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ByzantineChantanditsLocalTraditionsinSouthernItaly
beforeandahertheReformofDesiderius,
AbbotofMontecassino
TheassociationofMontecassinowithByzantineItalywasoriginallyanideaofDrewMaxwell, whospokeaboutByzan t ine Sou the rn I t a ly, Monte Cass ino and theEstrangementofEastandWestattheGreifswaldconferenceByzanzinEuropain2007.1Thepresentessayisintendedasananswertohisstudy,andcontainsreferencesaswelltoWesternastoEasternchantsourcesinItaly.
Itwouldbequiteeasytofinishthispaperwiththesecondparagraph.TherearetwotypicalwaysofgivingashortanswertothequestionwhetherDesideriusreformhadanyimpactonItaloByzantinechant.Theydependonthepointofview.
1)TheshortanswerfromaLatinpointofview:2
DesideriusreformhadnoimpactonItaloByzantinetraditions,itwasonlyconcernedwiththeLatinrite.TheAbbey
1TheproceedingswillbepublishedsoonatBrepols.2 For examplePeterHerdesarticlefrom1970anditsItalianrepublication1973,whichwasrecentlyrevisedandtranslatedintoEnglishbyCarinevanRhnandIngeLyseHansen:ThePapacyandtheGreekChurchinsouthernItalybetweenthe11thand13thCentury(Loud&Metcalfe2002,213251).
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ofS.BenedejodiMontecassinohadalwaysgoodrelationshipswiththeGreekChristiansinItaly,andthemostohenquotedevidenceofthatisusuallySt.NeilosstayinMontecassinoandDesideriusroleasadiplomatemediatingbetweentheByzantineemperorsandRomanpapacy,andasanabbotemployingByzantinecrahsmentodecoratetheinterioroftheabbey.
2)TheshortanswerfromaGreekpointofview:3
TherewerenoconflictsbetweentheEasternandtheWesternchurch, insteadtheconflictsexistedbetweenByzantiumandtheNormanconquerorswhoeventuallyexpelledByzantiumanditschurchfromItaly.
Bothanswersdealwithideologicalpresuppositions:
Thefirstshortanswertreatsthereformasaninternalaffaireofthepapacy,whichitwascertainlynotforreasonsIwill explainfurtheron.
ThesecondshortanswertransformstheconflictbetweentheGreekandtheLatinchurch,whichwasmainlycausedbythesupremacyofthepope,intoapoliticalconflictbetweenNormaninvadersandByzantineauthorities.TheassumptionthattheItaloByzantineliturgywhichtheVaticanohenreferredtoastheGreekritewasexpelledbytheNormaninvaders,issomehowjustified,astheNormanconquestofByzantineApuliaandLucaniawasthebeginningofaslowprocessofLatinization.TheItaloByzantinetraditiondidnotonlycontinueunderthistendencyofLatinizationinthefollowingcenturies,but,evenaherthefallofConstantinople,itflourishedespeciallyinthefourmonasticcentresbetweenSicily,SouthernCalabriaandApulia.Sometracesofthisuniquetraditionsurvived,thoughitwasmoreorlessviolently
3ThishistoricalvisioncanbereadinthehomepageoftheOrthodox ArchdioceseItalyandMalta:(01/01/11).
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eliminatedbyRomanchurchpoliciesduringthe16th and17thcentury.
ItisplausiblethattheharmonybetweenRome,ByzantiumandBeneventowasdecisivefortheexistenceofthreedifferentliturgicaltraditions,andthereisnodoubtthatthisharmonywasdestroyedbytheunexpectedappearanceofafourthprotagonist:theNormans,whoservedasmercenariesforcertainabbotsofMontecassinoaswellasforcertainprincesofBeneventoandCapua.ButtheNormaninvadershadtheirownwayoflookingforabalance.PartlyinfluencedbytheAndalusiancourt culture andpart ly inspiredby theCarolingianstrategyofdealingwiththepope,theirwaywasquiteodd.
OnthepoliticalsidetherelationsbetweentheNormansandthepapacystartedwithanexchange.Ontheonehand,in1059thePopesformalrecognitionoftheinvaderspoliticalpowerhelpedthemtojustifytheirpresenceamongthelocalpopulation,somuchsothattherewasnoneedforthemtoconquertherestoftheprincipalityofBenevento.OntheotherhandthesupremacyofthepapacyinthechurchadministrationofSouthernItaly(withtheexceptionofSicily)wasfinallyrecognizedbytheNormans,aherPopeNicolasIIhadfoundinthemthemostpowerfulallies.Beforethen,PopeLeoIXhadtriedinvaintoallywiththeByzantineEmperorandwithlocaldukes,inordertodefendSouthernItalyagainsttheNormaninvaders.
Inmyopinion,theimpactoftheliturgicalreform,inwhichAbbotDesideriusparticipated,hastobestudiedfromfourperspectives,whichpartlyneedtobedevelopedbyfurtherresearch:
1. Theperspectiveofthereform:TherelationshipbetweentheAbbeyofMontecassinoandthepapacywithAbbot
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FrederickofLorraineasPopeStephenIXbecamestrongerthaneverbefore.ButitwasduringthepresenceofEmperorOjoIatMontecassino,thattheAbbeywasaskedagaintoconfirmtheFrankishconceptofRomanchant.TheharmonybetweenConstantinopleandRomewasmuchmoreseriouslydisturbedthenthanduringthesocalledoriental schism.WhereasByzantineauthoritiesofthecatepanateacceptedthelocalLatinliturgyandnevertriedtochangeit,therestorationoftheCarolingianreforminspiredcantorsinBeneventoandMontecassinotopreparetheirvisionofaNeogregorianreform.
2. TheByzantineperspective:TherelationshipbetweenGreekandLatinChristianswasinmostofthecasesneitherbadnorhostile,butsince1059itcouldonlycontinueonconditionthatthebishopsoftheGreekritesworetheoathoffidelitytothepope.TheywereforcedtosubordinatethemselvestotheRomanadministrationofthesuffraganseesinApulia,Campania,Lucania,andCalabria.ThisconditionwascertainlynotacceptedbyallbishopelectsoftheGreekrite.AherthelongperiodofArabSicily(about300years),theSicilianpopulationwasmainlyAraborGreek.ALatinchurchadministrationhadtobeestablishedbytheNormansforthefirsttime,whilethepapacywasforcedintoaratherpassiverole.4
3. TheNormanperspective:TherelationshipbetweentheNormanrulersandthepapacywasambivalentandquitepragmatic.TheNormanswereacknowledgedasrulersbythechurch,buttheywerechargedwiththeconquest
4 HorstEnzensbergersessayaboutDielateinischeKircheunddieBistumsgrndungen inS izi l ien zuBeginnder normannischenHerrschahcanberecommendedforahistoricview,whichtriedtorecognizetheohenfakeddocuments(Enzensberger2000b).
