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Rabanus Maurus Magnentius
Rabanus Maurus Magnentius , c.780-856, German scholar and theologian. His name appears also as Hrabanus and Rhabanus. A student under Alcuin , he was later abbot of Fulda (822-42); his zeal for learning and his excellent administration made the school and library at Fulda an outstanding source of i... Read more
abbey
abbey monastic house, especially among Benedictines and Cistercians, consisting of not less than 12 monks or nuns ruled by an abbot or abbess. Many abbeys were originally self-supporting. In the Benedictine expansion after the 8th cent., abbeys were often important centers of learning and peaceful ... Read more
Einhard
Einhard or Eginhard , c.770-840, Frankish historian. Educated in the monastery of Fulda, he continued his studies at Charlemagne's palace school in Aachen and rose to high favor with the emperor. Emperor Louis I made Einhard tutor or adviser to his son Lothair. Later he became the abbot of sever... Read more
Gottschalk
Gottschalk or Gottschalck , d. c.868, German theologian; son of the count of Saxony. He was placed as a boy in the monastery of Fulda (c.822). He did not wish to be a monk but was forced by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius , his superior, to remain. In 829 a synod freed him of his vows, but he went to... Read more
Saint Boniface
Saint Boniface , c.675-754?, English missionary monk and martyr, called the Apostle of Germany, b. Devonshire, England. His English name was Winfrid. He was educated in the monastery of Nursling, near Winchester. In 716 he made his first trip to Friesland to aid the mission of St. Willibrord, but un... Read more
Kassel
Kassel , city (1994 pop. 202,160), Hesse, central Germany, on the Fulda River. It is an industrial, rail, and cultural center. Manufactures include textiles, optical and precision instruments, locomotives, and motor vehicles. Kassel was mentioned in 913 and was chartered in 1198. It became (1567) th... Read more
Ottonian art
Ottonian art , art produced (c.900-1050) in the East Frankish kingdom of Germany known, after the emperors Otto (936-1002), as the Ottonian kingdom. Influenced by Byzantine and Carolingian forms, Ottonian basilicas, such as St. Michael at Hildesheim (1001-36), are simple, blocklike, symmetrical stru... Read more
Carolingian architecture and art
Carolingian architecture and art art forms and structures created by the Carolingians . Toward the beginning of the Carolingian Period, in the 8th cent., a gradual change appeared in Western culture and art, a change that later reached its apex under Charlemagne . Carolingian Architecture ... Read more
Hesse
Hesse , Ger. Hessen, state (1994 pop. 5,800,000), 8,150 sq mi (24,604 sq km), central Germany. Wiesbaden is the capital. It is bounded by Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria in the south, Rhineland-Palatinate in the west, North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony in the north, and Thuringia in the ... Read more
German art and architecture
German art and architecture artistic works produced within the region that became politically unified as Germany in 1871 generally followed the stylistic currents of Western Europe. The Carolingian and Ottonian Periods Carolingian architecture and art are commonly considered to have bee... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Fulda"

Fulda
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Fulda , city (1994 pop. 58,710), Hesse, central Germany, on the Fulda River. It is a banking and financial center. Manufactures include textiles and clothing. Fulda grew around a Benedictine abbey founded in 744 by...
Rabanus Maurus Magnentius
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...student under Alcuin , he was later abbot of Fulda (822-42); his zeal for learning and...administration made the school and library at Fulda an outstanding source of intellectual light. He retired from Fulda but in 847 was made bishop of Mainz. His...
St. Boniface
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...assure their allegiance to the pope. He founded the monastery of Fulda, now the yearly meeting place of Germany's Roman Catholic...savage locals and put to death. His remains were later taken to Fulda, where he was revered as a martyr to the Christian faith...
Weser
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Münden, central Germany, by the junction of the Fulda and Werra rivers. It flows generally N past Minden, where...are among its chief tributaries. Navigable to Kassel on the Fulda River, the Weser is connected by the Midland canal system with...
