Book/Printed Material Conferences of the Fathers. Collationes patrum
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Title
- Conferences of the Fathers.
Other Title
- Collationes patrum
Summary
- Collationes partum (Conferences of the fathers) is the first printed edition of this work by John Cassian (circa 360--circa 435), an important early Latin monastic author who greatly influenced Saint Benedict of Nursia (circa 480--547) and Saint Gregory the Great (pope 590--604). Known as one of the "Desert Fathers," Cassian in this work presents the teaching of monks he encountered in Egypt in his youth, adapted to the conditions of monastic life in southern Gaul (present-day France) decades later. The Conferences offer an early model of the monastic way of life, stressing purity of the heart, self-denial, and spiritual training implemented in daily living. Cassian's writings had lasting influence on later Western monasticism. This edition was printed by the Brothers of the Common Life, a lay religious community in the Low Countries, at their press, Te Nazareth Gheprint, in Brussels in 1476--78. Before the advent of printing, the community copied Christian texts by hand to make them more accessible to the poor.
Names
- Cassian, John, circa 360-circa 435 Author.
Created / Published
- Brussels : Brothers of the Common Life at Te Nazareth Gheprint, [1476 to 1478]
Headings
- - France
- - Egypt
- - 365 to 435
- - Desert Fathers
- - Incunabula
- - Monastic and religious life
Notes
- - Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
- - Original resource extent: 400 pages ; 29 centimeters.
- - Original resource at: Hill Museum & Manuscript Library.
- - Content in Latin.
- - Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.
Medium
- 1 online resource.
Source Collection
- Arca Artium Rare Books
Digital Id
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2021666835
Online Format
- compressed data
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