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ofSicily.AhertheconquestofSicilywascarriedout,acollaborationwiththeArabandtheGreekpopulationwasneeded.InconfirmingtheMuslimlawschools,theNormansfollowedrathertheprototypeofAndalusiathanof anyChrist ianempire. Bytheendof the11thcenturyalotofFrancoNormanaristocratshadbecomepatronsandfoundersofLatinandGreekabbeysinSouthernCalabriaandSicily.AsthefundamentalstudiesofDavidHileyandJeremyJohnshaveshown,theNormanliturgywasveryeclecticandopenminded,anditexperimentedwithvariousreligioustraditions.5
TheacclamationLaudesrexgloriaewassungbythemonksofMontecassinowhentheyconfirmedRichardofAversaasprinceofCapuaandRobertGuiscardasdukeofApulia,CalabriaandSicily.Itwasthefirstaction,aherDesideriushadbeenelectedasthenewabbot.HispragmaticacceptanceofthenewauthoritiesandhiswillingnesstomediatebetweentheNormansandthepapacywereastonishing,consideringthathisfatherhaddieddefendingBeneventoagainsttheNormaninvaders(Loud2007,7071).6
5NeitherthedissertationofJeremyJohnsnorofDavidHileywereeverpublished.Botharestilltheonlymonographicstudiesdedicatedtothistopic,whichisverycrucialfortheunderstandingofliturgictraditionsofSouthernItalyanditsarchitecture(Hiley1981;Johns1984;Hiley2001; Johns2002).FurtherstudiesareinthefieldoftheNormancourtceremonials(Moran1977;Elze1990;Tronzo1997;Elze1998;Tronzo 2007).FromamusicologicalpointofviewscholarsstillmissmonographicalstudiesasthoseaccomplishedbyThomasKellyforTheBeneventanChant(1989)andthereisstillnoentryaboutNormanchantinthestandardencyclopaediasofthediscipline.6GrahamLoudsimageoftheNormanrulersasconventionalChristianscontradictsthequiteunconventionalformsofthecathedralsbuiltduringthisperiod(includingsphinxesassculpturesinthefacades),thefactthatseveralofthemgrewupwiththeSicilianArabculture,and
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4. TheAndalusianperspective:TherelationshipbetweenChristians,SephardimandMuslims,andbetweenNormanSicilyandAndalusiainparticular,wasnotonlyidealizedbyhistorians,butalsobycontemporaryJewishandMuslimtravellersfromfarawaycountries,whowerequitesurprised,whentheyvisitedSicilyandunderstoodtherealityofRogerIIsSicily.HeimitatedtheAndalusiancourtcultureoftheTaifarulers,includingcertainelementsofitsarchitectureandtheharems,buttheArabcourtierswereforcedtoconverttoChristianityandcalledaherLatinnames.HencealotofscientistsandartistslehSicilyforAndalusianSpainoritsAfricanprovinces.NeverthelessthepresenceofSaracensinSouthernItalywasnotonlythetimeofinsecurity,asitwasclearlyshownbytheuncontrolledinvasionsoflooters,piratesandslavetraders,itwasalsothetimeofanopenmindedexchangebetweenMuslims,Sephardim,andChristians,untiltheLatinizationofSicilyledtonewprogromsagainsttheJewishandMuslimpopulations.
Ingeneral,thecurrentresearchaccompanyingtheongoingexcavationsoftheCrdobaPalacemightchangescholarsapproachtothestudyofNormanApulia,Calabria,andSicilyandtheirinterpretationofapastage,duringwhichSouthernItalywasrecognizedforitsculturaldiversityanditsmostfamousmedievalchurchesandcastleswerebuiltinauniquestyle.InthefollowingsectionIwillfocusonthefirsttwoperspectives,butitmightbeusefultokeepinmindtheothersforafullunderstandingoftheeffortsofDesideriusreform.HehimselfwaseducatedattheconventSt.SophiainBenevento.
certainlytheadoptionofMuslimcourtculture(includingharemsandeunochs)butMuslims,whowereforcedtoconverttoChristianity.
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ThePerspectiveoftheReform
TherehadbeennocloserelationbetweentheAbbeyofMontecassinoandthepapacyforalongtime,astherehadnotbeenanyforlargepartsofSouthernItaly.Alotofdioceseswereinstallednotbeforetheendofthe10thcentury,plentyofthemwerevacantordidonlyexistonpaper,whichexplainsthepresenceofformerlocalliturgiesforsuchalongtime,whenthecathedralsweremostlycentresoflocalcultsandrites(Loud2007,37).TheconceptoftheomnipresenceoftheFrancoRomanchantcanonlybeverifiedbysomedocuments,whichtrytoestablishanimageofthepast,asitwasrequestedbythecurrentsituationanditspoliticalcontext.7ButtheideaofusingtherichAbbeyofMontecassinoasacentreforaliturgicalreformcameprobablynotearlierthanduringthepresenceoftheEmperorOjoI,whorestoredMontecassinosaffiliationtotheFrankishempire.Beforethen,MontecassinohadcooperatedwiththeByzantineauthoritiestodefendtheregionagainsttheArabinvaders.Butthecatastrophicdefeatofhisson,OjoII,againsttheArabsatColonnain982putanendtotheEmperorsplansofliberatingChristianItalyfromtheMuslims.FromthenontheAbbeyofMontecassinohadtopayhightributesforprivilegesofferedbytheauthoritiesofthecatepanate.
