Helinand of Perseigne

Helinand of Perseigne was a Cistercian monk and writer. He was the procurator of the Perseigne Abbey during the abbacy of Adam (r. 1188–1221).[1] He wrote a commentary on the Book of Revelation, mentioned by John of Wales around 1280. It is now lost.[2] Some preserved glosses on the Book of Exodus are also attributed to him.[1]

Réjane Molina has advanced the theory that Helinand of Froidmont spent time at Perseigne before moving to Froidmont and that consequently the two authors are in fact one person.[3]

  1. ^ a b Barthélemy Hauréau, Histoire Littéraire du Maine, Tome Sixième (Dumoulin, 1873), pp. 102–103.
  2. ^ Alain Boureau (2014), "Albert le Grand, commentateur de l'Apocalypse", Freiburger Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Theologie 61(1): 43–57.
  3. ^ Beverly M. Kienzle (1997), "Hélinand de Froidmont et la prédication cistercienne dans le Midi (1145–1229)", Cahiers de Fanjeaux 32: 37–67, citing Molina (1987), "Helinand de Froidmont, Helinand de Perseigne, et la littérature de Graal", in Les Cahiers de l'Abbaye de St. Arnount 2: 57–63.