Talk:Heraclius of Jerusalem

message: I have a dating problem here. According to Roger of Hoveden, Heraclius is still meeting Henry II of England and Philip II of France in early May 1185. According to Runciman (vol. 2 p. 444), he's back in Jerusalem before Baldwin IV dies in March 1185. I notice Runciman has date conflicts elsewhere in this chapter (vol. 2 pp. 436-440): is this another? Andrew Dalby 15:00, 14 April 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: No-one else he met in the West comments on Eraclius's style in the way that Ralph Niger does, which suggests he was perhaps more ascetic than most. Peter of Blois, Gerald of Wales, Herbert of Bosham and Rigord all refer to him being a "holy man" - "vir sanctus et prudens", "vir sanctus", "vitae sanctitatae non inferior", & c. As to concubinage - there was still debate on the issue in 12C. Clerical celibacy was comparatively new, and there was no guarantee it would be a permanent feature. The remarks made against Eraclius's domestic situation all come from 13C sources, when the restrictions had been tightened. Have you read the Kedar and Edbury articles? Silverwhistle 17:58, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

text: Kedar yes. Edbury no. I will now! Thanks. Andrew Dalby 21:02, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
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message: Is it really "properly" Eraclius? Adam Bishop 20:39, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Yes - Kedar explains this (pp. 180, 184). The spelling has been affected by the 'prophecy' in the OFC linking him with the Emperor Heraclius. His own seals and letters are always 'Eraclius', with no H. The name, taken from the Bishop of Sens said to have been at Clovis's baptism, is found in the family of the Viscounts of Polignac, but there's nothing definite to tie him to that family. Silverwhistle 20:40, 27 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess so...but they didn't spell the emperor Heraclius with an H either. So to be consistent, we should either keep the H spelling in this article, or move it so the title matches the E spelling. Adam Bishop 00:48, 28 May 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I would suggest moving to an E. The Emperor, in Greek, would have had a rough-breathing which gives an H before the E. The Patriarch, being Occitan, doean't have that. Silverwhistle 09:45, 28 May 2006 (UTC)

text: I would go with Kedar.  "Heraclius is the spelling in Runciman and Setton, the big old histories that are probably accessible to more people" seems to me a dubious argument: by the same argument, you might as well suggest removing all the historiographical advances since them.Silverwhistle 09:27, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
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message: I'm almost 100% certain that line was never applied to Heraclius but is a line pinched from the Carmina Burana reference to Conrad of Montferrat. Besides which, it is not referenced, which is pretty poor considering it is quite a fundamental notch on Heraclius's belt if it was ever truly said by a monarch or noble.Iamlondon (talk) 23:53, 20 April 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Should be easy to check, among the European chroniclers who mention his visits. The English ones have a lot to say about him. It doesn't sound implausible but it may have been a formulaic description fitting a major cleric. Adam Bishop (talk) 00:44, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Vir Sanctus et prudens