Paenitentiale Ecgberhti
| Paenitentiale Ecgberhti | |
|---|---|
Folio 5r from the Vatican manuscript, Pal. lat. 554, showing the beginning of the Paenitentiale Ecgberhti, with the title partly worn away | |
| Also known as | Paenitentiale Pseudo-Ecgberhti |
| Audience | Catholic clergy |
| Language | medieval Latin |
| Date | ca. 740? |
| Authenticity | questionable |
| Manuscript(s) | eleven, plus fragments |
| Genre | penitential, canon law collection |
| Subject | ecclesiastical and lay discipline; ecclesiastical and lay penance |
The Paenitentiale Ecgberhti (also known as the Paenitentiale Pseudo-Ecgberhti, or more commonly as either Ecgberht's penitential or the Ecgberhtine penitential) is an early medieval penitential handbook composed around 740, possibly by Archbishop Ecgberht of York.
This work should not be confused with the vernacular works known as the Old English Penitential (formerly the Paenitentiale Pseudo-Ecgberhti) and the Scriftboc (formerly the Confessionale Pseudo-Ecgberhti).
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