St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 997, p. 118 – Rule of St. Benedict, German; Der himmlische Rosenkranz; rhyming prayer by Nicholas of Flüe
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Manuscript Summary:The main text of this manuscript, which shows signs of intense use, is the Rule of St. Benedict in a German translation (pp. 3-107). Based on a comparison of the script with that of Cod. Sang. 546, this text was written by the St. Gall monk Fr. Joachim Cuontz († 1515). According to a 1504 note of ownership on p. 1, the manuscript belonged to the monastic women's community of St. Georgen above St. Gallen. On pp. 120-121 there is an admonition to the sisters to keep the Rule, also written by Fr. Joachim Cuontz. In between and after, there are short texts by other hands: pp. 108-112 an instruction on how to pray the "Heavenly Rosary" following on pp. 112-117, a spiritual song for rosary meditation in 13 verses with the promise of indulgence (Inc. gott vater in dem höchsten tron), p. 118 an exhortation to the sisters to be vigilant (according to 1 Pt 5:8-9) and to ask for blessings, pp. 123-125 a dictum and the rhyming prayer of Nicholas of Flüe (ain guotti hailsamy lerr von bruoder clausen in schwitz, Inc. bruoder klaus von underwalden, and bruoder klausen gewonliches gebett, Inc. O min gott und min schöpfer nim mich und gib mich gantz zuo aigen). On p. 126 there are notes of ownership (?), on p. 128 (according to Paul Staerkle, Die Handschriften des ehemaligen Klosters Wiborada zu St. Georgen, in: Die hl. Wiborada, vol. 2: Die Verehrung der Heiligen, St. Gallen 1926, p. 84) a register for the transport of sand from 1477-1487, "which stipulates some services from the quarry donated to the church for the new church construction” ("der einige Dienstleistungen aus dem der Kirche geschenkten Steinbruch zum neuen Kirchenbau festsetzt”).(sno)
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 997
Paper · 128 pp. · 15.5 x 11 cm · St. Gall: P. Joachim Cuontz · around 1504
Rule of St. Benedict, German; Der himmlische Rosenkranz; rhyming prayer by Nicholas of Flüe
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St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 997, p. 118 – Rule of St. Benedict, German; Der himmlische Rosenkranz; rhyming prayer by Nicholas of Flüe (https://www.e-codices.ch/en/list/one/csg/0997)
(S. 112-117)
Gott vater in dem höchsten tron Send mir uss diner gothait kraft etc.
(13 Strophen zu 7 Zeilen in gekreuzter Relmstellung; auch in einem alten Druck u. d. T. „Der himelsch Rosenkrantz gesengs weis“ s. Weller Repertorium p. 10 N° 111); und weiterhin: Lehre und Gebet „von bruder clausen in schwitz“.
Provenance of the manuscript: Dis buchly der regel S. Benedicten gehört den schwöstern zu S. Jörgen in die obren klosen 1504 jar