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Rabanus Maurus, the Glossary

Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (780 – 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Frankish Benedictine monk, theologian, poet, encyclopedist and military writer who became archbishop of Mainz in East Francia.^[1]

Alamannia

Alamannia, or Alemania, was the kingdom established and inhabited by the Alemanni, a Germanic tribal confederation that had broken through the Roman limes in 213.

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Alban Butler

Alban Butler (13 October 171015 May 1773) was an English Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer.

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Alcuin

Alcuin of York (Flaccus Albinus Alcuinus; 735 – 19 May 804) – also called Ealhwine, Alhwin, or Alchoin – was a scholar, clergyman, poet, and teacher from York, Northumbria. Rabanus Maurus and Alcuin are 9th-century Christian theologians, Carolingian poets, grammarians of Latin, medieval Latin-language poets and writers from the Carolingian Empire.

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Anglo-Saxon runes

Anglo-Saxon runes or Anglo-Frisian runes are runes that were used by the Anglo-Saxons and Medieval Frisians (collectively called Anglo-Frisians) as an alphabet in their native writing system, recording both Old English and Old Frisian (rūna, ᚱᚢᚾᚪ, "rune").

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Ann Blyth

Ann Marie Blyth (born August 16, 1928) is an American retired actress and singer.

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Archangel

Archangels are described as the second-lowest rank of angel in De Coelesti Hierarchia (On the Celestial Hierarchy) written by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite in the 5th or 6th century.

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Bavaria

Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany.

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Benedict of Nursia

Benedict of Nursia (Benedictus Nursiae; Benedetto da Norcia; 2 March 480 – 21 March 547), often known as Saint Benedict, was an Italian Catholic monk.

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Benedictines

The Benedictines, officially the Order of Saint Benedict (Ordo Sancti Benedicti, abbreviated as OSB), are a mainly contemplative monastic order of the Catholic Church for men and for women who follow the Rule of Saint Benedict.

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Book of Esther

The Book of Esther (Megillat Ester; Ἐσθήρ; Liber Esther), also known in Hebrew as "the Scroll" ("the Megillah"), is a book in the third section (כְּתוּבִים "Writings") of the Hebrew Bible.

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Book of Ezekiel

The Book of Ezekiel is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible, where it follows Isaiah and Jeremiah.

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Book of Genesis

The Book of Genesis (from Greek; בְּרֵאשִׁית|Bərēʾšīṯ|In beginning; Liber Genesis) is the first book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.

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Book of Jeremiah

The Book of Jeremiah (ספר יִרְמְיָהוּ) is the second of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible, and the second of the Prophets in the Christian Old Testament.

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Book of Judges

The Book of Judges (Sefer Shoftim; Κριτές; Liber Iudicum) is the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament.

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Book of Judith

The Book of Judith is a deuterocanonical book included in the Septuagint and the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christian Old Testament of the Bible but excluded from the Hebrew canon and assigned by Protestants to the apocrypha.

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Book of Lamentations

The Book of Lamentations (אֵיכָה,, from its incipit meaning "how") is a collection of poetic laments for the destruction of Jerusalem in 586 BCE.

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Book of Proverbs

The Book of Proverbs (מִשְלֵי,; Παροιμίαι; Liber Proverbiorum, "Proverbs (of Solomon)") is a book in the third section (called Ketuvim) of the Hebrew Bible traditionally ascribed to King Solomon and his students later appearing in the Christian Old Testament.

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Book of Ruth

The Book of Ruth (מְגִלַּת רוּת, Megillath Ruth, "the Scroll of Ruth", one of the Five Megillot) is included in the third division, or the Writings (Ketuvim), of the Hebrew Bible.

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Book of Sirach

The Book of Sirach is an apocryphal Jewish work, originally written in Biblical Hebrew.

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Book of Wisdom

The Book of Wisdom, or the Wisdom of Solomon, is a book written in Greek and most likely composed in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Books of Chronicles

The Book of Chronicles (דִּבְרֵי־הַיָּמִים, "words of the days") is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Chronicles) in the Christian Old Testament.

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Books of Kings

The Book of Kings (Sēfer Məlāḵīm) is a book in the Hebrew Bible, found as two books (1–2 Kings) in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.

