Rouen, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 1391 The Saint Patrick's Confessio Hypertext Stack Project Franz Fischer Royal Irish Academy Royal Irish Academy Dictionary of Medieval Latin from Celtic Sources Rouen Bibliothèque municipale 1391 U. 39 U. 53 Abbaye de Jumièges G. 9 R editio Bieler; editio White Rouen, Bibliothèque municipale, MS 1391 11th cent. (in.?) Jumièges

A collection of twenty-seven hagiographical texts in no recognizable order. The MS is mutilated at the end; the text of the Confessio, which is the last item (fol 157bisv-159v), breaks off at 244, 1 insinuant amicissimo meo. [...] — Patrick is the only Irish saint represented in the collection; his Confessio is preceded, though not immediately, by the miracles of St Gertrud (d. on St Patrick's Day 659). [Quote from Bieler's Introduction, p. 9.]

The following table of content is taken from the Catalogue général by Henri Omont:Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques des départements, Rouen, vol. 1 [Paris 1886], pp. 373-375— not mentioning the last item: St Patrick's Confessio. Vitae sanctorum et S. Clementis Romani recognitiones. fol. 3. S. Clementis Romani recognitiones. "[T]ibi quidem papa gaudenti... Ego Clemens in urbe Romanatus... — ...(lib. X.)...quam apostolo exhiberet. Explicit Xmus." fol. 78. "Epistola beati Clementis pape ad Jacobum fratrem Domini de obitu apostoli Petri et de ordinatione sua. Clemens Jacobo... Notum tibi fatio, Domine... — ...dampnationem accipiet. Explicit liber hystorie Clementis pape urbis Rome." fol. 83. "Vita sancti Eligii, Lemovicensis (corr. Noviomensis) episcopi. Igitur Eligius Lemovecas Galliarum urbe..." fol. 91. "Passio sanctorum martirum Nichasii episcopi, Quirini presbiteri, atque Scubiculi diaconi. Cum a fidelibus populis sanctorum..."

fol. 94v°. "Passio beatissimi Cornelii, episcopi urbis Romae. Temporibus Decii Cesaris maxima persecutio... "

fol. 95. "Historia Cornelii pape, cum passione, quam, jubente serenissimo augusto Lothario, Hilduinus archicancellarius de diversis opusculis sancti Cipriani episcopi... collegit; in cujus calce passio sancti Cypriani continetur. In quorum veneratione, precipiente memorato augusto officium nocturnale cum antiphonis et responsoriis a supradicto archicancellario compositum est... In diebus illis, cum universus orbis..."

La "Passio sancti Cypriani" commence au fol. 99: Temporibus Valeriani iniquissimi imperaloris... "

fol. 100. "Publica penitentia Theophili... Factum est in tempore illo priusquam incursio fieret... " fol. 104. "Passio sancti Marci evangeliste. Per idem tempus quo dispersi erant aspostoli... " fol. 105. "Vita sancti Albini. Igitur beatissimus Albinus episcopus Venetice regionis... " fol. 107. "Vita sancti Silvini, episcopi et confessoris Modernis temporibus divina ordinante providentia... " fol. 109v°. Vita sanctae Mariae Aegyptiacae"de greco transtulit in latinum Paulus Diaconus. Seccretum regis celare bonum est... " fol. 117. "Passio sancti Torpetis martiris. In illo tempore, sub Nerone imperatore, qui per omnem provintiam... " fol. 119. "Passio sancti Theodoriti presbiteri. Temporibus bone memorie Constantini imperatoris Julianus... " fol. 121v°. "Vita beatissimi Vigoris episcopi. Gloria et honor omnipotenti Deo... Igitur beatus Vigor Atrabatensis... " fol. 125. "Vita sancti Samsonis episcopi et confessoris. Igitur inter alia sancti Samsonis... " fol. 128. "Passio sancte Theodosie virginis. Temporibus illis, Dioclitiano quater et Maximiano ter consulibus... " fol. 133. "Passio sancti Erasmi martiris. Facta est persecutio Christianorum... " fol. 135 v°. Passio sancti Georgii martiris. Tantas itaque ac tales martirum laudes... " fol. 137 v°. "Vita S. Ambrosii [Mediolanensis, auctore Paulino]. [H]ortaris, venerabilis pater Augustine, ut sicut beati viri... " fol. 144. "Passio sanctorum martirum Nerey et Achyllei. Nisi studia catholicorum securitatis... " fol. 147 v°. "Passio sancti Bonefacii martiris. Temporibus Dioclitiani impiissimi imperatoris orta est seditio maxima... " fol. 149 v°. "Passio sanctorum martyrum Johannis et Pauli. Sub Constantino Augusto Gallicano duce Romano exercitus Persarum... " fol. 151 v°. "Passio sancli Viti martiris. In provintia Lucania, tempore sub Dioclitiani... " fol. 154. "De virtutibus sanctae ac beatissime virginis Christi Geretrudis. Cum multos homines cernimus in hoc seculo... " fol. 156 v°. "Passio sancti Theodori presbiteri. Tempore illo Maximianus imperator dum imperium obtineret... " [fol. 157bisv°: Sancti Patricii Confessio. "Ego ptricius peccator... "; incompl., desinit fol. 159v°: insinuant amicissimo meo (244,1).]

Vellum. 159 foll. 310 x 235 mm. 41 lines; modern cover; continental minuscule saec. XI (in.?).

The codex formerly belonged to the Benedictine abbey of Jumièges, but it is not certain that it was written there. For a description of the font Jumièges see Catalogue général, pp. XIX-XXIII.

Facsimiles available: 157v - 159v

(c) Rouen, Bibliothèque municipale

 Levison, p. 679. Catalogue général des manuscrits des bibliothèques publiques des départements, Rouen, vol. 1 [Paris 1886], pp. 373-375 AB 23 (1904), p. 184f. N.P.D. White, The Latin writings ..., in: Proceedings of the RIA 25 C (1905), p. 205-206. L. Bieler, Codices Patriciani Latini (1942), p. 2. L. Bieler, Addenda et corrigenda (1945), p. 244. L. Bieler, Introduction (1952), p. 9.