its value and credibility. Such preservation of the past as a key organizing principle in transforming events is necessarily selective and often has a tendency towards schematization and simplif…
The Bishop as Pastor and Solitary
‘One is always aware of Bede's Church as an institution of men and women, meetings and buildings, and especially as a bishops' Church.’ With this comment, J. M. Wallace-Hadrill directed attention to a fundamental aspect of Bede's world which requires further examination. From early childhood until his death, Bede was and remained a monk. He had entered the monasterium of Wearmouth and Jarrow at the age of seven and was to remain in it all his lif…
The Role of Bishops in the Early Anglo‐Saxon Church
The Bishop as Benefactor and Civic Patron
The Bishop as Pastor and Solitary
‘One is always aware of Bede's Church as an institution of men and women, meetings and buildings, and especially as a bishops' Church.’ With this comment, J. M. Wallace-Hadrill directed attention to a fundamental aspect of Bede's world which requires further examination. From early childhood until his death, Bede was and remained a monk. He had entered the monasterium of Wearmouth and Jarrow at the age of seven and was to remain in it all his lif…
The Role of Bishops in the Early Anglo‐Saxon Church
Perceptions of the Anglo-Saxon past in the tenth-century monastic reform movement
Retrospection is a recognized characteristic of reform movements. An appeal to the past legitimates ideological concerns which seek to replace a state of affairs considered decadent and decayed. Reforming rhetoric depends on the past as a means of proving its value and credibility. Such preservation of the past as a key organizing principle in transforming events is necessarily selective and often has a tendency towards schematization and simplif…
Regendering Radegund? Fortunatus, Baudonivia and the Problem of Female Sanctity in Merovingian Gaul
In the prologue of her De vita sancti Radegundis , Baudonivia, an inhabitant of Radegund’s community of the Holy Cross at Poitiers, adopted a phrase from Venantius Fortunatus’ Vita Hilarii to express her unworthiness for the task: ‘I can as easily touch heaven with my fingers as perform the task you have imposed on me.’ Baudonivia, the first female hagiographer in Merovingian Gaul, was here drawing from the Life of a male saint to introduce her w…
The Construction of Episcopal Sanctity in Early Anglo-Saxon England
This article examines the manner in which early Anglo-Saxon episcopal sanctity was shaped by the writings of Venantius Fortunatus, the prolific, and yet sometimes neglected, Italian hagiographer and poet who was to end his days as bishop of Poitiers. Firstly, the manner in which Fortunatus's works shaped the literary form of Anglo-Saxon episcopal hagiography is examined. Secondly, the debt which the various Vitae of Cuthbert owed to Fortunatus is…
Ceolfrid
This article investigates the manner in which Wearmouth–Jarrow was able to define itself as a religious community through the manner in which it remembered the activities of its former abbot, Ceolfrid. Ceolfrid's memory was cultivated in two written texts: the anonymous Vita Ceolfridi and Bede's Historia Abbatum. The article explores the nodal points around which both texts constructed Ceolfrid's memory paying particular attention to the gifts he…
Venantius Fortunatus and the Image of Episcopal Authority in Late Antique and Early Merovingian Gaul
Journal Article Venantius Fortunatus and the Image of Episcopal Authority in Late Antique and Early Merovingian Gaul Get access Simon Coates Simon Coates King's College London Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The English Historical Review, Volume 115, Issue 464, November 2000, Pages 1109–1137, https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/115.464.1109 Published: 01 November 2000
Practise what they preach
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