[A Germanic East Frankish Benedictine Monastic Bishop of Halberstadt]

Haymo (or Haimo) of Halberstadt, a Benedictine monk of rare discipline and piety, was a distinguished ecclesiastic of the ninth century, whose life was wholly devoted to the service of the Church and the interpretation of sacred doctrine. Though the particulars of his nativity are veiled in obscurity, his early formation at the famed Abbey of Fulda placed him under the spiritual and intellectual tutelage of Rabanus Maurus, with whom he studied also at Tours under the venerable Alcuin. Returning to Fulda, he exercised administrative duties as chancellor and is presumed, by reason of his learning, to have served as a master of theology. In the waning days of 840, Haymo was elevated to the bishopric of Halberstadt, likely from his station at Hersfeld. Spurning secular entanglements, he heeded Rabanus's counsel recorded in De Universo, committing himself to the cura animarum with unfeigned diligence. He labored tirelessly for the spiritual edification of his flock, abstaining from courtly affairs and partaking in but one ecclesiastical synod—the Council of Mainz in 847. Haymo’s literary corpus, preserved in Migne’s Patrologia Latina (vols. 116–118), includes exegetical commentaries on Psalms, Isaiah, the Twelve Prophets, the Pauline Epistles, and the Apocalypse. Though lacking originality, his works bear the imprint of patristic fidelity and moral exegesis. His De amore coelestis patriae and epitome of Eusebius further evidence a soul yearning for the heavenly homeland. He reposed in the Lord on 26 March 853.

Haymo (or Haimo) of Halberstadt, a Benedictine monk of rare discipline and piety, was a distinguished ecclesiastic of the ninth century, whose life was wholly devoted to the service of the Church and the interpretation of sacred doctrine. Though the particulars of his nativity are veiled in obscurity, his early formation at the famed Abbey of Fulda placed him under the spiritual and intellectual tutelage of Rabanus Maurus, with whom he studied also at Tours under the venerable Alcuin. Returning to Fulda, he exercised administrative duties as chancellor and is presumed, by reason of his learning, to have served as a master of theology. In the waning days of 840, Haymo was elevated to the bishopric of Halberstadt, likely from his station at Hersfeld. Spurning secular entanglements, he heeded Rabanus's counsel recorded in De Universo, committing himself to the cura animarum with unfeigned diligence. He labored tirelessly for the spiritual edification of his flock, abstaining from courtly affairs and partaking in but one ecclesiastical synod—the Council of Mainz in 847. Haymo’s literary corpus, preserved in Migne’s Patrologia Latina (vols. 116–118), includes exegetical commentaries on Psalms, Isaiah, the Twelve Prophets, the Pauline Epistles, and the Apocalypse. Though lacking originality, his works bear the imprint of patristic fidelity and moral exegesis. His De amore coelestis patriae and epitome of Eusebius further evidence a soul yearning for the heavenly homeland. He reposed in the Lord on 26 March 853.

HIS WORKS:

Exegetical:

The New Testament:

The Epistles’ of Paul:

1st Timothy:

Haymo of Halberstadt (c. 853) Commentary on 1st Timothy 2