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The Old English Rule of Saint Benedict : with Related Old English Texts /

"St. AEthelwold (904/909-984), abbot of Abingdon and bishop of Winchester, made the first translation of the Rule of Saint Benedict into English (or, indeed, into any vernacular language) as part of the tenth-century English Benedictine Reform. This movement dramatically affected the trajectory...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Benedict, Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino (Author)
Other Authors: Riyeff, Jacob, 1982- (Translator, Editor), Aethelwold, Saint, Bishop of Winchester, approximately 908-984 (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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Published: Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2017]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Rule of Saint Benedict as translated by Saint AEthelwold of Winchester
  • Appendix 1. Concerning the kinds of monks (BL MS. Cotton Faustina A.x)
  • Appendix 2. Concerning the monastery's priests and their servants (BL MS. Cotton Faustina A.x)
  • Appendix 3. "King Edgar's establishment of monasteries"
  • Appendix 4. AElfric's Homily, On Saint Benedict, Abbot.