Aunepert
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Aunepert was the second Abbot of Farfa, holding office from the death of the monastery's founder, Thomas of Maurienne
(c. 720), until his own death a few years later. Little is known of Aunepert save that he was from Toulouse
, then in the Merovingian kingdom of Aquitaine
. By 724 he had been succeeded as abbot by Lucerius
when Duke Transamund II of Spoleto granted "a church and its lands" to Farfa.
Thomas of Maurienne
Thomas of Maurienne was the first abbot of the Abbey of Farfa, which he founded between 680 and c.700. Although the sources of his life are much later, and he is surrounded by legends, his historicity is beyond doubt....
(c. 720), until his own death a few years later. Little is known of Aunepert save that he was from Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
, then in the Merovingian kingdom of Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
. By 724 he had been succeeded as abbot by Lucerius
Lucerius
Lucerius was the third Abbot of Farfa, succeeding Aunepert in 724 at the latest. He was originally from Provence and had been raised at Farfa by Thomas of Maurienne, the first abbot. Lucerius' abbacy was a period of growth and expansion on the part of the abbey. In his first year he received a...
when Duke Transamund II of Spoleto granted "a church and its lands" to Farfa.