Ælfric of Cerne

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Ælfric of Cerne was an influential late 10th- to early 11th-century Anglo-Saxon monk and homilist known for his Old English sermons, biblical translations, and didactic writings.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Ælfric of Cerne canonical 2
Ælfric of Eynsham 1
Ælfric the Homilist 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Saxon monk ⓘ
biblical translator ⓘ
didactic author ⓘ
homilist ⓘ
sermon writer ⓘ
writer of Old English ⓘ
aim to provide orthodox Christian teaching in the vernacular ⓘ
alternativeName Ælfric of Eynsham ⓘ
linked to: Ælfric of Cerne

Ælfric the Homilist ⓘ
linked to: Ælfric of Cerne
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
culture Anglo-Saxon ⓘ
era early 11th century ⓘ
late 10th century ⓘ
floruit c. 990–c. 1010 ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
genre biblical commentary ⓘ
didactic prose ⓘ
grammar ⓘ
hagiography ⓘ
homily ⓘ
influenced Anglo-Saxon preaching tradition ⓘ
later Old English prose style ⓘ
knownFor Old English sermons ⓘ
biblical translations into Old English ⓘ
didactic religious writings ⓘ
homilies for the liturgical year ⓘ
promoting Benedictine reform ideals ⓘ
language Latin ⓘ
Old English ⓘ
movement Benedictine Reform in England ⓘ
linked to: Benedictine Reform
name Ælfric of Cerne ⓘ
occupation abbot ⓘ
author ⓘ
monk ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
placeOfActivity Cerne Abbas ⓘ
linked to: Cerne Valley

Eynsham ⓘ
Wessex ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Wessex
positionHeld abbot of Eynsham ⓘ
monk at Cerne Abbey ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
religiousOrder Benedictine Order ⓘ
linked to: Benedictines
subjectOf scholarly studies on Old English homiletics ⓘ
wrote Biblical prefaces and introductions ⓘ
Catholic Homilies, First Series ⓘ
Catholic Homilies, Second Series ⓘ
Lives of Saints ⓘ
Old English Glossary ⓘ
Old English Grammar ⓘ
linked to: Old English

Pastoral and didactic letters ⓘ
linked to: Pastoral Letters

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Letter to Sigeweard → authorAlternativeName → Ælfric of Cerne ⓘ
Ælfric of Cerne → name → Ælfric of Cerne ⓘ
Ælfric of Cerne → alternativeName → Ælfric the Homilist ⓘ
linked to: Ælfric of Cerne
Ælfric of Cerne → alternativeName → Ælfric of Eynsham ⓘ
linked to: Ælfric of Cerne