Franconia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Speyer, Worms, Mainz, Frankfurt, Würzburg, and Fulda. The name of the duchy survives in three administrative districts...bishops of Würzburg and Bamberg and to the abbot of Fulda. Two nominal duchies—that of Western or Rhenish Franconia...
Ottonian art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...manuscript illumination was superbly developed; produced at several flourishing artistic centers, including Regensburg and Fulda, it combined Carolingian and Byzantine influences. Manuscripts such as the Gospel Book of Otto II are two-dimensional...
Hesse
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...heavily forested in parts. It has the Odenwald hills and the Taunus range and is drained by the Rhine, Main, Lahn, Eder, and Fulda rivers. Grain, potatoes, and fruit are grown, and cattle are raised there. Along the beautiful Rhine valley some of the...
Gottschalk
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Gottschalk or Gottschalck , d. c.868, German theologian; son of the count of Saxony. He was placed as a boy in the monastery of Fulda (c.822). He did not wish to be a monk but was forced by Rabanus Maurus Magnentius , his superior, to remain. In 829 a...
German art and architecture
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...of the massive palace chapel at Aachen (c.800), decorated with mosaics, and of contemporary churches such as the one at Fulda. Many of these show the revival of early Christian plans (see Early Christian art and architecture ). Carolingian ivory book...
Carolingian architecture and art
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...the Merovingian period and used instead spacious basilicas often intersected by vast transepts. In some churches, such as Fulda and Cologne, the central nave ended in semicircular apses. An innovation of Carolingian builders, which was to be of incalculable...

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Fulda
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Fulda. The abbey of Fulda in Hesse was founded in 744 by a disciple of St Boniface , whose tomb made it a place of pilgrimage. Under Rabanus Maurus it was one of the foremost centres of Christian culture. The abbey was finally secularized in 1803.
Kircher, Athanasius
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...three daughters) of Johannes Kircher of Mainz, D.D. and bailiff of the abbey of Fulda, and Anna Gansek of Fulda. He was educated at the Jesuit Gymnasium in Fulda (1614-1618), where he learned Greek and Hebrew, and entered the Society of...
Ibrāhīm Ibn Ya‘qūb Al-Isrā’īlī Al-Turṭushi
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Rouen, Utrecht, Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen), Mainz, Fulda, Soest, Paderborn, Schleswig, Magdeburg (where he met Bulgarian...arabischer Berichterstatter aus dem 10 . Jahrhundert ü ber Fulda, Schleswig, Soest, Paderborn und andere St ä dte...
Gottschalk
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Gottschalk ( c. 804– c. 869), heterodox theologian. Entered as an oblate at Fulda , he later sought to leave the monastic life. He elaborated an extreme doctrine of predestination , according to which the chosen...
Carolingian
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...324–37), and included the first building of the Abbey Churches of St-Denis ( c. 754–75) and Fulda (790/2–819), the latter based on the Constantinian basilica of San Pietro in Rome (begun c. 333). At Aachen...
Braun, Ferdinand
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Braun, Ferdinand ( b . Fulda Germany, 6 June 1850; d . Brooklyn, New York, 20 June 1918) physics . Braun studied at the University of Marburg and received...
Rabanus Maurus
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Rabanus Maurus ( c. 780–856), poet, teacher, and archbishop. He entered the abbey of Fulda as an oblate , became master of the school (818) and abbot (824–42). In 847 he became Abp. of Mainz. As a schoolmaster...
Hutten, Ulrich von
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Hutten, Ulrich von (1488–1523), German humanist and controversialist. He left the monastery of Fulda in 1505, visited various universities, and engaged in military service. About 1515 he became a contributor to the Epistolae...
Dientzenhofer Family
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...design by any Dientzenhofer. Johann's first great church was the Stiftskirche (Monastery Church now Dom (Cathedral)) at Fulda (1704–12), with echoes of St Peter's, Il Gesù , Sant'Ignazio, and (especially) Borromini's...
