The Crown of Monks (Cistercian Studies Series Book 245)
Smaragdus of Saint-Mihiel
Smaragdus was a monk and abbot of considerable standing in the early ninth century church. His Diadema Monachorum (The Crown of Monks), together with a later commentary on the Rule of Saint Benedict, established him as one of the most significant interpreters of Benedict's Rule in his day and for succeeding generations. Smaragdus intended The Crown of Monks as a daily resource for monastic communities, to be read at the evening chapter. He sought to arouse well-established monks "to a keener and loftier yearning for the heavenly country" and "to strengthen and instill fear" in weaker monks. In this gathering of excerpts from various respected sources, a genre known as the florilegium, Smaragdus addresses a wide variety of topics perennially significant to monks. It offers rich material for lectio and meditation, forming monastic minds and hearts for facing whatever challenges come their way, linking them with the formative years of the monastic tradition, and pointing them to the final goal: the kingdom of heaven.
年:
2013
出版:
2
出版社:
Liturgical Press
语言:
english
页:
274
ISBN 10:
0879077417
ISBN 13:
9780879077419
ISBN:
B00CLEZ44A
文件:
EPUB, 320 KB
IPFS:
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english, 2013