Paul the Deacon
720 –799
Historian, Poet, Christian monk, Writer, Monk, Cleric
Lived 79 years
- Born in
- Cividale del Friuli
- Passed away in
- Abbey of Monte Cassino
Paul the Deacon (c. 720s – 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 AD), also known as Paulus Diaconus, Warnefridus, Barnefridus, or Winfridus, and sometimes suffixed Cassinensis ("of Casīnum", the citadel of which was present day Monte Cassino), was a Benedictine monk, scribe, and historian of the Lombards of Latin language.
Notable works: History of the Lombards, Gesta episcoporum Mettensium, Historia Romana, Homeliarium, Vita beati Gregorii papae, De verborum significatu, Theophilus, Antra deserti teneris sub annis
Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_the_Deacon