Godfrey of Cambrai was the prior of Winchester Abbey from 1082 until his death in 1107. Cambrai (Dutch Kamerijk; old spelling Cambray) is a French town and commune, in the Nord département, Prior is a Title, derived from the Latin adjective for 'earlier first' with several notable uses Winchester or Winton ( archaic) is a historic city in southern England, with a population of around 40000 within a radius of its centre He also was the composer of many poems, writing eulogies of English kings and ecclesiastics, and a book of moral epigrams in the style of Martial. A eulogy is a speech or writing in Praise of a person or thing England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland An epigram is a short Poem, often with a clever twist at the end or a concise and witty statement Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial) (March 1 40 AD - ca Godfrey's genuine works were later often confused with those of Martial's.
His work enjoyed considerable popularity in the century after his death and beyond. Twenty-one manuscripts of his works survive.
He was popular, under his own name and erroneously under Martial's, in the Italian Renaissance. The Renaissance (from French Renaissance, meaning "rebirth" Italian: Rinascimento, from re- "again" and nascere
References
- Thomson, Rodney M. , 'England and the Twelfth Century Renaissance', Past and Present 101 (1983)
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