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MONASTIC HISTORY I
- Pre-Benedict |
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Antony of Egypt (c. 250-355 or 356),
Cartas. His letters, in Spanish. Requires JavaScript and a 4.0 or
later browser.
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Aphrahat,
Demonstration VI: Of Monks. (337). [79K].
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Athanasius
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Augustine, Regula S. Augustini (c.
397)
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Basil (c. 329-379),
Les règles monastiques. Both the "long rules" and the "short
rules." 1969 French translation by Léon Lebe.
- John Cassian
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Conferences. (426-428). (Complete table of contents, 67K). A
much briefer table of contents for the Conferences can
be found on the
index page
for Cassian's works. Both are local files.
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De institutis coenobiorum et de octo
principalium vitiorum remediis libri XII (419-426).
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Institutes of the Coenobia, and the Remedies for the Eight
Principal Faults. English translation by Edgar C.S. Gibson. Local
file.
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Les institutions cénobitiques. French translation. Each book
in its own file.
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Council of Gangra (between 325 and 381),
Canons
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The
History of the Coptic Language.
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Images of Egyptian monasteries
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Robert Oshana,
Learn
Assyrian Online. Aramaic alphabet, Syriac vocabulary. Must have
graphics capability. Site also has .au files. [25K text, 36K
graphics].
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Palladius (d. c. 430), The
Lausiac History. Excerpts. [128K].
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Paradise of the Desert Fathers (also known as Lives of the
Desert Fathers, 4th C.). Excerpts from Norman Russell's
translation.
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Regla de San Pacomio (c. 318). With St. Jerome's preface.
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St. Catherine's
Monastery (Jebel Musa, Sinai, Egypt). Handsome, informative page
from the Ministry of Tourism, Egypt. [6K text, 98K graphics].
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Sayings of the Desert Fathers (4th C.). Excerpts.
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Sulpitius Severus (c. 363-420)
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Dialogues
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English translation:
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French translation:
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Vita beati Martini
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MONASTIC HISTORY II
- Benedict to the Reformation |
- The Charta Caritatis (1119)
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Foundation Charter of Cluny (910)
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Institut für Frühmittelalterforschung,
Cluny - Projekt. Features two bibliographies, and a directory of "Cluny
on the Internet." [4K text, more than 113K graphics].
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Benoit Meslet,
Le renouveau cistercien (XIe- XIIIe siècles).
Some odd assertions (e.g., that Cassian was merely a translator and
not an author), but, overall, a good basic historical introduction to
the rise and decline of the Cistercians.
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The Rule of Benedict
(early to middle 6th C.). Local file. With links to the Latin and
translations in French, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish.
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Jeff Thomas,
Welsh Abbeys. Photos, archaeology, architectural and historical
information pertaining to medieval Welsh abbeys and priories. All
ruined by the 16th-century Dissolution. Mostly Cistercian, but one
Premonstratensian site as well. This web site also offers some
information on Celtic Christianity, the "Age of Saints" in Wales, and
holy wells.
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RULE OF BENEDICT
on the Net |
- John Cassian
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Conference 10: Second Conference of Abbot Isaac: On Prayer.
(426-428). Local file.
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Conference 18: Conference of Abbot Piamun: On the Three Sorts of
Monks. Local file.
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Conference 19: Conference of Abbot John: On the Aim of the
Coenobite and Hermit. Local file.
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Institutes, Book 4, Chapter 39: Of the way in which we shall
mount towards perfection, whereby we may afterwards ascend from the
fear of God up to love. (419-426). Local file. [67K].
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The Rule of Benedict
(early to middle 6th C.). Local file. With links to the Latin and
translations in French, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish.
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COMPREHENSIVE READING
LIST for Monastic Studies |
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Athanasius, Vita Antonii (c. 357)
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Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153), De diligendo Deo
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John Cassian,
Conferences. (426-428). (Complete table of contents, 67K). A much
briefer table of contents for the Conferences can be
found on the
index page for Cassian's works. Both are local files.
