English Monastic Litanies of the Saints After 1100: Volume II: Pontefract - York

by Nigel J. Morgan

Edition of rare surviving litanies from the middle ages, providing evidence for monastic worship.

The litanies of the monastic orders in England, above all those of the Benedictines, are key witnesses of devotion to the saints of the British Isles, whose relics and shrines were mostly in Benedictine abbeys and cathedral priories. However, although many of the calendars of the Benedictines have been published, litanies are more rare, and the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1907497277
• ISBN13: 9781907497278
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Henry Bradshaw Society
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.6" x 11.8"