Life at Saint Victor: The Liber Ordinis, the Life of William of Aebelholt, and a Selection of Works of Hugh, Richard, and Odo of Saint Victor, and Other Authors

F Van Liere,J Mousseau,Juliet Mousseau S C J,Odo of St Victor,Richard of Saint Victor

Format
Hardback
Publisher
Brepols N.V.
Country
Belgium
Published
26 March 2021
Pages
488
ISBN
9782503580661

Life at Saint Victor: The Liber Ordinis, the Life of William of Aebelholt, and a Selection of Works of Hugh, Richard, and Odo of Saint Victor, and Other Authors

F Van Liere,J Mousseau,Juliet Mousseau S C J,Odo of St Victor,Richard of Saint Victor

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 Liber ordinis builds a framework and ideal vision for life at the Abbey of Saint Victor. Richard’s De quaestionibus, Hugh’s De institutione novitiorum, the letters of Odo, William of Aebelholt’s Vita, and the other documents translated here reflect the spirit of Victorine reform. Its central theme was the 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.

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