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Gregory the Great (540?-604), De vita et miraculis
venerabilis Benedicti. Is Book II of the Dialogues
(593-594).
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The Life of St. Mary of Egypt (4th C.)
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Paradise of the Desert Fathers (also known as Lives of the
Desert Fathers, 4th C.). Excerpts from Norman Russell's
translation.
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Regla de San Pacomio (c. 318).
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The Rule of Benedict
(early to middle 6th C.). Local file. With links to the Latin and
translations in French, Hungarian, Italian, Spanish.
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Sayings of the Desert Fathers (4th C.). Excerpts.
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Vie de saint Abraham et de sa niece sainte Marie.
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William of St. Thierry (c.
1085-1148?),
Lettre ou livre aux frères du Mont-Dieu. Called the "Golden
Epistle." French translation and introduction by Charpentier.
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OTHER LINKS
Pertinent to Monastic Studies |
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Adamnan (625?-704),
Life of
St. Columba. [242K]. English translation, with an introduction.
Also has a link to Book 1 and the first thirty chapters of Book 2 in
Latin.
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Bishop Maximos E. Aghiorgoussis,
Monasticism in the Orthodox Church.
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The American Benedictine Academy.
Local file.
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Bibliography on Women
in Byzantium. Updated annually. Edited by Thalia Gouma-Peterson,
professor of art at Wooster. [57K text, 36K graphics].
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Herman (Marc) Blaydoe,
Orthodox Monasteries in North America. Blaydoe is a subdeacon in
the Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church.
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Dorotheus of Gaza (fl. 540),
Conferencias. In Spanish. Requires JavaScript and a 4.0 or later
browser. Dorotheus was a disciple of Barsanuphius and John, and is
important in the history of hesychasm and the Jesus Prayer.
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Egeria (4th/5th C.)
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Egeria
and the Fourth Century Liturgy of Jerusalem. Latin text and
English translation of the final third of Egeria's
Itinerarium. With bibliography. Prepared by Michael Fraser.
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The
Pilgrimage of Etheria. 1919 SPCK edition, translated by M.L.
McClure and C.L. Feltoe. Preserves pagination of printed version.
"Much is wanting," as the editors themselves note, but this is the
most complete version of Egeria yet available online.
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Images of
Byzantine Monasteries. Assembled by Paul Halsall, as part of his
site on Byzantium.
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The Celtic
Saints. Many of them monastic. Directory of brief biographies
compiled by Stuart Woodward.
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The Cistercians. Local
file.
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Gregory of Nyssa (c. 335-c.395),
Life of
Macrina. [85K text, 11K graphics]. Macrina the Younger was the
sister of Gregory and of Basil the Great, and presided over a double
monastery.
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History of Magh Eó (Mayo Abbey)
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Mark Holdsworth,
Carthusian Monks.
[3K text, 56K graphics]. A personal account of contemporary Carthusian
life.
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Jerome
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Life of
St. Declan of Ardmore / Betha Decclain (5th C.?). [95K].
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Moines Chartreux et
moniales Chartreuses. The official home page of the Carthusians.
In
French, English, Spanish, German, and Italian, in that order of
preference.
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Order of St. Benedict. Local
file.
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Patrística. From the Biblioteca Electrónica
Cristiana, in Spanish. A collection of important early texts,
many of them monastic. Some texts require JavaScript and a 4.0 or
later browser.
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Rule of St. Columba (6th C.)
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SisterSite.
Home page of the SISTER-L mailing list. Not exclusively monastic, but
a wealth of resources related to women in religious orders, women's
studies, feminism, spirituality.
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Theodoret of Cyr,
Vie de saint Syméon le Stylite. [34K text, 27K graphic].
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George Valsamis's Notebook: Internet Resources on Christian Asceticism.
Not exclusively monastic, but many of the resources are
pertinent to monasticism. Interesting collection of bibliographies,
book reviews, and links to primary and secondary sources. "Modern"
section is weak, though.
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