Gregorius

Gregorius or The Good Sinner is a Middle High German narrative poem by Hartmann von Aue. Written around 1190 in rhyming couplets, it tells the story of a child born of the incestuous union of a brother and sister, who is brought up in a monastery, ignorant of his origins, marries his mother, repents of his sins and becomes pope.

This article is about the poem Gregorius by Hartmann von Aue. For the name Gregorius, see Gregory. For the novel by Bengt Ohlsson, see Gregorius (novel).
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