Saint Mary Of Egypt: Three Medieval Lives in Verse (Cistercian Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (965 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0879072091 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Many versions circulated and the tale traveled from Palestine to Europe, from Greek to Latin to French to Spanish, from prose to poetry, from hagiography to literature, and from the monastery into the world outside. He occasionally teaches Elderhostel courses at Ascension Priory in Idaho. in Classics from Fordham University. Pepin received his Ph.D. Here we see Mary through the eyes of three medieval poets: Flodoard, a canon of Reims († 966), Hildebert of Lavardin, a bishop, († 1134), and an Anonymous Spaniard.Ronald E. . The saintly austerities of Mary of Egypt so impressed early monks that they recorded her life to edify their brethren.
In their introduction, Feiss and Pepin do an excellent job of putting together the background and first context of the story.
"A Solid Collection of Stories of Repentance of a Popular Eastern Saint Little Known In The West" according to Gerald Zertuche. This book was the first in a series of about eight books I read in a single month on religion and theology. The purpose of my reading such an extensive list in a short amount of time was for me to be drawn closer to God through inspirational reading. St. Mary of Egypt, the main character in the three long poems in the book, is a Saint popular in the East, especially in Eastern Orthodoxy but in Eastern Catholicism as well. She spent most of her life in a state of sin, but finally did great penance to become one of the greatest Saints of Christendom. The s. "A Repentant Friend--freed by Grace" according to Amazon Customer. interesting and hopeful read especially in our age of slavery to sexual addictions. Some penance, more moderate than hers, would do honor to human dignity.. a saint for our times John Loranger Hugh Feiss and Ronald Pepin are owed a debt of gratitude for this work. Mary of Egypt is a saint for our times and here is a book that presents her story in a manner that is both enjoyable and scholarly. Among the three "Lives" presented, I liked Hildebert of Lavardin's "Life of Saint Mary of Egypt" the most. But the entire book deserves a close study.