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Brepols

Brepols is a Belgian publishing house.

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Canticle

In the context of Christian liturgy, a canticle (from the Latin canticulum, a diminutive of canticum, "song") is a psalm-like song with biblical lyrics taken from elsewhere than the Book of Psalms, but included in psalters and books such as the breviary.

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Carolingian dynasty

The Carolingian dynasty (known variously as the Carlovingians, Carolingus, Carolings, Karolinger or Karlings) was a Frankish noble family named after Charles Martel and his grandson Charlemagne, descendants of the Arnulfing and Pippinid clans of the 7th century AD.

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Carolingian Empire

The Carolingian Empire (800–887) was a Frankish-dominated empire in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages.

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Catholic Church

The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.

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Charles (archbishop of Mainz)

Charles (825/830 – 4 June 863) was the second son of Pepin I of Aquitaine and Engelberga. Rabanus Maurus and Charles (archbishop of Mainz) are 9th-century archbishops, archbishops of Mainz and bishops in the Carolingian Empire.

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Corpus Christianorum

The Corpus Christianorum (CC) is a major publishing undertaking of the Belgian publisher Brepols Publishers devoted to patristic and medieval Latin texts.

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De re militari

De re militari (Latin "Concerning Military Matters"), also Epitoma rei militaris, is a treatise by the Late Latin writer Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus about Roman warfare and military principles as a presentation of the methods and practices in use during the height of the Roman Empire and responsible for its power.

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East Francia

East Francia (Latin: Francia orientalis) or the Kingdom of the East Franks (Regnum Francorum orientalium) was a successor state of Charlemagne's empire ruled by the Carolingian dynasty until 911.

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Eigil of Fulda

Eigil (also called Aeigil or Egil) (c. 750–822) was the fourth abbot of Fulda.

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Elder Futhark

The Elder Futhark (or Fuþark), also known as the Older Futhark, Old Futhark, or Germanic Futhark, is the oldest form of the runic alphabets.

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Elector of Mainz

The Elector of Mainz was one of the seven Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire. Rabanus Maurus and Elector of Mainz are archbishops of Mainz.

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Electorate of Mainz

The Electorate of Mainz (Kurfürstentum Mainz or Kurmainz, Electoratus Moguntinus), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire.

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Episcopal Church (United States)

The Episcopal Church, officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere.

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Epistle to the Hebrews

The Epistle to the Hebrews (to the Hebrews) is one of the books of the New Testament.

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Franks

Aristocratic Frankish burial items from the Merovingian dynasty The Franks (Franci or gens Francorum;; Francs.) were a western European people during the Roman Empire and Middle Ages.

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Fulda

Fulda (historically in English called Fuld) is a city in Hesse, Germany; it is located on the river Fulda and is the administrative seat of the Fulda district (Kreis).

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Gabriel

In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the Baháʼí Faith), Gabriel is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind.

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Gospel of Matthew

The Gospel of Matthew is the first book of the New Testament of the Bible and one of the three synoptic Gospels.

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Greek language

Greek (Elliniká,; Hellēnikḗ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, native to Greece, Cyprus, Italy (in Calabria and Salento), southern Albania, and other regions of the Balkans, the Black Sea coast, Asia Minor, and the Eastern Mediterranean.

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Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation.

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Haymo of Halberstadt

Haymo (or Haimo) (died 27 March 853) was a German Benedictine monk who served as bishop of Halberstadt, and was a noted author. Rabanus Maurus and Haymo of Halberstadt are 9th-century writers in Latin and writers from the Carolingian Empire.

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Hebrew language

Hebrew (ʿÎbrit) is a Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic language family.

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Holy Spirit in Christianity

For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit, or Holy Ghost, is believed to be the third Person of the Trinity, a triune God manifested as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, each being God.

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Homily

A homily (from Greek ὁμιλία, homilía) is a commentary that follows a reading of scripture, giving the "public explanation of a sacred doctrine" or text.

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Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville (Isidorus Hispalensis; 4 April 636) was a Hispano-Roman scholar, theologian, and archbishop of Seville.

