Handbook for Curates: A Late Medieval Manual on Pastoral Ministry

by Guido of Monte Rochen

Guido of Monte Rochen's Handbook for Curates became the most popular pastoral manual at the close of the Middle Ages as thousands of copies were printed in Europe. Composed of a mixture of practical "how to" and theological instruction, the Handbook taught pastoral basics to everyday priests. As such, it is an essential and vibrant source on late medieval religion and parish practice, which this full-length translation makes available in English for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813218691
• ISBN13: 9780813218694
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Catholic University of America Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.3"