Illustrious Authors of the Order of St. Benedict

by Johannes Trithemius

Book Overview

The love of learning and the cultivation of a literary culture are central to the charism of Benedictine monasticism, and the Order of St. Benedict has produced countless illustrious authors over its fifteen centuries of existence. Indeed, throughout the Middle Ages, Benedictine monasteries functioned as the primary repositories of knowledge and the leading centers of learning for all Western Europe. In his Illustrious Authors of the Order of St...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1666770833
• ISBN13: 9781666770834
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"