JOHN, Prior of CLUNY, A. D. 950,

The familiar friend and companion of Odo, wrote Odo's Life, in three books:-Mabill. Sæc. Bened. v. p. 150.

JOHN XII., Bishop of ROME, A. D. 956,

Was elected Pope while yet a youth, and was famed for nothing but his oppressions, perjuries, and debauchery; after nine years of a most licentious Pontificate he was slain in the fact of adultery.-In Concil. vol. ix. p. 641, are two unimportant Letters of this Pope's.

THEODORUS, Daphnopates, A. D. 956.

This Author's works are still in MS., he wrote an Encomium on St. Paul, and Selections, both extracted from Chrysostom's Works; and also a Life of Theodorus Studites:-in Biblioth. Vindob. vid. Lambec.

FRIDEGODUS, A. D. 960,

An English Monk of St. Saviour's in Canterbury, wrote the Lives of St. Wilfrid and Owen in verse:—the former is published by Mabillon, Sæc. Bened iii, iv.

DUNSTAN, A. D. 961.

This most celebrated favourer of Monachism was born in A. D. 923, early entered into holy orders, and by means of his relation, Archbishop Athelm, was introduced at Court, where he had several turns of both favor and disgrace, from which he retired to the Abbey of Glastonbury and was raised to be its Abbot. After many alterations King Edgar made him bishop of Winchester, London, and at last Archbishop of Canterbury. He died A. D. 988. He composed Rules for a monastic life consisting of twelve chapters.

NICON, the ABBOT, A. D. 961.

While quite a youth Nicon, who was born in Armenia, shut himself up in the Monastery of the Golden Rock, between Pontus and Paphlagonia: here he remained many years, and thence was sent out to convert the heathen and infidels he met with much success in the island of Crete, then newly freed from the Mohammedan yoke: he was called to Corinth to stop the incursion of the Bulgarians with his prayers; and died in Sparta, A. D. 998.—He wrote a very short Tract on Unjust Excommunication, which he says falls upon the head of him who pronounces it and also a Tract on the Evil Religion of the Armenians, in which he sums up their erroneous creed.-Biblioth. Patr. vol. iii. p. 150.

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ADALBERO, Bishop of AUSBURg, A. D. 961, Wrote the Life of St. Hariolfus.

BERNERUS, the MONK, A. D. 964,

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A Monk of St. Remigius, in Rheims, wrote a Life of St. Hunegund:-Mabillon, Sæc. Bened. ii. 1018:and an account of the Translation of his Reliques:Sæc. v. p. 215.

JOHN XIII., Bishop of ROME, A. D. 965.

The Pontificate of this Pope was stormy at the commencement, for hardly was he ordained to the see when he was expelled from Rome by Rotfred, and imprisoned; escaping from this he was received by Pandulf, Prince of Capua, whose city in recompence for his kindness he raised to an Archbishop's see in A. D. 969, he was restored by Otho, and reigned quietly till A. D. 972, when he died. This was the first Pope who blessed or christened Church bells.-In Concil. vol. ix. p. 663, are four Letters of this Pope's writing, two Privileges, and two on Church Discipline.

FULCUINUS, A. D. 965,

Abbot of Lobes, wrote a History of the Abbots of Lobes, published by D'Achery, vol. ii. p. 730. It is pre

ceded by a Preface asserting the superintendence of God over all things, and that all governments, civil and ecclesiastical, derive authority from him: though not much connected with his Works, it is a neatly written and well expressed exordium. The History itself begins with Landelinus, the founder of the Abbey, and gives a list and short lives of its succeeding Abbots till Fulcuinus, nineteen in number. He wrote also the Miracles of St. Ursmar: ap. Henschen:-and the Life of Bishop Fulcuinus: Mabill. Sæc. Bened. iv. pt. i. p. 622.

SIMEON, A. D. 967,

Wrote Annals, beginning with Leo the Armenian to Nicephorus Phocas, published by Combefis. int. Script. Post. Theoph. Paris, 1685.

ROGER, Monk of ST. PANTALEON, A. D. 970, Wrote the Life of St. Pantaleon, and dedicated it to Fulcmar:-ap. Surium.

ABBO, Abbot of FLEURY, A. D. 970,

Was born at Orleans; he spent the early part of his life in collecting information from the various Schools which were then celebrated, and was made Præfect of the Schools of Fleury, being afterwards advanced to be its Abbot.-He wrote much which has not come down to us.

An Epitome of the Lives of the Popes,-extracted from Anastatius :-4to. Mogunt. 1602.

Life of St. Edmund the English King and Martyr :ap. Surium.

Canons.-A collection made by Abbo, and published by Mabill. Analect. vol. ii. p. 248.

An Apology,-written to the Kings Hugo, and Robert, on account of misunderstandings which he had with the Bishop of Orleans. The object of it is to curtail the power and influence of the regular Clergy, and to encrease the possessions and immunities of the Monks, especially those of his own Monastery :-to all such proceedings he was a steady friend, and of course as he created friends among the Monks, he raised enemies among the Bishops :-ap. Aimon. vit. Abbo.

Epistles,-five in number :-one to the Abbot of Fulda; Baluz. Miscell. vol. i. p. 409;-two, to Bernard, Abbot of Beaulieu ;-one to Pope Gregory V.;-and one in verse to the Emperor Otho :-as much as remains of these Epistles is in Aimon. vit. Abbo.

PEREGRINUS, or PILGRINUS, A. D. 971,

Archbishop of Larch, in Germany, wrote a Letter to Benedict VII., containing a Confession of Faith, or a Creed, so expressed as to be open to very serious objection; if, on no other ground, on this, that it is explanatory, instead of being merely dogmatical and expressed in the words of Scripture; and it is also long, a very serious error where every word is to be weighed and assented to: -this Letter is in Concil. vol. ix. p. 716.