The Historical Works: Volume 56

by Aelred of Rievaulx

Aelred of Rievaulx was an heir of Saxons living under Norman rule, a native speaker of English daily speaking French and Latin, a descendant of generations of married priests in an age when priests were forbidden to wed, an English monk in a French order, an abbot bred to service in the church but trained for service in the court. His sermons and treatises reflect Aelred the monk, the novice-master, and abbot. His historical works 'concerned with...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879072881
• ISBN13: 9780879072889
• Release Date: May 2003
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 8.5"