Ephraem, Syrus (306-373)
The Physiologus is an early Christian collection of naturalistic and allegorical descriptions from which the medieval beastiaries are derived. Bern Cod. 318, which originated in the School of Rheims, contains, in addition to the Physiologus (fol. 7r-22v), the life of St. Simeon (fol. 1r-5r), the so-called “Chronicle of Fredegar” (fol. 23r-125r) as well as a pericope from the Gospel of Matthew with Latin translation by Ephraem of Syria (fol. 125v-130r). Owners of the manuscript included the humanists Pierre Daniel and Jacques Bongars, among whose library holdings this manuscript came to Bern in 1632.
Online Since: 07/04/2012
- Ephraem, Syrus: Sermo S. Effrem monachem in transfigurationem Domini (125r) Found in: Standard description
- Ephraem, Syrus: Sermo S. Effrem monachem in transfigurationem Domini. (125v–130r)
Incipit: De regionibus messis gaudii [sic, pro gaudium]. De vinea fructus suavitatis
Explicit: Virtus et potentia, regnum et imperium. Nunc et semper et per inifinita saecula saeculorum.
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- Bongars, Jacques (Former possessor) | Ephraem, Syrus (Author) | Gravisset, Jakob von (Former possessor) Found in: Standard description
This copy of the Lives of the Saints, produced during the 12th century, possibly in the German Cloister of Weissenau, is decorated with ornately detailed and illustrated initial capitals, including one notable initial in which the illuminator, "Fr. Ruffilus" includes himself (fol. 244r).
Online Since: 05/20/2009
- Ephraem, Syrus: Vita s. Mariae meretricis neptis Abrahae eremitae (f. 228r col. 1-231r col. 1)
Incipit: (le chap. 1 manque): Habuit uir beatus Abraham carnis propinquante germanum
Explicit: quinquaginta siquidem tot annos conuersionis magna cum deuotione atque humilitate ualde sincera institutum spiritale compleuit bonorum omnium summisque patribus infulis coadunatus eterneque memorie in Christo consecratus cui est honor et gloria in secula seculorum. Amen.
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- Adrevaldus, Floriacensis (Author) | Ambrosius, Mediolanensis (Author) | Amphilochius, Cappadox (Author) | Amphilochius, Sidetes (Author) | Antonius, Hagiographus (Author) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Bodmer, Martin (Former possessor) | Cogitosus (Author) | Eberwinus, Treverensis (Author) | Ephraem, Syrus (Author) | Goswinus, Moguntinensis (Author) | Iacobus, Diaconus (Author) | Iocundus, Presbyter (Author) | Lupus, Ferrariensis (Author) | Odo, Fossatensis (Author) | Otloh, de Sancto Emmeramo (Author) | Paulinus, Mediolanensis (Author) | Paulus, Diaconus (Author) | Pseudo-Goldscherus Trevirensis (Author) | Theodoricus, Floriacensis (Author) | Uranius, Presbyter (Author) | Venantius, Fortunatus (Author) | Wibertus, Tullensis (Author) | Zacharias, Papa (Author) Found in: Standard description
The manuscript consists of two parts and contains various ascetic texts. The first part (1-24) was written by various unskilled hands in a Rhaetian-influenced minuscule which can be dated to the 8th/9th century and localized in a scriptorium in northern Italy or in Switzerland. The second part (25-140) is dated to the second third of the 9th century.
Online Since: 04/23/2013
- Ephraem, Syrus (Author) Found in: Standard description
- Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Basilius, Caesariensis (Author) | Caesarius, Arelatensis (Author) | Eligius, Noviomensis (Author) | Ephraem, Syrus (Author) | Gregorius, Nazianzenus (Author) | Hieronymus, Sophronius Eusebius (Author) | Isidorus, Hispalensis (Author) | Iulianus, Toletanus (Author) | Macrobius, Ambrosius Theodosius (Author) | Morel, Gallus (Librarian) Found in: Standard description
This codex contains on V3-7r the Sermo acephalus de iudicio and on 7r-43r the Monita of the Church Doctor Ephraim the Syrian (ca. 306-373). The first two pages have been torn out, but the inner margin can still be seen, including a small red initial on V5. The main text on 7r begins with a red decorated initial and runner motifs. The numerous, frequently changing hands differ greatly from each other in line ruling and appearance. The design and construction of the manuscript correspond to the Engelberg scriptorium under Abbots Frowin (1143-1178) and Berchtold (1178-1197).
