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Liturgical Press
- The Lives of Monastic Reformers, 1: Robert of La Chaise-Dieu and Stephen of Obazine
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- 2010
- Published by: Liturgical Press
summary
The period between 1025 and 1150 was a time of creativity and new beginnings in monastic life. Robert of La Chaise-Dieu and Stephen of Obazine established two very successful monastic families in the neighboring regions of the Auvergne and Limousin respectively. La Chaise-Dieu became the head of a vast Benedictine congregation; Obazine had a number of dependencies. With them it joined the Cistercian Order in 1147. The saintly lives of these two founders, recounted by near contemporaries and here translated into English for the first time, unfolded against a backdrop of political unrest and lawlessness. While devoting themselves to monastic life according to the Rule of St. Benedict, these communities served the poor and uprooted. Both reformer monks are models and inspiration for our era, which too calls for creativity and new beginnings.Fr. Hugh Feiss, OSB, (Monastery of the Ascension, Jerome, ID), a specialist in twelfth-century religion, has translated several books for Cistercian publications.Dr. Maureen M. O 'Brien, an assistant professor of history at St. Cloud State University, is a specialist in the history of La Chaise-Dieu and has edited several books for Cistercian Publications.Ronald E. Pepin received his PhD from Fordham University. His recent translations include The Vatican Mythographers (Fordham University Press, 2008) and Anselm & Becket (PIMS,2009).
Table of Contents
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- Abbreviations
- pp. xiii-xiv
- The Life of Robert of La Chaise-Dieu
- pp. 19-59
- Introduction to The Tripartite Life
- pp. 63-70
Additional Information
ISBN
9780879079376
Related ISBN(s)
9780879073220
MARC Record
OCLC
966766442
Pages
272
Launched on MUSE
2017-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No