Gautier de Coinci

(1177/8 - 1236)

Trouvère and monk, born in Coincy-L'Abbaye, near Soissons. He entered the Benedictine house of S. Médard at Soissons in 1193, and rose to become Prior at Vic-sur-Aisne in 1214 and Grand Prior at Soissons in 1233. His Miracles de Nôtre Dameconsists of legends of the Blessed Virgin rendered into approximately 30,000 verses and interspersed with thirty-seven songs that may well be contrafactaof secular pieces.




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