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 / Frans van Liere, Juliet Mousseau, eds.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hugh, of Saint-Victor, 1096?-1141.

Richard, of St. Victor, -1173.

Odo, Prior of Saint-Victor, active 12th century.

Hildebert, Archbishop of Tours, 1056?-1133.

Liere, Franciscus A. van (Franciscus Anastasius), 1964- editor.

Mousseau, Juliet, editor.

Series:

Victorine texts in translation ; 9.

Victorine texts in translation ; 9

Language:

English

Latin

Subjects (All):

Saint-Victor (Abbey : Paris, France).

Monastic and religious life--France--Paris--Texts.

Monastic and religious life.

Monasteries--France--Paris.

Monasteries.

France--Paris.

Genre:

Texts.

Physical Description:

488 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustration ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Turnhout, Belgium : Brepols, [2021]

Language Note:

Texts in English, translated from the original Latin; introductions in English.

Summary:

"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." --Back cover

Contents:

The book of the order of Saint Victor in Paris / introduction and translation by Juliet Mousseau

Introduction ; The book of the order of Saint Victor in Paris

On the formation of novices / Hugh of Saint Victor ; introduction by Frans van Liere, translation by Frans van Liere and Dale Coulter, annotated by Hugh Fies, OSB

Introduction ; On the formation of novices

Answers to questions regarding the rule of St. Augustine / Richard of St Victor ; introduction and translation by Hugh Feiss, OSB

Introduction ; Answers to questions regarding the rule of St Augustine

Seven letters on the right observance of canonical profession / Odo of Saint Victor ; introduction and translation by John Hall

Introduction ; Seven letters on the right observance of the canonical profession

The life of William of Aebelholt / introduction by Frans van Liere and Nancy Van Baak, translation by Nancy Van Baak

Introduction ; The life and miracles of Blessed William of Aebelholt

Three texts on life at Saint Victor / introduction and translation by John Hall

Introduction ; Description of the founding of Saint Victor / Robert of Torigny

Letter to Master William of Champeaux / Hildebert of Lavardin

Letter to John, on the last illness and death of Hugh / Osbert of Saint-Victor.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-454) and indexes.

Contains:

Saint-Victor (Abbey : Paris, France). Liber ordinis. English.

Vitae sanctorum danorum. English.

ISBN:

9782503580661

2503580661

OCLC:

1240243469