Amongthepopesofthe11thcenturyLeoIX(104954)wasthefirsttoreorganizetheLatinchurchinSouthernItaly.AxelBayerregardedthereinstallationofthepapaljurisdictioninitsformerfrontiersnotonlyasalongtermproject,butalsoasthe
7 OtherdocumentsandfakedchartaestressthegoodandcontinuousrelationsbetweenMontecassinoandByzantium,butitseemsusefultounderstandthepragmaticintentionsofacertainchroniclerinthecontextofthecontemporarydiplomacy(includingfictivekinshipsbetweenabbotsandCarolingiandynasties),asGrahamLouddidinhisessayMontecassinoandByzantiuminthetenthandeleventhcenturies(Loud2000,EssayII).
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motivationbehindPopeLeoIXshesitationtoagreetoanalliancewithByzantiumaimingtodefendSouthernItalyagainsttheNormaninvaders(Bayer2004,59):
DiesesVerhaltenerklrtsichausderAbsicht,daskirchlichKonstantinopel unterstehendeSditalien(Lukanien,wahrscheinlichganzKalabrien,denSdteil derSalentinischenHalbinsel)wiederdemPrimatRomszuunterwerfen.Zwar wardieslediglicheinFernzielderrmischenSditalienpolitik,deren Hauptaugenmerkseit1051aufdasFrstentumBeneventgerichtetwar.Doch h`eeingemeinsameserfolgreichesmilitrischesVorgehengegendie NormanneneineFestigungderbyzantinischenHerrscha_ inSditalienzur Folgegehabt,unddieswredenAussichtenaufRckgewinnungderalten rmischenJurisdiktionsgrenzenabtrglichgewesen.
LeoIXpaidwithhislifethefactthatheunderestimatedthepoweroftheNormans.ButhisreformprojectwaslatercontinuedbyPopeStephenIX(8/10573/1058),theformerAbbotFrederickatMontecassino,soitwashardlysurprisingthattheunificationoftheliturgyandofitsmusicinSouthernItaly,whichwasneverrealizedbefore,becamepartofit.8
In1054FrederickwaspartofthedelegacythatwenttoConstantinopleandmadeascandal.9ButthisepisoderatherprovedthatchurchmendidnotreallycooperatewiththeplanofPopeLeoIXandtheEmperorConstantineIX,butitdidnotchangetheirpolicies.Thethesisconcerninganestrangementis
8 FrdricdeLorrainemusthavebelievedintheFrenchcantorsGregorianorRomanFrankishconceptoftheRomanliturgy.Ontheotherhand,therewasaneedtointegratetheItaliancantorsideaconcerningtheunifiedrite.ForanexchangebetweenMontecassino,GlanfeuilandSt.MaurdesFosssseeJeanFranoisGoudesennescontributioninthisvolume.9In1054thefuriousCardinalHumbertofCandida,likeFrdricpartofLeoIXslegacy,leh apapalbullintheHagiaSophia,inwhichthecardinalpretendedtoexcommunicatethePatriarchKeroulariosbyordersofthePope,whohadalreadydied.OtherscholarsregardHumbertasaclericwhowassofamiliarwiththeGreektraditionastobechosenbyLeoIXforthisdiplomaticmission.
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usefultorecognizecertainconflictsbetweenGreekandLatinchurchmen,buttherelationsbetweenConstantinopleandRomewerecertainlybejerthaninOjonictimesincontrastwiththelaterhistoricalconstructionofanorientalschism.Hence,thereisnorealconnectionbetweenanantiByzantineajitudeandPopeStephenIXsprohibitionoftheAmbrosianchant,aslongasitisunderstoodasaLatinliturgyinspiredbythepresenceofGreekmonksinGreekdominatedregions(SouthernApulia)oftheformerDuchyBenevento.
WhatwasthediscontinuitybetweenOldBeneventanchantandtheBeneventanchantredefinedbytheNeogregorianreform10? TowhatextentdidDesideriusobeyStephensexclusionoftheAmbrosianrite?
IfweobservetheexperimentsofcantorsintheearliestBeneventanchantmanuscripts,wefindvariouscollectionsfollowingdifferentproportionsofBeneventanandRomanFrankishchant.HereIwilldiscusssomemanuscriptsofDesideriusschoolbeforehisreform:thechantbookswhichwerepresumablywrijenfortheuseinSt.Sophia.
TheGreekandLatinprocessionalantiphonsforGoodFridayareohen perceivedasadoubletwhichbelongstotheOldBeneventanchant,butnottotheNeogregorianchant.Thetroparion(Ex.1)isthesecondoftwoantiphonswhichcanbealsofoundastropariainByzantinemanuscripts,whiletheotherantiphonsoftheGoodFridayprocessionareratherpresentinItaliantraditionsliketheonesofRome,Milan,RavennaandAquileia.ThesameistrueforthistroparionandacomparativetranscriptionbyNeilMoranshows,thattheBeneventanversionisclosertotheByzantinesources(Moran2010).ThesimpleRomanantiphonwasbasedontheByzantine
10 ThetermNeogregorianisusedherefollowingtoLuisaNardinissuggestiontoemployittodistinguishtheCarolingianredactionofGregorianchantfromtheBeneventanofMontecassino(Nardini2007).
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psalmodyofplagiosdevteros,emphasizingtheopenFendingbyadifferentiaofthepsalmody,whiletheAmbrosianantiphonwasaproperrealizationoftheByzantinepsalmody. AcomparisonwithByzantinechantmanuscriptshasfirsttofacethedifficulty,thattheByzantinesourcesarelater.Ingeneralasystematicdistributionoffullynotatedmanuscriptsdidnotdevelopbeforethe11th and 12thcenturyandadiastematicnotation(MiddleByzantinenotation)wasnotusedbeforethe13thcentury.TheearlierformsofPalaioByzantinenotationwereusedbetweenthe10thand12thcentury.Theseconddifficultyisthatthebookswhichcontainthistroparion,areusuallychantbooksoftheConstantinopolitancathedralrite.
