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Regino, of Prüm, approximately 840-915

LC control no.n 85069524
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Personal name headingRegino, of Prüm, approximately 840-915
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Variant(s)Rhegino, Abbot of Prüm, approximately 840-915
Regino, Prumiensis, approximately 840-915
Reginonis, abbatis Prumiensis, approximately 840-915
Regino, von Prüm, approximately 840-915
Reginon, von Prüm, approximately 840-915
Regino, Abbot of Prüm, 840-915
Regino, abbot of Prüm, d. 915
Other standard no.118598996
Associated countryGermany
LocatedPrüm (Germany) Trier (Germany)
Birth date0840~
Death date0915-05-28
Place of deathTrier (Germany)
Field of activityCanon law Liturgy
AffiliationAbtei Prüm
Benedictines
Profession or occupationCanonists
Monks
Found inReginonis Abbatis Prumiensis Chronicon, 1978: title page (Reginonis Abbatis Prumiensis)
LC data base, July 9, 1985 (hdg.: Regino, abbot of Prüm, d. 915)
Jöcher (Regino, or Rhegino; abbot of Prüm)
Regino, of Prüm. Reginonis abbatis Prumiensis Libri duo de synodalibus causis et disciplinis ecclesiasticis, 1840: title page (Reginonis abbatis Prumiensis)
Dictionary of the Middle Ages, 1989: volume 10, pages 289-290 (Regino of Prüm, Regino Prumiensis; born ca. 845-28; died May 915; German, Benedictine, music theorist, canonist, and chronicler; educated at the imperial abbey of Prüm; elected abbot of the abbey of Prüm in 892 and forced to resign in 899; left for Trier where he rebuilt the abbey of St. Martin; between 900 and 908 he wrote his tonary of liturgical chants, his Libri duo de synodalibus causis et disciplinis ecclesiasticis, and his Chronica)
New Catholic Encyclopedia. Second edition, 2003: volume 12, page 30 (under Regino of Prüm, Collection of: Regino of Prüm; born about 840 probably in Altrip, near Speyer; entered the monastery of Prüm and was elected abbot in 892; resigned in 899; was appointed abbot of St. Martin's at Trier; died there in 915; he was the author of three works: De harmonica institutione; Chronicon; and Libri duo de synodalibus causis et disciplinis ecclesiasticis)
Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle, viewed online November 7, 2018 (Regino of Prüm, d. 915; Germany; became a Benedictine in his youth; made abbot of Prüm in 892; the Chronicon is his best-known work)
Encyclopaedia Britannica, viewed online Nov. 7, 2018 (Regino von Prüm, also called Reginon; born at Altriys, near Speyer, Upper Lorraine [Germany]; died c. 915, Trier; studied theology and canon law; elected abbot of Prüm in 892 but forced to abdicate in 899; became abbot of St. Martin at Trier; Regino's most famous work is his Chronicon in two books; also known for his work on canon law and proposal to reform church music)
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Deutsche Nationalbibliothek online catalog, viewed March 31, 2024 (authorized access point: Regino, Prüm, Abt; other data in authority record: German Benedictine, abbot and canonist; born approximately 840, probably in Altrip; died 915 in Trier)
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