Hugh, of Fouilloy, c 1105- ? 1173 (cleric and writer of allegories)
Person
Dates
- Existence: c 1105 - ? 1173
Biography
Hugh of Fouilloy was canon regular of St. Augustine. He was born in Fouilloy, near Corbie and Amiens probably sometime between 1096 and 1110 and died in Laurent-au-Bois in either 1172 or 1173. He was prior of Saint-Laurent from 1153. He is now best known for writing the allegorical texts on monastic spirituality, De claustro animae (The Cloister of the Soul) and De medicina animae (The Medicine of the Soul) and De avibus, a moral treatise on birds which appeared in many versions of popular medieval bestiary.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
De claustro animae by Hugh of Fouilloy, 13th-14th century
part
Identifier: MS 107/f. 34v-60v
Contents
This section contains a verse summary of part of De claustro animae (The Cloister of the Soul) by Hugh of Fouilloy, which was originally written in the 12th century. It is about monastic life.This section starts with a verse summary of the text on f. 34v. Here, the work is summarised in two poems about the twelve abusiones seculi and twelve ...
Dates:
13th-14th century