Ex.1:Benevento,Bibliotecacapitolare,MS40,fol.1011
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Theearliestmanuscriptscannotbedatedearlierthantothe12thcenturyandare thoseof theSlavicreceptionofthecathedralrite.TheSlavictraditiondevelopeditsownnotationsystemandtodaythereisjustavagueunderstandingofit.Theearliestlayerofasmatika,psaltikaandkontakariahassurvivedintheItaloByzantinemanuscriptspresentingByzantineroundnotation(notbeforethe13thcentury).CharacteristicfortheItaliantraditions,GreekaswellasLatin,isthepresenceofdifferentlayersofthesamesong,becausethebooksofthecathedralriteusuallycontainthemelismaticelaborationofsimplermodels,astheycanbefoundinbooksofthedifferentLatintraditions.ThereasonforthisdifferenceisthatthevastcollectionsofthereformedchantrepertoriesaretentimeslargerthantheByzantinemasschantthechantsungduringtheDivineLiturgy.Thereareveryfewchantgenreswhicharechangedfrequently(proprium).Alargerrepertoryofpropriumchanthastobesungduringthemorningservice(orthros)anditcanbefoundinthekontakarion, while largerpartsoftheordinariummissaedidnotchangeatall,soitwasusuallysunginmelismaticvariationsespeciallythesoloistsparts.
The melos o f t h i s troparion hasopencadencesonaandG,notonF,whiletheclosingandfinal cadenceisonE.TheByzantinemodalsignature is chosplagios devterosenaphnos,becausetheEmodehasoneGcadencewhichisprolongedbyanFendingwithapoderma.
ThewrijentransmissionofthistroparioninBeneventanmanuscriptsissoconstant,thateventheNeogregorianmissal(Benevento,Bibliotecacapitolare,MS33),whichcorrespondstotheCarolingiansacramentariesexceptthatitisdatedabout100yearslater,alreadyofferstheearliestversion,thoughonlyinLatintranslation.ThisprovesthatthisalienelementwasforaBeneventancantornotastrangeratall.ButtheAmbrosiantextredactionmighthaveservedasajustification,whileits
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modalstructureratherfollowedtheByzantineredaction.IthadobviouslyaByzantineorigin(cantopatriarchino) and hadprobablyderivedfromanearliertime,whenBeneventoovertookpowerinApulia,whichhaduntilthenbeenruledbytheRavennaexarchate.TheBeneventanversionhasinfluencedthemodernredactionofthesocalledGregorianchant,nottheFrankishone(Moran2010,3,ex.1).
IproposetodistinguisholderlayersofaByzantineinfluencefromthecontemporaryinfluencebetweentheGreekandtheBeneventanchant,asitexistedduringtheearly11thcentury.Theantiphon Crucemtuamadoramuswa sprobablyneitherGregoriannorNeogregorian,butitwasnotatedinseveralchantmanuscripts,becauseitwasaparaliturgicalsong.Theprocessionalantiphonasagenrewasalwayswithinthelimitedmeasure,whichallowedacantortoinscribehislocaltraditionintothemediumofthereform.11
Thisexamplewasobviouslynotatallrejected b y thereform,becausethetroparionhadbeenkept in the laterBeneventanmanuscripts.ButinacontemporarymanuscriptthebeginningofthedismissalofkatechoumenoiwasremovedtheexaposteilarionSiquiscathecuminisest(Ex.3),whichispartoftheEasterVigilMassinthetraditionofRavennachant(Levy1970).Itsmelodicstructure,whichwastakenfromtheSanctusduringtheAnaphorapartoftheDivineLiturgy.Itsmelosisthemesosdevteros(theGmodeasamediantbetweenbnaturalandE)inByzantinemanuscripts(Levy1958).
ThedivisionoftheDivineLiturgyintwoparts,the
11 ItwasalreadytheexperienceoftheCarolingianreform,thattheRomanliturgyhadnotprovidedanyantiphons fo r a lot o f localprocessions,solocalantiphonswerefixedintonotationforthefirsttime.Inthisparticularcase,theCarolingianantiphonhastheOldRomantextredaction,butitiscombinedwiththetrisagion,whiletheRomancantorsusedthesametrisagionasanantiphonforthefollowingImproperium.
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scripturalreadingsandtheeucharisttheformerisopenfort h e katechoumenoi, whilethelajeris justreservedtothebaptized(),wasaswellusedinearlypreGregorianmassformularies,whethertheywereGreekorLatin.TheexclusionofthesecondpartwasratherusefulduringtheearlyChristianperiod,whenChristianityasanewstatereligionrequiredthebaptismoflargerpartsofthepopulation.
SimilartextscanalsobefoundintheearliermassformsofGallicanandAmbrosianchant.ButinthecontextofthegradualforSt.Sophia(Ex.2)aswellasinanothergradualofBenevento(Ex.3)thedismissalchantonlyappearsonceayearinthemassforHolySaturdaynotaher,butbeforethescripturalreadings.HereitsimplycorrespondstothelateroffertoryOmnesquiinchristobaptizatiestis(fol.1920),sobaptismwasobviouslyassociatedwiththevesperofHolySunday.
InthecontextoftheByzantineliturgyandstillinOrthodoxservicestoday,theordinarychantoftrisagion,whichwasjustusedasanantiphon(troparion)oftheentranceandbecamelatera troparionwithoutanyantiphonalstichonbeforetheepistel,wasreplacedbythebaptismhymnbetweenEasterand
Ex.2:Benevento,Bibliotecacapitolare,MS40,fol.19
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Pentecost.Thelajerstonalityandmelosisthesameasthatoftheresurrectionhymn: the plagiosprtos.TheLatinoffertorywiththesametextisacompositionintheHypodorianmode(plagalD),whichismadeupaccordingtotheCarolingianpajerns:itstartswithinthelowerfourthunderthefinalisD,whiletheBeneventancompositionisjustmoremelismaticthantheversioninthemoderneditionoftheGradualetriplex.InthecontextoftheBeneventanmassforHolySaturday,thegradualbeforetheepistleisaveryshortversionoftheGreekDoxaenypsistis (Gloriainexcelsis),whichremindsoftheGallicanhabittoreplacethetrisagionwiththedoxaduringthemassonfeastdays.
Intheothergradualtheliturgicalcontextisthesame,butapalimpsestofthefirstpartofthedismissalchantshows,thatitwasnolongerused.Onlythebeginningwasremoved,sothatitsformerpositionwasstillrecognizable.Theprecedinglitany,whichisanothertraceofanoldermassliturgy,isthesameasintheformergradual o f S t .Sophia,butslightlycorruptedtoassimilateittotheRomankyrie:christeeleysoninsteadofchriste,audinos(MS40,fol.19).