Faulhaber, Johann
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...mathematics . The Faulhaber family lived in Ulm from the middle of the fifteenth century and had been vassals of the abbot of Fulda from 1354 to 1461. Like his father, who died in 1593, Faulhaber first learned weaving. Ursula Esslinger of Ravensburg...

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Fulda opens with victory.
News Wire article from: Worthington Daily Globe (Worthington, MN); 12/1/2008; 700+ words ; Byline: Lucas Knutson Dec. 1--FULDA -- Sparked by the offensive rebounding...junior Mari Holinka Saturday night, the Fulda Raiders held off Lakeview with a late 10...can put the ball in the basket," said Fulda head coach Gregg Slaathaug. "We had a...
Fulda shares a summer with future Hall of Famer.(SPORTS)(Patrick Reusse)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 8/4/2001; ; 700+ words ; Byline: Patrick Reusse; Staff Writer Fulda, Minn. -- RSEC: + The Big War was over...of money." What a small town such as Fulda was missing in 1949 was entertainment...and to envision a grandstand full of Fulda boosters watching the best baseball team...
TBC aims to exploit Fulda's exclusivity.
Magazine article from: Tire Business; 7/2/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Even though TBC Corp. doesn't offer a Fulda brand, sport-utility vehicle tire in North America, the company thinks its Fulda high-performance passenger line may benefit...a bigger issue,'' said Ken Fischer, Fulda sales manager for TBC Corp. in a not...
Ardent Fulda fan gratified.(Patrick Reusse)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/14/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...Included are both of my alma maters: Fulda (grades K through 11) in Class 1A and...the greatest pride will be in seeing the Fulda girls on the Barn's raised floor, since...grand potential for girls basketball. Fulda's appearance in the state tournament...
Carp smoking elevated to an art form in Fulda.(SPECIAL)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 4/11/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Reusse remaining in the family homestead of Fulda, Minn. While other Reusses of this generation...colonel in the Marine Corps. The return to Fulda has given Cousin Eddie the opportunity...his current standing as secretary of the Fulda Game & Fish Club. The Game & Fish Club...
Rushford-Peterson shoots 21 percent in quarterfinal loss to Fulda.
Newspaper article from: Post-Bulletin (Rochester, MN); 3/15/2007; 700+ words ; ...major undoing in a 65-36 loss to favored Fulda in the quarterfinal round of the Class...the last 131/2 minutes of the half. Fulda, the defending state champion, outscored...combined 5-of-38 (13 percent) shooting. Fulda, meanwhile, displayed the three-point...
Fulda craft event right around the corner.
News Wire article from: Worthington Daily Globe (Worthington, MN); 11/19/2008; 700+ words ; ...Byline: Justine Wettschreck Nov. 19--FULDA -- The air is crisp, the temperature...With the holidays comes the 35th annual Fulda Women of Today (WoT) Holiday Craft Bazaar...promising no commercial competition," said Fulda WoT advertising chairman Brenda Wehking...
Grief a harsh intruder on Fulda team; Teammates lost a sister and cousin in a car accident, testing the resilience of a family, a tight-woven town and a scrappy group of girls in the state tournament.(SPORTS)(Patrick Reusse)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 3/16/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...teams as important as ever. My hometown is Fulda, and the girls basketball team is here...tragedy. Stacy Gunderman, 17, a senior at Fulda High, was killed in a car accident on...Stephanie Gunderman said: "The people in Fulda have been so supportive to us. Everyone...
FULDA LAKE ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/16/2008; 584 words ; ...Resources issued the following news release: Fulda Lake in Murray County is headed toward...the spring and fall of 2009. Replacing Fulda Lake's fixed crest dam with a variable...fish species from re-entering the lake. Fulda Lake's decline has been gradual but persistent...
Europe's Refugees Fill a Military Vacuum; Troops Withdraw From Germany's Fulda Gap, a Cold War Confrontation Point
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/10/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...Alpha, built in the heart of the infamous Fulda Gap on the old border between East and...announced that the unit that guarded the Fulda Gap, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment...overseas. But for many, the pullout from Fulda is a watershed in America's relationship...