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Blessed Hermann of Reichenau or Herman the Cripple (18 July 1013 – 24 September 1054), also known by other names, was an 11th-century Benedictine monk and scholar. He composed works on history , music theory , mathematics , and astronomy , as well as many hymns .
Though traditionally ascribed to the eleventh-century German monk Hermann of Reichenau, it is regarded as anonymous by most musicologists. [1] Traditionally it has been sung in Latin, though many translations exist. These are often used as spoken prayers.
As the last legitimate member of the Burgundian Welfs, Rudolph was considered a weak ruler by his contemporaries. The chronicler Wipo of Burgundy called him effete; according to Hermann of Reichenau, his rule was marked by idleness and chaos. Thietmar of Merseburg named the Burgundian counts the actual rulers, while Rudolph only held the royal ...
It was once commonly associated with the monastery of Saint Gall, but is now thought to have been composed by a monk of Reichenau. On the first hypothesis, it has been called the Epitome Sangallense Herimanni Augiensis , a Saint Gall version of Hermann of Reichenau 's chronicle.
It is notable for its Teutonic Order castle and as the birthplace of Hermann of Reichenau. In the center of the town there is the Altshausen Schloss, which is the main palace still owned by the House of Württemberg.
Saint Hermann of Reichenau (1013–1064) Saint Herman Joseph of Cologne (1150–1243) Other. Saint Herman's Orthodox Theological Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska;
They were very popular in the late Middle Ages; there are about 5,000 rhyme sequences known. Although many were authored anonymously, notable sequence writers include Notker the Stammerer, Fulbert of Chartres, Hermann of Reichenau, and Adam of Saint Victor.
July 18 – Hermann of Reichenau, German music theorist (d. 1054) August 15 – Teishi (Yōmeimon-in), Japanese empress consort (d. 1094) September 22 – Richeza (or Adelaide), queen of Hungary (d. 1075) Abu al-Walid al-Baji, Moorish scholar and poet (d. 1081) Guaimar IV of Salerno, Italian nobleman (approximate date)