The monks of the West : from St. Benedict to St. Bernard
1860
The monks of the West : from St. Benedict to St. Bernard
Montalembert, Charles Forbes, comte de, 1810-1870
1860
Original French edition published Paris, 1860-77, v. 6-7 edited by Aurélien de Courson Includes bibliographical references v. 1. Dedication. Introduction. book I. The Roman Empire after the peace of the church. book II. Monastic precursors in the East. book III. Monastic precursors in the West. book IV. St. Benedict. book V. St. Gregory the Great. Monastic Italy and Spain in the sixth and seventh centuries. book VI. The monks under the first Merovingians. book VII. St. Columbanus. The Irish in Gaul and the colonies of Luxeuil. book VIII. Christian origin of the British Isles. -- v. 2. book IX. St. Columba, the apostle of Caledonia, 521-597. book X. St. Augustin of Canterbury and the Roman missionaries in England, 597-633. book XI. The Celtic monks and the Anglo-Saxons. book XII. St. Wilfrid establishes Roman unity and the Benedictine order, 634-709. book XIII. Contemporaries and successors of St. Wilfrid, 650-735. book XIV. Social and political influence of the monks among the Anglo-Saxons. book XV. The Anglo-Saxon nuns. Appendix
