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Rabanus Maurus Magnentius (c. 780 - 4 February 856), also known as Hrabanus or Rhabanus, was a Benedictine monk, the archbishop of Mainz in Germany and a theologian. He was the author of the encyclopaedia On the Nature of Things. He also wrote treatises on education and grammar and commentaries on the Bible. He was one of the most prominent teachers and writers of the Carolingian age. He has been incorrectly referred to as St Rabanus.