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