Practices of Remembrance in Flemish Houses of Regular Canons. The Troubled Memoria of Prior Odfried, Founder of Watten (d. 1086)
Brigitte Meijns
A religious community’s foundation was a unique moment in the building of institutional remembrance and identity founder(s) primary importance to cohesion group. However, as few stories have emerged from communities regular canons Flanders, tale Watten priory, earliest community is all more illustrative. The existence different genres which Odfried, founder, remembered reflects search for fitting memoria man who unleashed controversial debate between advocates opponents Church reform. fact that he also continued stir emotions after his death shown by Exordium two miracle stories, one written at Watten, other Saint-Riquier Abbey Picardy. Odfried someone undeniably had great qualities, merits even partook saintliness, though long run they were not result lasting veneration saint. case can therefore shed light only on difficulties with novel form faced, but discursive strategies deployed confront those challenges.
The Medieval low countries. An annual review