The contribution examines the figure of saint Fara. Her story unfolds in the northeastern region of 7th-century Gaul, during the spread of the monastic movement of saint Columbanus. Fara was the first abbess of the Abbey of Notre-Dame and Saint-Pierre, founded by Eustace of Luxeuil around 620 near Eboriacum, an ancient locality in the Brie region (Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France). This place was later named Faremoutiers after her. The study of the hagiographic profile of saint Fare and of its development (from her childhood to adulthood) helps to reconstruct the history of her cult and to understand the various stages of its evolution, culminating in her migration to southern Italy. To achieve this objective, three sources are analyzed: the Vitae Columbani abbatis discipulorumque eius libri II by Jonas of Bobbio (around 640); the Vita sanctae Farae virginis (9th century); and La vie de Saincte Fare. Fondatrice et premiere abbesse de Fare-monstier en Brie by Augustin Carcat (1629).
Santa Fara: bambina benedetta, badessa, santa delle spighe. Un percorso agiografico
Angela Laghezza
2025-01-01
Abstract
The contribution examines the figure of saint Fara. Her story unfolds in the northeastern region of 7th-century Gaul, during the spread of the monastic movement of saint Columbanus. Fara was the first abbess of the Abbey of Notre-Dame and Saint-Pierre, founded by Eustace of Luxeuil around 620 near Eboriacum, an ancient locality in the Brie region (Seine-et-Marne, Île-de-France). This place was later named Faremoutiers after her. The study of the hagiographic profile of saint Fare and of its development (from her childhood to adulthood) helps to reconstruct the history of her cult and to understand the various stages of its evolution, culminating in her migration to southern Italy. To achieve this objective, three sources are analyzed: the Vitae Columbani abbatis discipulorumque eius libri II by Jonas of Bobbio (around 640); the Vita sanctae Farae virginis (9th century); and La vie de Saincte Fare. Fondatrice et premiere abbesse de Fare-monstier en Brie by Augustin Carcat (1629).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
