Return of the Benedictine monks Abbey of Echternach

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text page codex aureus of echternach


the fortunes of abbey continued vary fortunes of holy roman empire. when otto great reunited empire, sought rejuvenate intellectual , religious life of dominions, including echternach. in 971, restored benedictines echternach forty monks of order trier. abbey entered second golden age, once again became 1 of northern europe s influential abbeys. codex aureus of echternach, important surviving codex written entirely in gold ink produced here in 11th century.








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