SincetheAbbeyofMontecassinobecamethecentreofthe
Ex.3:Benevento,Bibliotecacapitolare,MS38,fol.46
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LatinchantreformforSouthernItaly,therewasthechanceforBeneventancantorstoinfluenceinalimitedmeasuretheconceptofGregorianchant,asaresulttheBeneventangradualsshowdifferentredactionsdealingwiththeFrankishRomanandtheBeneventanschool.InthisrespecteventhemissalMS33isnotsofarfromthegradualsofBenevento,theRomanFrankishrepertorywasjustmoredominantinthiscollectionthaninthoseofthelatermanuscripts.
AlastexamplemayillustratethecreativityofSouthernItaliancantors,usingwellknownformstakenbothfromByzantineandfromolderLatinliturgies(Ex.4).12
12 Thistranscriptionisalreadywellknown,becauseitservedasanexampleofGallicanchantinBrunoStbleinsentryGallikanischerRitusintheoldMGG,thoughitiscertainlynotGallican.Kenneth
Ex.4:Rome,BibliotecaApostolicaVaticana,Regin.lat.334,fol.8787
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Thislitanycouldbeconservedasaprocessionalantiphonin a processionalwrijenforS.DomenicodiSora(Molise)inBeneventanscriptureandnotation.Butitisnotaprocessional antiphonatall,itwasjusthiddenthere.13Mytranscriptionalsofollowsthemistakes:TheredFlineatthebeginningofthefirstrowisslightlytoolow,butinthemanuscriptthereisanotherlinecoredintothefolioandthesecondligature(pes)startsonthisline.ThismeansthatthelowestnoteisalwaysF.
Accordingtomyinterpretationthebisalwaysnatural,evenifthemelosjumpsintothetritone.ThiskindoftonalityiscertainlynottheGuidonianconceptoftheautentustritus,butitisthediatonicconceptofchosvarys(tritusplagalis),whilebflatasthepurefourthtothefinalisFisindicatedbytheenharmonicphthoranana().14InthisrespectthelastexampleisaLatincompositionwhichtestifiesaninspiringexchangebetweenBeneventancantors(inMolise)andGreekpsaltes.
LevysearlyarticleaboutthehistoryoftheSanctusmentionsanotherprocessionalantiphonforDedicationinthismanuscript,whichhasaLatintranslationofthecherouvikon(Levy1958,39).13Thisisthereason,whysomeeditionsofSanctustropesdonotmentionit,butitisaSanctustropeindeed.Themanuscriptconsistsoftwobooksboundtogether,sotheprocessionalstartsonfolio57andcanbedatedaround1100.14Thismelosbelongstothe,butitsfinalisisGsol.ChristianTroelsgrdtranscribedapsalmodyforvarysendingonthetetartos(2006),butitwasalsoknownintheRomanandGregorianreceptionofthekoinnikon forHolySaturdayintheoffertoryGustateetvidete.Hence,itisnotsurprisingthatthetonaryofToulouse(Paris,Bibliothquenationale,fondslat.1118,fol.109)describesundertherubrictritusjusttwoplagalithefirstisidentifiedwithanintonationformulastartingoncandendingonG[!].Thesecondplagalishasanothermelos,itdescendstotheplagalfourth,butitsambitusisgoingupsohighaswellthatitincludesthemeloiofautentustritus.
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TheByzantineperspective
TherelationshipbetweenGreekandLatinChristianswasnotalwaysasunproblematicasithasohenbeenassumed.15
AherPopeNicholasIIabandonedtheplanofhispredecessorstoallywiththeByzantineempire,hefoundintheNormandukesthemostpowerfulpartners.WithsuchalliesthePopenolongerhadtodealwithcompromisesasearlierpopeshaddonewiththeByzantinepatriarchswhowerewillingtocollaboratewithRome.
Hence,theecclesiasticaladministration,asfarasitwasestablishedinSouthernItaly,wasruledbythepapacy.Greekarchbishops(inCalabria,Campania,Lucania,andApulia)hadtoswearanoathoffidelitytothepopeandtojointhepapalsynods.16Theseconditionswerenotacceptedbyallbishopelects,asforexampleBasiliodiReggio,whowaselectedasecondtimeunderRuggeroBorsaandwhorefusedasecond
15 Itisnotnecessarytorepeat,whathasbeenwrijenbyVeravonFalkenhausen(1983b;2007)andGrahamLoud(2000,EssayII;2007,494524)abouttherelationshipbetweenGreekandLatinChristiansinSouthernItaly.16InhisHabilitationsschrihGeorgGresserwroteaboutthesynods,thattheyhadbecomeaveryimportanttoolforthereformingpapacy(Reformpapsjum)sinceLeoIX(Gresser2006,542):
WenndieReformppste,allenvoranLeoIX.,durchdieunglaublicheSteigerung derSynodenfrequenzdieDurchsetzungderReformzieleauchmitder DurchsetzungdesppstlichenPrimatesinganzEuropaverbindenwollten, mutensiesicheinGremiumschaffen,dasganzaufsiezugeschni`enwarund indemdieKommunikationdabeigewissermaeninFormeinerEinbahnstraeverlief.DiezahlreichenBelegedafr,dagenaudiesesVorgeheneben nichtdenBeifalldesdieKirchereprsentierendenEpiskopatesfand,lassensich inderDarstellungimmerwiederfinden.
Thisveryspecificrolewhichthesynodshadduringthereform,mightalsohelptoexplaintheajitudeofBasiliodiReggioandotherGreekchurchmen,whowereexcluded,becausetheydidnotaccepttheprimacyofRome.
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time,beforehewasreplacedbyaLatincandidate.17
IfweregardtheNeogregorianreformaspartoflongtermtasksofthecontemporarypapalreform,itisalsonecessarytounderstandthekeyrolewhichtheNormansplayed,whentheywerechargedaspapalvassalstoreconquerArabSicily.ParalleltothereconquestofSicily,therewerealsotheCluniacplansconcerningthereconquestoftheNorthernpartofAndalusianSpaininthesecondhalfofthe11thcentury,especiallytheJerusalemoftheWest:SantiagodiCompostela.ButthemoststrikingdifferencewasthattheNormansasthenewkingsofSicilybecameadmirersandimitatorsoftheAndalusianculture,astheyhadfounditinArabSicily.
