Orderic vitalis biography of abraham lincoln

English monk and historian ( – c. )

"Orderic" redirects here. For the Italian Franciscan friar and missionary explorer, see Odoric of Pordenone.

Orderic Vitalis (Latin: Ordericus Vitalis; 16 February – c.&#;) was an English chronicler and Benedictine monk who wrote one of the great contemporary chronicles of 11th- and 12th-century Normandy and Anglo-NormanEngland.^[1] Working out of the Abbey of Saint-Evroul, he is credited with writing the Historia Ecclesiastica, a work detailing the history of Europe and the Mediterranean from the birth of Jesus Christ into his own age.

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The son of a cleric, he was born into a noble family, claiming both English and Norman heritage. While he is known primarily for the Historia Ecclesiastica, he also was able to ascend to various positions within the church including script master, librarian, and cantor.

A prolific writer, he addressed various topics in his writings, both religious and secular. Modern historia