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- Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States
- Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I Latin Monasticism
- 1 The Latin Presence in the Levant before 1097
- 2 The Austin Canons
- 3 The Premonstratensian Canons
- 4 The Canons Regular of St Ruf, Avignon, in the County of Tripoli
- 5 Benedictine Monasteries
- 6 Benedictine Convents
- 7 Benedictine Monasteries in the Tradition of St Romuald and St Peter Damian
- 8 The Cistercians
- 9 The Carmelites
- 10 The Franciscan Provincia Terrae Sanctae
- 11 The Dominican Provincia Terrae Sanctae
- 12 Antiochene Monasteries of Uncertain Rite
- Part II Greek Orthodox Monasticism
- Select Bibliography
- Index
7 - Benedictine Monasteries in the Tradition of St Romuald and St Peter Damian
from Part I - Latin Monasticism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 October 2020
- Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States
- Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Maps
- Introduction
- Part I Latin Monasticism
- 1 The Latin Presence in the Levant before 1097
- 2 The Austin Canons
- 3 The Premonstratensian Canons
- 4 The Canons Regular of St Ruf, Avignon, in the County of Tripoli
- 5 Benedictine Monasteries
- 6 Benedictine Convents
- 7 Benedictine Monasteries in the Tradition of St Romuald and St Peter Damian
- 8 The Cistercians
- 9 The Carmelites
- 10 The Franciscan Provincia Terrae Sanctae
- 11 The Dominican Provincia Terrae Sanctae
- 12 Antiochene Monasteries of Uncertain Rite
- Part II Greek Orthodox Monasticism
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The Holy Land attracted many from the West who rejected or drifted away from standard forms of religious life. Many lived as solitary hermits or anchorites for a period of time, or formed unofficial communities with like-minded religious. These forms of religious life away from the mainstream paralleled similar trends in the twelfth-century West, but also drew inspiration from long-standing traditions of solitary monasticism in the Holy Land and Syria. In this chapter the evidence for some of these communities and the individuals who led them is examined, and the relationship between ‘unofficial’ reforming communities and fully-endowed monasteries is considered.
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- Latin and Greek Monasticism in the Crusader States , pp. 242 - 246Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020