Warnehar 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | M VIII |
Dates | 756 (taq) / 756 (tpq) |
Variant Names | Warnarius; Warneharius |
Religion | Christian |
Ethnicity | Frank |
Locations | Rome; Francia |
Occupation | Hegoumenos |
Titles | Abbot, unknown (Francia) (office) |
Textual Sources | Codex Carolinus, ed. W. Gundlach, in MGH, Epp. 3 (Berlin, 1892), pp. 469-657 (letters); Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle); Stephen II (pope), Epistulae (Codex Carolinus), PL 98. 100-134; ed. W. Gundlach, MGH Epp. III, pp. 469-657 (letters) |
Warnehar 1 was an abbot, he was sent to Rome by the Frankish king Pippinus (Pepin 1); in 756 he returned with envoys from the pope (Stephen III (II), Stephanos 8) to inform Pepin 1 of the attacks on Rome and the neighbourhood by the Lombard king Aistulf 1 and to seek his intervention; he is mentioned in letters of pope Stephen III (II) (Stephanos 8): Codex Carolinus, nos. 8 and 9 (pp. 497-498, 500) ("
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