Paul the Deacon

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Latin writer Lombard historian medieval chronicler monk scholar

Paul the Deacon was an 8th-century Lombard monk, historian, and scholar best known for his "History of the Lombards" and his influential role in the intellectual life of the early Middle Ages.

Aliases (1)

Paulus Diaconus ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Latin writer → Lombard → historian → medieval chronicler → monk → scholar →
activeInPeriod	8th century →
alsoKnownAs	Paul Warnefried → Paulus Diaconus → Paulus Warnefridus →
associatedWith	Carolingian Renaissance → Monte Cassino Abbey →
birthDate	c. 720 →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of the Lombards →
deathDate	c. 799 →
educatedAt	royal court of the Lombards in Pavia →
era	Early Middle Ages →
ethnicGroup	Lombards →
familyBackground	noble Lombard family of Friuli →
father	Warnefrid →
genre	hagiography → historiography → poetry →
influenced	Carolingian scholars → medieval historiography →
languageOfWorkOrName	Latin →
memberOf	Benedictine Order →
name	Paul the Deacon →
notableWork	Commentary on the Rule of Saint Benedict → Gesta Episcoporum Mettensium → Historia Langobardorum → History of the Lombards → Homiliary → Versus de Annis →
occupation	historian → monk → poet → teacher →
patron	Charlemagne → Duke Arichis II of Benevento →
placeOfBirth	Duchy of Friuli → near Cividale del Friuli →
placeOfDeath	Monte Cassino →
religion	Christianity →
religiousOrder	Benedictines →
sibling	Arichis (brother) →
wroteAbout	Frankish kingdom → early medieval Italy → history of the Lombards →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Carolingian Renaissance → Palace School at Aachen →	significantPerson
Paul the Deacon ("Paulus Diaconus") →	alsoKnownAs
Paul the Deacon →	name