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Jacques Paul Migne

Jacques Paul Migne (25 October 1800 – 24 October 1875) was a French priest who published inexpensive and widely distributed editions of theological works, encyclopedias, and the texts of the Church Fathers, with the goal of providing a universal library for the Catholic priesthood.

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Joshua

Joshua, also known as Yehoshua (Yəhōšuaʿ, Tiberian: Yŏhōšuaʿ, lit. 'Yahweh is salvation'), Jeshoshua, or Josue, functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Exodus and Numbers, and later succeeded Moses as leader of the Israelite tribes in the Book of Joshua of the Hebrew Bible.

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Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe

Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe (formerly The Heroic Age: A Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe) is a peer-reviewed, open-access, online academic journal founded in 1998, whose first issue was published during spring/summer 1999.

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Judith McCulloh

Judith McCulloh (August 16, 1935 – July 13, 2014) was an American folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and university press editor.

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Lupus Servatus

Lupus Servatus, also Servatus Lupus (805 – c. 862), in French Loup, was a Benedictine monk and Abbot of Ferrières Abbey during the Carolingian dynasty, who was also a member of Charles the Bald's court and a noted theological author of the 9th century. Rabanus Maurus and Lupus Servatus are 9th-century writers in Latin, Benedictine theologians and writers from the Carolingian Empire.

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Maccabees

The Maccabees, also spelled Machabees (מַכַּבִּים, or מַקַבִּים,; Machabaei or Maccabaei; Μακκαβαῖοι), were a group of Jewish rebel warriors who took control of Judea, which at the time was part of the Seleucid Empire.

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Mainz

Mainz (see below) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate, and with around 223,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 35th-largest city.

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Marcomanni

The Marcomanni were a Germanic people.

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Michaelmas

Michaelmas (also known as the Feast of Saints Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael, the Feast of the Archangels, or the Feast of Saint Michael and All Angels) is a Christian festival observed in many Western Christian liturgical calendars on 29 September, and on 8 November in the Eastern Christian traditions.

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Oestrich-Winkel

Oestrich-Winkel is a town with roughly 12,000 inhabitants in the Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany.

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Origen

Origen of Alexandria (185 – 253), also known as Origen Adamantius, was an early Christian scholar, ascetic, and theologian who was born and spent the first half of his career in Alexandria.

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Orthodox Church

Orthodox Church may refer to.

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Otfrid of Weissenburg

Otfrid of Weissenburg (Otfrid von Weißenburg; Otfridus; 800 - after 870 AD) was a monk at the abbey of Weissenburg (modern-day Wissembourg in Alsace) and the author of a gospel harmony in rhyming couplets now called the Evangelienbuch. Rabanus Maurus and Otfrid of Weissenburg are 9th-century German poets, Carolingian poets and writers from the Carolingian Empire.

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Otgar of Mainz

Otgar (died 21 April 847), also spelled Odgar or Otger, was the archbishop of Mainz from 826 until his death. Rabanus Maurus and Otgar of Mainz are 9th-century archbishops, archbishops of Mainz and bishops in the Carolingian Empire.

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Palestine (region)

The region of Palestine, also known as Historic Palestine, is a geographical area in West Asia.

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Patrologia Latina

The Patrologia Latina (Latin for The Latin Patrology) is an enormous collection of the writings of the Church Fathers and other ecclesiastical writers published by Jacques-Paul Migne between 1841 and 1855, with indices published between 1862 and 1865.

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Pauline epistles

The Pauline epistles, also known as Epistles of Paul or Letters of Paul, are the thirteen books of the New Testament attributed to Paul the Apostle, although the authorship of some is in dispute.

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Pentecost

Pentecost (also called Whit Sunday, Whitsunday or Whitsun) is a Christian holiday which takes place on the 49th day (50th day when inclusive counting is used) after Easter Day.

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Petersberg, Hesse

Petersberg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany.

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Princely Abbey of Fulda

The Abbey of Fulda, from 1221 the Princely Abbey of Fulda and from 1752 the Prince-Bishopric of Fulda, was a Benedictine abbey and ecclesiastical principality centered on Fulda, in the present-day German state of Hesse.

