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His name is accidentally connected with the Gesta Henrici Regis Secundi, one of the most valuable of English 12th-century chronicles.
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Benedictus, abbas Petroburgensis, de vita & gestis Henrici II. et Ricardi I. ... nunc primus edidit Thomas Hearnius. ... Duobus tomis. Volume 1 of 2 (Latin Edition)
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Benedictus Abbas
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Benedictus first makes his appearance in 1174, as the chancellor of Archbishop Richard, the successor of Becket in the primacy. In 1175 Benedictus became prior of Holy Trinity, Canterbury; in 1177 he received from Henry II the abbacy of Peterborough, which he held until his death. As abbot he distinguished himself by his activity in building, in administering the finances of his house and in collecting a library. He is described in the Chronicon Petroburgense as "blessed both in name and deed. " He belonged to the circle of Becket's admirers, and wrote two works dealing with the martyrdom and the miracles of his hero. Fragments of the former work have come down to us in the compilation known as the Quadrilogus, which is printed in the fourth volume of J. C. Robertson's Materials for the History of Thomas Becket. On his return from the Third Crusade, he drew upon them in composing his larger Chronica, revising them and adding supplementary material.
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Benedictus, abbas Petroburgensis, de vita & gestis Henrici II. et Ricardi I. ... nunc primus edidit Thomas Hearnius. ... Duobus tomis. Volume 1 of 2 (Latin Edition)
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Benedictus, abbas Petroburgensis, de vita & gestis Henrici II. et Ricardi I. ... nunc primus edidit Thomas Hearnius. ... Duobus tomis. Volume 1 of 2 (Latin Edition)