Online Since: 10/04/2011
- Ephraem, Syrus: Sermo acephalus de iudicio (et resurrectione, charitate) et compunctione. (Fol. 1-7)
Incipit: milem voluntatem vestram solummodo quaesivi. Dicite mihi peccatores et mortales atque passibiles secundum naturam, quid passi estis
Explicit: ut omnis anima quae haec meditatur, trahatur ad aeterna. Benedicat vos omnipotens deus ille vos benedicat de coelis, qui per crucem passionis suae vos redemit in terris. Amen.
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- Ephraem, Syrus: Monita beati Effrem (Fol. 7-43)
Incipit: Dolor me compellit dicere et iniquitas mea comminatur mihi, ut sileam
Explicit: Gloria patri qui fecit nos, et gloria filio qui salvavit nos, et gloria spiritui sancto qui renovavit nos per infinita saecula saeculorum. Amen. Explicit liber Effrem diaconi.
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- Ephraem, Syrus: Ephraem, Sermo acephalus de iudicio et compunctione. Found in: Additional description
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Copies of various works by the church father Ephraem the Syrian in Latin, written in the Abbey of St. Gall during the 9th century. Among them are the works De iudicio dei et resurrectione, De beatitudine animae, De poenitentia, De luctaminibus and De die iudicii et monita. The leaves of the last portion of the manuscript, which contains Sermon 60 of Caesarius of Arles, were previously folded.
Online Since: 12/21/2009
- Ephraem, Syrus: Libri VI Effrem diaconi de judicio etc., et alia. Found in: Standard description
- Ephraem, Syrus: Libri VI Effrem diaconi de judicio etc., et alia. Found in: Standard description
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- Ephraem, Syrus: Libri VI Effrem diaconi (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: de judicio (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: de judicio (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: die beatitudine animae (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: de poenitentia (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: in luctaminibus (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: de die judicii et Monita (S. 4-174) Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: cum orationibus ejusdem (79-80) Found in: Additional description
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Copies of assorted shorter sermons in Latin by Ephrem the Syrian (d. 373), some of them incomplete, including De compunctione cordis, De iudiciis dei and De beatitudine animarum, produced at the Abbey of St. Gall during the 9th century.
Online Since: 07/31/2009
- Ephraem, Syrus: Effrem diaconi opuscula Found in: Standard description
- Ephraem, Syrus: Effrem diaconi opuscula Found in: Standard description
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- Ephraem, Syrus: opuscula. Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus: Effrem diaconi opuscula. Found in: Additional description
- Ephraem, Syrus (Author) Found in: Additional description
Manuscript collection produced at the monastery of St. Gall, containing the oldest known surviving version of the Casus sancti Galli by the monk Ratpert, in a copy from about 900. Additional longer texts, written down between the 9th and 13th centuries contain sermons by the early Church fathers, a register of the abbots of St. Gall from the 7th through the 13th centuries, hymns, and excerpts from the Collectio Canonum by Pseudo-Remedius as well as the Micrologus by Bernold of Konstanz.
Online Since: 12/09/2008
- Augustinus, Aurelius: Ps.-? Augustinus Ephrem Syrus Omelia ad predicandum populum Sermo LXIV, De exhortatione ad sacerdotes ut doceant quid populum christianum scire et observare oporteat (19-26)
Incipit: Audite filioli mei et intellegite
Explicit: Unde nos saluet omnipotens deus et cum pietate sua maxima eripiat et hic donet. mala que fecimus emendemus et illo ausiante ad bona uitam peruenire mereamur. Ipso adiuuante quiseculorum Amen.
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- Amalarius, Metensis (Author) | Ambrosius, Autpertus (Author) | Arx, Ildefons von (Annotator) | Arx, Ildefons von (Librarian) | Augustinus, Aurelius (Author) | Beda, Venerabilis (Author) | Bernoldus, Constantiensis (Author) | Caesarius, Arelatensis (Author) | Ephraem, Syrus (Author) | Joachim, Vadianus (Author) | Johannes, Chrysostomus (Author) | Ratpertus, Sangallensis (Author) | Remedius, Curiensis (Author) | Remigius, Altissiodorensis (Author) Found in: Standard description