The monks of the West: from St. Benedict to St. Bernard

v. 1. Dedication. Introduction. book I. The Roman Empire after the peace of the church. book II. Monastic precursors in the East. book III. Monastic precursors in the West. book IV. St. Benedict. book V. St. Gregory the Great. Monastic Italy and Spain in the sixth and seventh centuries. book VI. The...

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Main Author: Montalembert, Charles Forbes 1810-1870 (Author)
Corporate Author: University of Connecticut Libraries (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Boston Marlier, Callanan [1860]
In:Year: 1860
Further subjects:B Catholic Church
B Monasticism and religious orders History Middle Ages, 600-1500
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Summary:v. 1. Dedication. Introduction. book I. The Roman Empire after the peace of the church. book II. Monastic precursors in the East. book III. Monastic precursors in the West. book IV. St. Benedict. book V. St. Gregory the Great. Monastic Italy and Spain in the sixth and seventh centuries. book VI. The monks under the first Merovingians. book VII. St. Columbanus. The Irish in Gaul and the colonies of Luxeuil. book VIII. Christian origin of the British Isles. -- v. 2. book IX. St. Columba, the apostle of Caledonia, 521-597. book X. St. Augustin of Canterbury and the Roman missionaries in England, 597-633. book XI. The Celtic monks and the Anglo-Saxons. book XII. St. Wilfrid establishes Roman unity and the Benedictine order, 634-709. book XIII. Contemporaries and successors of St. Wilfrid, 650-735. book XIV. Social and political influence of the monks among the Anglo-Saxons. book XV. The Anglo-Saxon nuns. Appendix.
Item Description:Original French edition published Paris, 1860-77, v. 6-7 edited by Aurélien de Courson. - Includes bibliographical references