ConcerningtheestablishmentofaLatinchurchadministrationinSicily,FranconormannobleandroyalfamiliesactedaspatronsbothforGreekandforLatinmonasteries.LargeLatinAbbeyswerefoundedtosejledownLatinChristiansinSicily,whentheislandwaspopulatedbyanArabmajority,GreekandSephardicminorities,andaverysmallnumberofLatinChristians.SmallerGreekabbeyswerefoundedaswelltoholdtheGreekpopulation,andthereasonwhyalotofthemdidnotsurvivealongtime,wasratherthatsomeoftheirpatronizingfamiliesweremoreambitiousthantheycouldaffordoverthenextgenerations.
DuringthisprocesscentresofGreekmonasticismhadgrown,whichhadneverexistedbefore.Ahierarchywasestablishedbetweenlargerandsmallerabbeys,inwhichthearchimandritsofthelargermonasterieswerechargedwiththetask of cont ro l l ing the smal le r abbeys , which weresubordinatedcells(metochia) . In 1132 the firstcentrewas
17 FordiplomaticreasonstheNormandukestriedtwicetoestablishaGreekarchbishopinReggio,andinbothcasestheyhadtolookforaLatinprelate,becauseBasiliowasnotpreparedtosweartheoath,tosubordinatetothepopeandtojointheWesternsynods.
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establishedinMessina:theArchimandritatodelSS.Salvatore.18
Other archimandritateswereestabl ished inCalabria(S.AdrianodiRossano,since1192S.MariadelPatiron),inLucania(SS.EliaeAtanasioinCarbone)andinTerradOtranto(S.NicoladiCasole,nearNard).HistorianshavedebatedonwhetherthisconceptwastakenfromaBenedictinepracticeorfromLucasstayonMountAthos(Loud2007,507),butthereisnodoubtthathistypikoncreatedalotofconflictsbetweensomeabbotsandthearchimandrite (Falkenhausen1983a),especiallyconflictsbetweentheDioceseorArchdioceseofMessinaandtheArchimandritateSS.Salvatore(Enzensberger2000a).Concerning the sources most manuscr ip ts of ra therrepresentativeliturgiescannotbedatedearlierthantothe13thcentury,afewtothe12thcentury.Butespeciallyfortheolderformsofmonasticism,wehavemainlyevangeliariesandprophetologia,afewdocumentsandeuchologia.19
DuringtheperiodofArabSicilysomeGreekabbotsandcharismaticreligiousfromValDemoneexiledtothemainlandnorthwards, andtheir highactivity in foundingnewmonasteriescanbeeasilyexplainedbythefrequentchangesoflocationtheyfeltforcedtododuringtheirlives.20These
18 TheAbbeyS.SalvatoredellAcroteriowasbuiltsince1122onthepeninsulaS.Ranieri.In1131RuggeroIIorderedatypikonbyBartolomeodiSimeri,AbbotofS.MariadelPatiron,butitwaswrijenbyhisnoviceLuca,whobecamethefirstarchimandriteofthenewbuiltAbbeyin1132(Enzensberger2000a).AherfurtherdonationsbytheKingtheAbbeybecameoneoftherichestlandownersofSicily.Duringthe16thcentury,underCharlesV,thecommunityhadtomoveandtheformerbuildingsbecamepartofthefortificationsfortheportofMessina.19 AndrJacobsstudiesofeuchologiahaveshowntheveryuniqueredactionofdifferentformulariesoftheDivineLiturgyincludingtheItaloByzantineLiturgyofS.Pietro(1974;1980;1984;1985).20 TypicalroutesareSicily,Calabria,Peloponnes,Calabria,Lucania,Sardiniaetc.(Mnager1958).Thegeneraltendencywastoescape
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movementsweremainlycausedbySaracens.ThisexternalviewofArabSicilycanbeexplainedbydocumentswhichshowthatMuslimmercenariesweresometimesemployedbythecaliphate,byByzantineauthorities,andevenbyBeneventanprincesorthepapacy.Inadditiontothem,therewerealsolootersandpirates,whousuallyburneddownsejlementsandsoldtheinhabitantsasslaves,oraskedforhightributesascompensation,inordertoleaveanabbeylikeMontecassinoinpeace.
EvenaprestigiousrefugeeliketheAbbotNeilosofRossanohadexactlythesamedestiny,anditmusthavebeenasurpriseforthemonksofMontecassinotoreceivearareanachoretelikehimintherichAbbey.21Andhelookedforit,becausehewasmainlyinterestedinitsfortificationsanditssoldierswhocoulddefendtheAbbeyagainstinvaders.
AsafamouscharismaticAbbotwhowasongoodtermswithAbbotAligernofMontecassino,hecouldintroducehiscommunityinaveryelegantway.Followinganinvitationof theAbbot,hearrivedpossiblyona20thMarchofthe980s,toperformaserviceonthenextmorning(orthros)inhonourofthe
northwards.TheterritoryofthePrincipalityofBeneventoandCapuahadbecomesosmallduringthe10thcentury,thatitspopulationwasmainlyLatin,butalotofGreeksfromSicilyorCalabria,likeS.NilodaRossano,arrivedtherelookingforarefugefromtheSaracens.21InordertoillustratetheeconomicautonomyofGreekmonasteriesinNeilostime,VeravonFalkenhausenreferstoanepisode,inwhichNeilosabsenceinsynodswasexcused.Inthisexcusehewascomparedtoaunicorn,whichcanbehardlyfound(Falkenhausen1978).InfactthelijlemonasteriesfoundedbyGreekmonkslikeNeiloswereveryhardtocontrolbothbythepatriarchandbythepope.ThisexplainsthechangethattheRomanreformcouldachieveundertheNormanrule,whenRogerIIestablishedmonasticcentresaccordingtothemodel,codifiedinthetypikonoftheArchimandritateS.SalvatoreinMessina.
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AbbeyspatronSt.Benedict.22
ItisnotonlymentionedinhisVita,thathecomposedahymnforS.BenedejodaNorcia,inhisanthologyofNeilospoemsSofroniGassisipublishedalso24akrostichadedicatedtoS.Benedejofor the odes o f the kanntakenfromacertainheirmos(1906,4449).HiscriticaleditionismainlybasedonthemnaionforMarch,asitwaswrijendownbyNeilosIIfortheAbbeyofGrojaferrataduringthe12thcentury(Grojaferrata,BibliotecadellaBadiagreca,..VII,fol.8488)thelaststationandabbeyfoundedbyNeilosI,thepoetoftheseakrosticha.
