Saint Hyglac

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Hyglac was an eighth century Catholic saint [1] from Anglo-Saxon England.

Very little is known of the life of this saint and he is known to history through the hagiography of the Secgan Manuscript. [2] However, he is best known through a letter from an anchorite Alchfrid [3] (also known as Alcheriðus). In the letter, Hyglac is a lector of an unknown monastery in Northumbria (possibly York [4] ). The letter, an exhortation to live a Godly Life, [5] appears to be text borrowed from the different sermons of various priests. [6] It is preserved in a collection of letters of Alcuin. [7]

Hyglac was possibly a teacher of Aediluulf, [8] and was possibly a student of Alcuin.

His name derives from the Old German word for Courage and the archaic suffix, -lac meaning to carry on an action, [9] indicates he was Anglo Saxon. [10]

References

  1. ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Saints
  2. ↑ Stowe MS 944 Archived 2014-01-03 at archive.today , British Library
  3. ↑ Alchfrith 1 at Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
  4. ↑ Michael Lapidge, Anglo Saxon Literature 600-899 (Continuum, 1996) page 393.
  5. ↑ Michael Lapidge, Anglo Saxon Literature 600-899 (Continuum, 1996) page 393
  6. ↑ Hyglac letter.
  7. ↑ Hyglac letter at Oxford journals.
  8. ↑ Michael Lapidge, Anglo Saxon Literature 600-899 (Continuum, 1996) page 392.
  9. ↑ Peterson, Lena (2007). "Lexikon över urnordiska personnamn". Swedish Institute for Language and Folklore. p. 39. (Lexicon of Nordic Personal Names Before the 8th Century).
  10. ↑ Michael Lapidge, Anglo Saxon Literature 600-899 (Continuum, 1996) page 286



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