Philip of Harveng (Philip of Harvengt) (died 1183) was a twelfth-century Premonstratensian and abbot of Bonne-Espérance Abbey in Hainault (present-day Belgium), and a theological writer.
Biblical commentary
His Responsio de damnatione Salomonis addressed the puzzling biblical behaviour of Solomon. He invented novel schemes of history from the Book of Daniel in his Dream of Nebuchadnezzar (De somnio regis Nabuchodonosor) , varying the pattern of the four monarchies.
Augustinian theology
His life of Augustine of Hippo was celebrated and influential. Drawing on Possidius, he also makes Augustine presage the regular canons. Associating the phrase docere verbo et exemplo (to teach by word and example) with the clerical life, in his De institutione clericorum, he put an emphasis on preaching. In the same work he argued in favour of social order.
Other works
He wrote much hagiography, including a life of St. Foillan. Surviving letters to Philip, Count of Flanders and Henry I, Count of Champagne argue for knightly patronage of learning.
References
- G. P. Sijen, "Philippe de Harveng, abbé de Bonne-Espérance: sa biographie", Analecta Praemonstratensia vol. 14 (1938), pp. 37–52
- N. J. Weyns, "A propos des Instructions pour les clercs (De Institutione Clericorum) de Philippe de Harveng", Analecta Praemonstratensia vol. 53 (1977), pp. 71-79
- Carol Neel, "Philip of Harvengt and Anselm of Havelberg: The Premonstratensian Vision of Time", Church History, Vol. 62, No. 4 (December, 1993), pp. 483-493
- U. G. Leinsle, "Deo militans clericus“ – Rittertum und Krieg im Werk Philipps von Harvengt", Analecta Praemonstratensia 77 (2001), pp. 94–120
Notes
- Philippe Le Harvengt.
- "heliotropia 2.1 - papio". Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- Giles Constable, The Reformation of the Twelfth Century (1996), p. 164.
- Eric Leland Saak, High Way to Heaven: The Augustinian Platform Between Reform and Reformation (2002), p. 179.
- Saak, p. 182.
- Caroline Walker Bynum, The Spirituality of Regular Canons in the Twelfth Century: A New Approach, Medievalia et Humanistica, New Series Nr. 4, 1973, online.
- Giles Constable, Three Studies in Medieval Religious and Social Thought (1998), pp. 263-4.
- Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Foillan
- Knights at Court
External links
- Philip of Harveng on Silence, Paul F. Gehl
- Ulrich G. Leinsle (1994). "Philippe de Harvengt (fälschlich auch Philippus ab Eleemosyna)". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 7. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 490–493. ISBN 3-88309-048-4.
- (in Italian) Biography
- 'An Analysis of the Correspondence and Hagiographical Works of Philip of Harvengt', Lynsey E Robertson