InthispaperIwouldliketoanswerthequestionfromamusicologicalpointofview:whichwasNeilosmethodofcomposingtheakrostichaforoneofthemostimportantsaintsoftheLatinchurch,whodoesusuallynotappearinaByzantinemnaion?
Hiswaywasthemostcommonpossible:hechoseamonasticgenre,becausehewasanabbotaddressingthemasterofWesternmonasticism,andasusualhetransformedanexistinghymntextofthisgenre,dedicatedtothemotherofgod(theotokos) , andadapted i t to S .Benedejo.Followingtheconventionofheirmologichymns,hecomposedthepoemalongamelodicmodel(heirmos)whichalreadyexistedtomemorizetheverycomplexmeteroftheodes. Oursources,whichdatebacktoabout150yearslater,tellusthattheuseofcommemoratingS.Benedejoduringthemorningserviceof
22 ThereisnoexactdateinhisVitaandonlyfewtestimoniesinLatinhagiography,butNeiloscommunityarrivedmostlikelyinthoseyears,whenRossanowasnearlypermanentlyajackedbylooters(Mnager1958,758)andwhentheEmperorOjoIIwasdefeatedandkilledbyArabsoldiersinsouthernCalabriaandhisplantoconquerSicilyfaileddefinitely.ThediplomaticrelationshipbetweenMontecassinoandByzantiumbecamemorerelaxed,andtheAbbeywasinterestedinimprovingagaintherelationshipwiththeByzantineauthorities.
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St.ByrillosdaywascontinuedinByzantineItalyatleastinthosemonasteriesfoundedbySt.NeilosofRossanosinceValleluce,theGreekmonasteryonthelandedpropertyofMontecassino.
Theheirmologionanditsoktchossystemwhichconsistedofeightdiatonicmodes(choi)andtwophthorai(thechromaticnenanandtheenharmonicnana),wasoriginallycreatedbymonksoftheLavraAgiosSabasnearJerusalemduringthe7thcentury,anditwasintendedtoreplacetheConstantinopolitantraditionofthekontakion,ahomileticgenreofpoetrywhichbecameveryfamousthankstothecontributionsofRomanosMelodosduringthe5thcentury.TheHagiopolitanreformintroducedtheoktchosbymelodicmodelsofthebookstropologionandheirmologion,whichorderedthedifferentmeloiaccordingtotheeightchoi,whileConstantinopolitanpsaltesusedthesystemoftheAsma:asystemof4kyrioi, 4 plagioi,4mesoi, and 4 phthorai. Thegenreof heirmologionreferredincontenttothecanticlesorbiblicalodes(cantica),whichhadbeenrecitedduringtheorthrossincetheoldestservices.ForcertainoccasionsthisrecitationwasreplacedbythekontakiaintheConstantinopolitancathedralrite.ThemonasticSyrianArmenianoktchosreformwasalreadyconfirmedbyaGreeksynodin692,buttheGreekaswellastheItalianredactionwhichwasestablishedduringthe9thcentury,favoredthehymnologistsofthe8thcentury.23Untiltodaythehymnsoftheheirmologionhavehadtobesungtogether withfurtherakrostichacomposedoverthesamemelodicmodeloftheheirmologion,whichiscalledheirmos.Theakrostichahadalwaysbeensungfromasecondbookwithoutnotation,calledmnaion.
23BythetimewhenIoannisDamascene,AndreasandKosmasjoinedtheLavraAgiosSabas,thereformhadalreadybeendone.Theircreationswereestablishedinatypeoftropologion,whichbecamefamousunderthenameofitsintroductorytreatise,Hagiopolites(Jeffery2001).
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InthemnaionofGrojaferrata,thereisonecompositionofSt.NeilosofRossanowhichconsistsoffourstrophesforeachoftheeightodesofthekann,andtheyfollowthemelodicmodeloftheheirmosinthechosplagiosdevteroswhichwereprecededandidentifiedwithitstextintheheirmologion.Itsincipitiswrijeninredinkoverthetextoftheakrosticha:
Thebeginningofthefirststropheistakenfromanotherfamoushymnoftheheirmologion,butitisnotreferredtothefirstbiblicalode(theprayerofMosesaherleadingthepeopleofIsraelthroughtheRedSea),itisahymndedicatedtothemotherofGodandtakenfromanotherheirmosofthechostetartos.
In order to findthe melodyof thefir s t odeinthechosplagiosdevteros,whichisthemodelusedhere, I consultedthreeheirmologia f romdifferentperiodsandwassurprisedtofindthattheyalldeliverthesamemelodyinaquitedifferentversion.24HereIwanttoconcentrateontheearliestversionofanheirmologion,whichwaswrijenaboutthesametimelikethemnaion:
24Theothertwolaterheirmologiawereonecopyofanheirmologion inConstantinopolitanredaction,madewithseveralmistakesbyLectorTheophylaktosin1281(E..),andanothermuchlaterheirmologionfromthe15thcentury(VaticanLibrary,Palat.gr.243).Eventhecadencesofthethreeversionsareohennotonthesamepitch,neitherarethecadenceformulasthesame.Despiteallthesedifferencesitseemsthatthe12 thand15thcenturyItalianredactionareclosertoeachotherthantotheConstantinopolitanversion(Ex.7).
Ex.5:Gro`aferrata,BibliotecadellaBadiagreca,..VII,fol.84
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Thecadenceoncwiththexron()attheendofthethirdline()cannotbefoundintheotherheirmologiaand
forasimplemodel,representingamelosofacertainchos,itisaratheroddchange.Inthe15thcenturyitisjustacadenceonthekyriosdevteroslikebnatural.
Ex.7:Gro`aferrata,BibliotecadellaBadiagreca,..II,fol.171171
Ex.6:Gro`aferrata,BibliotecadellaBadiagreca,..III,fol.186186
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TheConstantinopolitanversionisnoteasytoreconstruct,becausetheinkwasremovedfromthesurface,sothatfolio171rectoishardlyreadable(Ex.7).Neverthelessitisreadableenoughtounderstandthattheredactingnotatorhaschangedthecadencesonprtosanddevterosfromaandbtotheloweroctave(octaveequivalance),probablyinspiredbytheimageofthetyrannicforcesatthebojomoftheRedSea.
