Churches and Churchmen in Medieval Europe

Considers many facets of the medieval church, dealing with institutions, buildings, personalities and literature. The text explores the origins of the diocese and the parish, the history of the See of Hereford and of York Minster. It discusses the arrival of the archdeacon, the Normans as cathedral builders and the kings of England and Scotland as monastic patrons. The studies of monastic life deal with the European question of monastic vocation and with St Bernard's part in the sensational expansion of the early 12th century. An epilogue takes us to the 14th century, contrasting Chaucer's parson with an actual Norfolk rector.

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C. N. L. Brooke

Product details

• Authors: C. N. L. Brooke, Christopher Nugent Lawrence Brooke
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.07.1999
• EAN: 9781852851835
• ISBN: 978-1-85285-183-5
• No. of pages: 348
• Weight: 300 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Europe, European History, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Monasticism, ARCHITECTURE / Buildings / Religious, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, CE period up to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Religious buildings, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Architecture: religious buildings, Religious communities and monasticism, Christian communities & monasticism