Une entreprise hagiographique au XIe  siècle dans l'abbaye de Fontenelle : le renouveau du culte de saint Vulfran

Abstract

In the XIth century, after the restoration of the abbey of Fontenelle, its monks launched a large hagiographical project in order to remedy the shortage of relics which they faced. Deprived of saint Wandrille’s body, their choice fell on saint Vulfran, archbishop of Sens and monk of Fontenelle, who had already benefited from a cult, in Fontenelle, before the Scandinavian invasions. Two texts were written: the Inventio et miracula sancti Vulfranni and the Miracula sancti Vulfranni. By examinating both texts, the author proposes to explore the monks’ motivations behind their writing and the significance of the monks’ appropriation of saint Vulfran’s memory.

Keywords

• St-Wandrille abbey (Fontenelle)
• Vulfran (Saint)
• hagiographical text
• Inventio et miracula sancti Vulfranni
• Miracula sancti Vulfranni
• relics