Thesamesubjectistreatedinthe15thcenturyversionbychangingthefinal cadence,sothat it endsonthekyriosbnatural,andnotontheplagios.Inthe12thcenturyversionthecadencesonprtosanddevterosareDandE(fihhequivalence).Butthemaincontrastisherebetweenthetonalityofplagios devteros(lowE)andthephthoranana(likeCmajor)onGcfwiththecadenceoncinthehigherregister.
The12thcenturyversion(Ex.6)fitsthemosttothetextoftheakrostichon,becausethetemporarychangeinregisterandintonality(thephthoranana)occursexactlybeforethebeginningofthenextline(),whichisaddressingBenedictdirectly.Butthefollowingkolonendsanthekyriosdevteros:
, Openmymouth, andclarifythetongue, andenlightenmymind,, ovenerableholyTrinity,
throughthepuresupplications, ofBenedict,yoursaint, wholivedinasaintlyway. whichpleasesyou.25
Thenewcolourofthephthorananaisassociatedwiththeunderstandingofthemimeticpurifyingideasofthehonouredsaint,whichareinapowerfulcontrasttothemelosofchos plagiosdevteros,usedforthecherouvikonandfortheantiphonon
25 IwouldliketothanktheItalianhymnologistDonatellaBuccawhopreparedanItaliantranslationofthefirstandthefihhstropheforthepresentationandwhocorrectedtheEnglishtranslation.
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GoodFriday(Ex.1).
TheCoislinVnotationusedintheearlierheirmologion (Ex.6),isalatePalaioByzantineform,closesttotheMiddleByzantinenotation.Onlyatthebeginningthefallingthirdis notindicatedbythelatersystematicuseofthepnevmata.Butthechangetothelowerregisterisindicatedbythechamil()inthesecondlineaherthekolon.
Neverthelessamongthethreeheirmologiatheoldestonepresentsthemostchanges,and,althoughitwaswrijenabout150yearsaherNeilosvisit,itisineveryrespecttheclosestonetotheoraltransmissionamonghiscontemporaries.
Thiswasalsotrueforthethirdode,whichservedasmodelforthenextfourakrosticha(5th8th).26Itchangestothechromaticgenosbythegreatsignintheolderheirmologion,butwhilethephthoranenanreignsthroughthewholeodeintheConstantinopolitanredaction,itisresolvedagainbythephthora nana(xron).Aherthisresolution,themelosjumpsbackintothelowregistertoswitchbackintothediatonicmelosofchos plagiosdevteros.
26ThesecondodedoesnotexistintheheirmosaccordingtothegoldenkannofJohnDamascene.Itisnotusedatallintheheirmologianowadays,whileitwassungincertainheirmoiofthefasteningtime.AlthoughthefeastofSt.Benedictisonthe21March,Neilosparticularchoiceoftheheirmoshasnosecondodeinitskann.
Ex.8:Gro`aferrata,BibliotecadellaBadiagreca,..VII,fol.84
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ThetextofthefirstakrostichoncreatedoverthethirdodemodelreferstoanepisodeofS.BenedejosVita:
, Revealingthedivinegrace youhavemade thebrokenkneadingtrough new,
andyouhavewithdrawninacave, for36months, obeying. toRomanservantofChrist.
Alaterreadermightsuspectthatthesewordsweremeantasanallusiontothepolemicazymondebate70yearslater27,butinhissituationNeiloswouldhavehardlytalkedaboutbreadif hehadknownabouttheselatercontroversies.Hewasratherwellknownforhisemphasisontheasceticaspectsoftheanchoritetradition.28Thiswasalsohismotivationtoadmire
27Duringthe1050sthePatriarchKeroulariosaskedtheProtosynkellostointerrupttheserviceintheLatinchurchesofConstantinople,todefilethesacramentalbread,andtoclosedownthechurches,whichuseunleavenedbreadfortheeucharist.Inabout1045,theazymondebatewasusedagainstthemonophysitismproclaimedbythechurchintheArmeniankingdomAni,aheritwasconqueredbytheByzantineempire.ThepolemicbytheArchbishopLeoofOhrid,wrijenagainstLatinChristiansduringthe1050s,wasinspiredbythisdebate.28 InanepisodeofhisVitathepeasantStefanosaskedtoNeilosifhe
Ex.9:Gro`aferrata,BibliotecadellaBadiagreca,..III,fol.186
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andtohonourBenedictasthemasterofWesternmonasticism.
NeilosofRossanoasaguestoftheAbbeyS.BenedejodiMontecassinohadchosenarathercomplicatedmodeloftheheirmologion. Itsperformancehadnotonlytoimpress,butalsotocommunicatethedistinctionoftheGreekmonasticriteanditsindependencefromtheBenedictinetraditioninSouthernItaly.IamtemptedtoregardhischoiceasadiplomaticstrategytoconvinceAbbotAligernandhiscommunity,thatNeilosandtheGreekmonkswererecognizedasanautonomouscommunitythatwasallowedtostayinaplaceseparatedbytheAbbeyofMontecassino.ThemonksofMontecassinoinvitedNeilosandhismonkstostaytogetherwiththemintheAbbeySt.Benedict,whichwouldhavemeanttoabandonsoonerorlatertheirowntradition.ButattheendNeilosdiplomaticintentionbehindtheuseoftheGreekserviceinhonourofSt.Benedictwassuccessful:hiscommunitywasallowedtostayinanindependentlocationinValleluceaplace,whichwassituatedwithintheAbbeysestates.29
couldbecomeamonkunderthedirectionofSt.Neilos,butNeilosrefusedhimwiththewordsyouwilldieofhunger,heshouldratherenterintoacenobitemonastery.ButStefanosrepliedthatasapeasanthewasusedtohunger.Healreadyknewmonasticlife,buthedislikedit,hence,hepreferredtostayinthecavewithNeilos(Falkenhausen2010,149).29WhileNeiloswasongoodtermswithAbbotAligern,hewasdisgustedbyManso,whofollowedAbbotAligernaherthepoliticalmurderofPrinceLandenulf,butalsobyhisownprosperingcommunity,sothatheleh ValleluceandfoundedanothercommunitynearGaetathelaststationbeforeGrojaferrata.NeiloswouldcertainlynothavelikedBasilio,theonlyGreekAbbotofMontecassino,whowasrecognizedbythechroniclerLeoofOstiaratherastheprincesbusinessagentthanasanabbot(Loud2000,II,44).
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