Cistercians, Heresy and Crusade in Occitania, 1145-1229: Preaching in the Lord's Vineyard

by Beverly Mayne Kienzle

Led by the example of Bernard of Clairvaux, Cistercian monks turned their attention to the world outside the monastery walls in response to the threat posed by heretical Christians, in particular the Cathars. The white monks, with other intellectuals, turned to pen, pulpit and popular preaching to counteract heresy, some accepting posts as bishops and papal legates, helping and even directing the Albigensian crusade, and contributing to the formulation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190315300X
• ISBN13: 9781903153000
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: York Medieval Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.5"