Cistercians Essays

monasteries, the Cistercian. Specifically, he wanted to enter the Trappist monastery. After some discernment, he was able to enter a monastery in Kentucky. All was well. Merton enjoyed the life of a monk, though he yearned to evangelize. He got his chance, on a familial scale, when his brother asked to be baptized before going off to war. Hurriedly, Merton gave him a crash course in theology for ten days, and then baptized him. Later, Merton would come into conflict with his fellow Cistercians over the issue

On October 18, 1964, a new monastery was founded in Dubuque, Iowa. Our Lady of the Mississippi Abbey was founded under the branch of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, also known as Trappistines. Thirteen sisters left their community of Mt St Mary Abbey in Wrentham, Massachusetts and were led by Mother Angela, the abbess, to start a new monastery. At first the foundation was to be set in Argentina, however after the project fell through, the abbot of New Melleray invited the sisters

Chapter 6- Economy and Society of the High Middle Ages 6.1- Europe’s population grew rapidly in the high middle ages which caused agricultural production to increase due to the spread of new technologies and newly cultivated lands. 6.2- Technological innovations for agriculture produced the economic prosperities prior to the nineteenth century, because the economy was reliant on agriculture, although much of the technology wasn’t widespread until after 1050. 6.2.1- In the eleventh-century water

The journal article “The Siege of Lisbon and the Second Crusade” written by Alan Forey questions the validity of St. Bernard’s letter 308 and the significance of the “Lisbon letter.” Some historical analyses of the letters imply that St. Bernard provided prior knowledge to Portugal’s King Afonso Henriques regarding the northern fleet’s siege of Lisbon in 1147. Forey opens his essay by questioning the authenticity of letter 308 by writing “This letter first appears in Brito’s Chronica de Cister,

Without a consistent form of communication, trade, during the Middle Ages, was the biggest catalyst for the spread of religious reform, political organization, and societal development across Europe. How was the spread of these elements through trade important in the development of a more advanced, and modern society during this time period? The advancement of the Frankish Kingdom combined with the progress of the Mongols through Asia provided the proper situation to cultivate advancement in the

The journal article “The Siege of Lisbon and the Second Crusade” written by Alan Forey attempts to provide enough historical evidence to answer questions about the validity of St. Bernard’s direct involvement in the northern fleet’s siege of Lisbon in 1147. Forey immediately brings to the attention of the reader a historical interpretation of letter 308. St. Bernard purportedly wrote letter 308 to the ruler of Portugal, King Afonso Henriques. However, the author expresses concern about the authenticity

theological principles of faith with the philosophical principles of reason, he ranked among the most influential thinkers of medieval Scholasticism. An authority of the Roman Catholic Church and a prolific writer, Aquinas died on March 7, 1274, at the Cistercian monastery of Fossanova, near Terracina, Latium, Papal, states Italy. A prolific writer, St. Thomas Aquinas penned close to 60 known works ranging in length from short to tome-like. Handwritten copies of his works were distributed to libraries across

Premon­stratensian Canons or the White Canons as they were better known in England, due to the colour of their habits. They were regular canons, not monks, and followed the rule of St Augustine, but they observed a stricter code of austerity similar to the Cistercian order. The abbey was dissolved in 1540, and some of the buildings were converted into a private residence. Shortly afterwards

The North Rose window at Chartres Cathedral is considered as superior of all the major rose windows at the Northern France cathedrals along with the Lunette windows by the North opening. However, during 2007, the south end of the South Rose and Lancet Windows transept was wrapped in scaffolding for a large scale remodelling. The Passion window done in 1100s depicts the Transfiguration, The coming down from Mount Tabor with the three followers, the last supper and Jesus washing the Apostles’ Feet

as God. Nietzsche began to break decisively from his faith whilst preparing for university studies in Schulpforta (1858 - 1864) a highly regarded boarding school. Schulpforta had a strict educational atmosphere based off the history as a former Cistercian Monastery. Religion had a strong presence in the school with both a 12th century Romanesque Chapel and 13th century Gothic church on the premises.Nietzche wrote many autobiographies through his life. He stated in his 1859 autobiography that “God

After the prophesied ending of world in 1000 year that doomed to nothing but a vague aspiration of human deforms, people were looking for something new to aspire to while the fall of Rome lead to the new beginning for the powerful men to re-build, re-conquer, re-instate and revolutionize the normal way of life and thinking among common peasants. Churches began to unify people under the roof of god in terms of both social and political manner. Pilgrimages were held of higher importance so that the

A kosher animal is one that both chew its cud and has a cloven (split) hoof (Leviticus ii: 3). Kosher animal should both chews its cuds, has a cloven hoof like cattle and sheep. Pigs, dogs, rabbits, and horses are non-kosher animals. The animals that naturally died or was killed by another animal should not be eaten. If the animal is kosher with the above mentioned characteristics, there are some other necessities that should be followed such as the law of ritual slaughter, a person highly trained

During the twelfth century many changes were made throughout Scotland and in particularly in the church. In Scotland we saw the re-emergence of a diocesan structure and several major monasteries were established. With help from the royal family, lay patrons and reformed churchmen many attempts were made to bring the practices of the Scottish religious beliefs into line with the rest of Western Christendom. The papacy also took an active part in supervising this change. It has been claimed that it

Martin Luther’s relationships Luther was honest about his relationship with his wife. “A major event which helped Luther to appraise the past and caused him to modify the whole structure of his life was his marriage with the former Cistercian nun Katharina von Bora.” He had changed his name and his life. “The role of a husband helped him terminate the guilt caused by his father’s excessive criticism and anger towards his celibacy.

Knighthood was and remains a central concept associated with the Crusades. As Cistercian abbot Bernard of Clairvaux described in an exhortation of knighthood, knights were a unique class of warrior defined by chivalry: “It seems that a new knighthood has appeared on this earth. indeed, danger or victory for a Christian depends on the disposition of his heart and not on the fortunes of war.” In 11th-century Christendom, knighthood became an important role, ranking among members of the church and near

“What is God?” As a young boy, this is the question Saint Thomas Aquinas posed to his schoolmaster. While the schoolmaster’s answer is never recorded, Saint Thomas spent the rest of his life trying to answer the question, “What is God?” The driving motivation behind why Thomas sought to answer the question was his love for God and for knowledge. Thomas was both extremely studious and pious, and these traits were evident throughout all of Thomas’s life. They were paired with an amazingly unusual

The period from the fall of the Roman Empire, which is called the Middle or Medieval ages, was a difficult time in the history of the Church and Europe. There were many controversies and abuses in the Church, coupled with external threats and invasions from different nations. That is why when people think of this period, they refer to it as the Dark Ages. But then, it is also during this time that the Church had some of its major achievements. The Church definitely transformed during this period

Alexa MacIsaac EMSP 2320/GWST 2320/RELS 2420 Dr. Lisa Templin Tuesday, February 7, 2023 Primary Source Analysis This assignment is designed to guide you through an in-depth exploration and critical analysis of a primary source that you have been assigned to read for class. In this assignment, you will be asked to essentially “show the work” that goes into writing an analysis of a primary source to support your argument in a research paper. You will not need to use additional sources for this assignment