Le de institutione laicali de jonas d'orleans. Edition, traduction, commentaire du livre ii, chapitres un a seize
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Abstract EN:
Bishop of orleans from 818 to 843, jonas of orleans played, under the reign of louis the pious, a political and religious important part. He was an influential member in different councils reforming the kingdom. He remained faithful to the emperor when revolts rent western empire after 820. In his orleans diocese, jonas acted in favour of clergy and monasteries, endeavoured to promote the deep education of priests, monks and laiques. He wrote for them a saint hubert's life , a traetise upon image worship, and two institutions (particularly the king's institution). Those works, depicting carolingian renaissance, give evidence of an important theological culture and of an extensive knowledge of holy scriptures and of fathers of the church. The de institutione laicali, written by jonas towards 820 for matfrid, the earl of orleans, appears like a "mirror" (speculum) for the laiques. Recast by jonas, this book required a new critical edition which took into consideration recently brought to light manuscripts : in fact eight manuscripts of the de institutione laicali are known at the present time. The anterior editions only used three manuscripts. In sixteen central chapters, jonas deals with the great themes of christian married life ; his doctrine is inspired by saint augustine: marriage is good and allowed, it is wanted by god; however, it is also corrupted by concupiscence following original sin. In his opinion, sexual act must have a procreative purpose. Then jonas explains how to get married : the union must be made public, incests must be prohibited. At last, at a time when the monastic way of life tended to outshine other forms of christian life, jonas proposes to married laiques a place in church and a spirituality of christian marriage (the parents are "shepherds at home").
Abstract FR:
Eveque d'orleans de 818 a 843, jonas d'orleans joua sous le regne de louis le pieux un important role politique et religieux. Il fut membre influent a divers conciles reformant le royaume. Il resta fidele a l'empereur lors des revoltes qui dechirerent le royaume d'occident a partir de 820. Dans son diocese d'orleans, jonas exerca une action en faveur du clerge et des monasteres, travailla a l'education profonde des pretres, moines et laics. Il redigea pour eux une vie de saint hubert, un traite sur le culte des images, et deux institutions, en particulier l'institution royale. Ces oeuvres, representant bien la renaissance carolingienne, temoignent d'une importante culture theologique et d'une grande erudition scripturaire et patristique. Le de institutione laicali, redige vers 820 par jonas pour le comte d'orleans matfrid, se presente comme un "miroir" (speculum) pour laics. Remanie par jonas, ce livre necessitait une edition critique renouvelee, tenant compte des manuscrits recemment mis a jour ; on connait actuellement huit manuscrits du de institutione laicali; les editions anterieures n'utilisaient que trois manuscrits. Dans seize chapitres centraux, jonas expose les grands themes de la vie conjugale chretienne; sa doctrine emprunte beaucoup a saint augustin: bonte et liceite fondamentales du mariage, institution voulue par dieu; mais aussi corruption apportee par la concupiscence consecutive au peche originel ; conditions d'exercice et finalite procreative de l'acte sexuel. Jonas introduit ensuite une pratique du mariage : publicite de l'union, prohibition des incestes. Enfin, a une epoque ou le modele monastique tendait a eclipser les autres formes de vie chretienne, jonas propose aux laics maries une place dans l'eglise et une spiritualite du mariage chretien : temoignage positif de l'amour conjugal, responsabilite des parents comme educateurs et "pasteurs dans leur maison".