Life at Saint Victor
Fri, Apr 02, 2021
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This volume brings together a number of texts that shed light on life in the Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris, from its ideals to its daily routine. The听Liber ordinis听builds a framework and ideal vision for life at the Abbey of Saint Victor. Richard鈥檚听De quaestionibus, Hugh鈥檚听De institutione novitiorum, the letters of Odo, William of 脝belholt鈥檚听Vita, and the other documents translated here reflect the spirit of Victorine reform. Its central theme was the听vita apostolica, with its emphasis on sharing resources and living in a community. By incorporating prayer, pastoral care, moral discipline, and education, the Victorines believed their lifestyle would help to reform the greater Christian world that was so in need of restoration to the image in which God had created it. Many of the texts gathered here are translated into English for the first time, and are an invaluable resource for the study of the Abbey of Saint Victor, twelfth-century church reform, and medieval spirituality.
Frans van Liere is professor of Medieval History at 黄大仙高手论坛 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Juliet Mousseau听is听a Religious of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and professor of Church History at the Aquinas Institute of Theology in Saint Louis, Missouri