medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture

> Today (24. September) is the feast day of:
>
> Hermannus Contractus (d. 1054) Hermann "the Lame" was crippled at a very
> young age---contemporary accounts make it sound like quadriplegia. His
> parents offered him to the monastery of Reichenau at the age of seven
> where, despite the handicaps that even made it very difficult for him to
> speak, Hermann became one of the most learned men of his age and the author
> of works ranging from liturgy to a large chronicle.
>

And you can actually hear a piece he wrote on a CD entitled Sacred and Secular Music from Six Centuries, sung by the Hilliard Ensemble, Hyperion CDA66370. It should be still available.

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