Leominster, Herefordshire: Fowler Wright, 1980. Gilt title on green cloth boards which have some light marks to spine with no wear. Internally near Fine and unmarked. Dustjacket is near Fine. xii + 354 pages. Map of principal medieval monasteries in England following the Rule of Benedict to front endpapers and Map of principal medieval monasteries in Scotland following the Rule of Benedict to rear endpapers. Foreword by Cardinal Basil Hume. The book commemorates the fifteenth centenary of the birth of St. Benedict of Nursia (c.45 - c. 543), founder of Subiaco and Monte Cassino, patriarch of monks of the West and patron of Europe. Here are studies of monks and nuns who have attained holiness, or fame, or both, through following the Rule of St. Benedict, one of the most important influences in the making of Europe. These form an impressive procession, reaching from the sixth to the twentieth century, and include famous monastic figures as well as some known only to a few. R1. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Goldring Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 009485
Title: Benedict's Disciples
Author: Farmer, Hugh (edited by)
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0852440111
ISBN 13: 9780852440117
Publisher: Fowler Wright
Place of Publication: Leominster, Herefordshire
Date Published: 1980
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: RULE OF ST. BENEDICT, ST. GREGORY, ST. AUGUSTINE, ST. CUTHBERT, ST. AILRED, ST. GODRIC, ST. ANSELM,
Bookseller catalogs: Religion;

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