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Priscian

Priscianus Caesariensis, commonly known as Priscian, was a Latin grammarian and the author of the Institutes of Grammar, which was the standard textbook for the study of Latin during the Middle Ages. Rabanus Maurus and Priscian are grammarians of Latin.

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

Ralph Vaughan Williams (12 October 1872– 26 August 1958) was an English composer.

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Raphael (archangel)

Raphael ("God has healed") is an archangel first mentioned in the Book of Tobit and in 1 Enoch, both estimated to date from between the 3rd and 2nd century BCE.

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Ratgar

Ratgar was a controversial abbot at the famous Benedictine monastery of Fulda during the early ninth century.

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Rhine

--> The Rhine is one of the major European rivers.

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Halberstadt

The Diocese of Halberstadt was a Roman Catholic diocese (Bistum Halberstadt) from 804 until 1648.

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Roman Martyrology

The Roman Martyrology (Martyrologium Romanum) is the official martyrology of the Catholic Church.

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Saint

In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God.

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Saint Maurus

Maurus (Maur; Mauro) (512–584) was the first disciple of Benedict of Nursia.

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Symphony No. 8 (Mahler)

The Symphony No.

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The Catholic University of America Press

The Catholic University of America Press, also known as CUA Press, is the publishing division of The Catholic University of America.

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The Hymnal 1982

The Hymnal 1982 is the primary hymnal of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

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Tours

Tours (meaning Towers) is the largest city in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France.

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Typology (theology)

Typology in Christian theology and biblical exegesis is a doctrine or theory concerning the relationship of the Old Testament to the New Testament.

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Veni Creator Spiritus

Veni Creator Spiritus (Latin: Come, Creator Spirit) is a traditional Christian hymn believed to have been written by Rabanus Maurus, a ninth-century German monk, teacher, archbishop, and saint.

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Victor Cousin

Victor Cousin (28 November 179214 January 1867) was a French philosopher.

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Walafrid Strabo

Walafrid, alternatively spelt Walahfrid, nicknamed Strabo (or Strabus, i.e. "squint-eyed") (c. 80818 August 849), was an Alemannic Benedictine monk and theological writer who lived on Reichenau Island in southern Germany. Rabanus Maurus and Walafrid Strabo are 9th-century writers in Latin, Carolingian poets and medieval Latin-language poets.

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Wilhelm Grimm

Wilhelm Carl Grimm (also Karl; 24 February 178616 December 1859) was a German author and anthropologist.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabanus_Maurus

Also known as Blessed Maurus Magnentius Rabanus, De rerum naturis, Hraban Maur, Hrabanus, Hrabanus Maurus, Maurus Magnentius Rabanus, Blessed, Raban Maur, Rabanus, Rabanus Maurus Magnentius, Rabanus, Blessed Maurus Magnentius, Rhabanus Maurus.

, Journal of Early Medieval Northwestern Europe, Judith McCulloh, Lupus Servatus, Maccabees, Mainz, Marcomanni, Michaelmas, Oestrich-Winkel, Origen, Orthodox Church, Otfrid of Weissenburg, Otgar of Mainz, Palestine (region), Patrologia Latina, Pauline epistles, Pentecost, Petersberg, Hesse, Princely Abbey of Fulda, Priscian, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Raphael (archangel), Ratgar, Rhine, Roman Catholic Diocese of Halberstadt, Roman Martyrology, Saint, Saint Maurus, Symphony No. 8 (Mahler), The Catholic University of America Press, The Hymnal 1982, Tours, Typology (theology), Veni Creator Spiritus, Victor Cousin, Walafrid Strabo, Wilhelm Grimm.

Rabanus Maurus, the Glossary

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780s births

856 deaths

9th-century Christian theologians

9th-century German poets

9th-century German writers

9th-century musicians

Archbishops of Mainz

Benedictine theologians

Benedictine writers

Bishops in the Carolingian Empire

Carolingian Latin literature

Carolingian art

Carolingian poets

Frankish Benedictines

Frankish saints

German Roman Catholic hymnwriters

German bishops

German encyclopedists

German monks

Medieval German theologians

Medieval military writers

People from the Rheingau

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