ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CISTERCIAN
From French Cistercien, from Medieval Latin Cisterciānus, from Cistercium (modern Cîteaux), original home of the order.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CISTERCIAN»
Discover the use of
Cistercian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Cistercian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cistercian Spirituality: An Ashram Perspective
As the editor, Fr. Michael Casey, relates in the introduction: "This book is offered to a wider world in the hope that it will serve as a means of making and deepening contact with the spirit of the Cistercian tradition not so much as it is ...
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Cistercian Europe: Architecture of Contemplation
"Cistercian Europe: Architecture of Contemplation offers a lavishly illustrated journey through Europes magnificent Cistercian abbeys.
Terryl Nancy Kinder, 2002
A sketch of the unique tradition of the 'white monks' as they have sought 'men and women alike 'to leave al things to follow the Gospel.
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The
Cistercian Evolution: The Invention of a Religious Order ...
Reveals the true story behind the growth of the Cistercian order.
Constance Hoffman Berman, 2010
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Cistercian Architecture and Medieval Society
In Cistercian Architecture and Medieval Society Max Sternberg offers an account of the social functions of the built environment in medieval monasticism, focusing in particular on the white order of the Languedoc in the 13th century.
Maximilian Sternberg, 2013
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The Cambridge Companion to the
Cistercian Order
Themes of withdrawal and engagement with the world run throughout the book, but are not seen as mutually exclusive, nor as representing "ideals and reality".
Mette Birkedal Bruun, 2013
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The Boundaries of Charity:
Cistercian Culture and ...
This work explores how twelfth-century Cistercian monks maintained their tradition of social withdrawal yet played a pivotal political role in the world outside their monasteries.
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The
Cistercian World: Monastic Writings of the Twelfth Century
This volume brings together a selection of its finest works, which speak powerfully across the centuries to modern readers.
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Aelred of Rievaulx:
Cistercian Monk and Medieval Man: A ...
The life story of Aelred of Rievaulx - the son of a married priest who went onto to become the most influential Cistercian in medieval, 12th century, England. Historical biography, medieval history, 12th century England, Cistercians.
The Cistercians Though it is an exaggeration to maintain that the 1 1th century
Cistercian movement had its origins entirely in a reaction against contemporary
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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CISTERCIAN»
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Cistercian is used in the context of the following news items.
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I began reading Thomas Merton, and after I'd finished The Seven Storey Mountain, I had a hunger to plunge into Cistercian spirituality. I made a ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
Churches, castles and forgotten factories: 7 of Britain's most …
It operated as a Cistercian monastery from 1132 until Henry VIII ordered the dissolution of the monasteries in 1539, and was designated a ... «BT.com, Jul 15»
Affordable Burgundy Isn't an Oxymoron
In the Middle Ages, Cistercian monks began observing different sites and the quality of the resulting wines, isolating specific vineyards over ... «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
Raise a glass (of red) to Burgundy
First recorded in legal documents in the 16th century, the boundaries are believed to have been mapped out much earlier by Cistercian monks ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
Unesco recognises the 'exceptional value' of a glass of red …
First recorded in legal documents in the 16th century, the boundaries are believed to have been mapped out much earlier by Cistercian monks ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Leinster schools rugby winner drafted in to Tipperary side for …
A schools rugby winner with Cistercian College Roscrea, Tynan is named to start at full-forward for the clash at Fitzgerald Stadium. View gallery. «Yahoo Eurosport UK, Jul 15»
A delicious slice of Highland heaven
For 300 years, Cistercian monks spent their summers in this beautiful glen, tending their cattle and honeybees, and unknowingly creating a ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jul 15»
Robin Hood and ancient buildings: Take a tour of Huddersfield's …
The Cistercian nunnery was found in 1155 by Reiner le Fleming, Lord of the Manor of Wath-upon-Dearne. In the 14th century it fell into ... «Huddersfield Examiner, Jul 15»
Five places in Leeds to make the most of the sun
Kirkstall Abbey. The grounds of the medieval Cistercian abbey are a popular place to relax. Dynamic Dart Advertisement. The park at Kirkstall ... «Yorkshire Evening Post, Jul 15»
Lino S. Parente, pastor and prior
Since 1990, Father Parente also had been the prior - that is, head - of the monastery, whose Cistercian monks help administer the neighboring ... «Philly.com, Jun 15»
