The Monks of the West, Vol. 2
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Excerpt from The Monks of the West, Vol. 2: From St. Benedict to St. Bernard State of Europe at the end of the fifth century: debased by the Empire, divided by heresy, and ravaged by the invasions of the Barbarians. - St Benedict was born in 480, and went into seclusion at Subiaco, the cradle of monastic life. - His trials. - His miracles. - His departure for Monte Cassino: he founds there the principal sanctuary of the monastic order. - Note on the description and history of Mont Cassino. - Life at Cassino. - Relations with the nobility. - Solicitude for the people. - Influence over the Goths. - History of Galla. - Interview with Totila. - The Lombards. - St Scholastica. - Death of Benedict. - Analysis of his rule: the first made for the West. - Preamble. - Two dominant ideas. - Work. - Obedience qualified by the nature and origin of the command. - Analogy with the feudal system. - Conditions of the community thus organised. - Abdication of individual property. - Novitiate. Vow of stability. - Roman wisdom and moderation. - Analysis of the details. - Liturgy. - Food. - Clothing. - Penalties. - Services. - Hospitality. - The Sick. - Summary of the rule by Bossuet. - Benedict´s vision of the world in a single ray. - He did not foresee the social results of his work. - Immensity of these results. - The world is reconquered from the Barbarians by the monks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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