Project Gutenberg 2013-04-29 Public domain in the USA. 172 Gasquet, Francis Aidan 1846 1929 04019648 English Monastic Life Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "English Monastic Life" by Francis Aidan Gasquet is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the structure, practices, and daily life within English monasteries prior to the Reformation. With a comprehensive exploration of various monastic orders and their customs, the book aims to provide a detailed portrayal of monastic existence in medieval England. The opening of the book introduces the concept of the monastic life as a means for individuals to aspire to higher spiritual ideals within the Christian faith. It explains how monasticism evolved from early Christian communities into more structured religious orders, driven by the need for a disciplined life separated from worldly distractions. Gasquet references key figures, such as St. Benedict and St. Anthony, as pivotal in shaping monastic practices, establishing the foundation for the communal and ascetic lifestyle that characterized these institutions. Overall, the beginning sets the stage for a deeper exploration of monastic life, aiming to capture the essence of its spiritual and societal significance in English history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Monasticism and religious orders -- England BX Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 792491 792496 2024-09-18T04:10:25.805966 2023-09-18T12:36:31.725130 text/html text/html 812785 2021-01-25T11:41:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 10134173 2021-01-25T11:41:45 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 10234043 2024-09-18T04:10:48.451391 application/epub+zip 10234031 2024-09-18T04:10:30.796417 application/epub+zip 275566 2024-09-18T04:10:27.892465 application/epub+zip 10530820 2024-09-18T04:10:57.840334 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 10459513 2024-09-18T04:10:44.908377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 520710 2022-09-19T12:58:05.465785 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 592149 2024-09-18T04:10:21.538005 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 594736 2013-04-29T09:27:00 text/plain; charset=utf-8 186315 2013-04-29T09:27:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 591538 2013-04-29T09:27:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 185804 2013-04-29T09:27:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 591585 2013-04-29T09:27:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 185682 2013-04-29T09:27:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21317 2024-09-18T04:10:58.038267 application/rdf+xml 14514 2024-09-18T04:10:28.392449 image/jpeg 3614 2024-09-18T04:10:28.139456 image/jpeg 10465228 2024-09-18T04:10:26.064958 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia