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High king of heaven : aspects of early English spirituality

Title: High king of heaven : aspects of early English spirituality / Benedicta Ward.
Author: Ward, Benedicta, 1933-2022
Publication: Kalamazoo, Mich. : Cistercian Publications, 1999.

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Description

xi, 114 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

In the seventh and eighth centuries, missionaries from Rome and Ireland brought Christianity to England. The English piety which developed, resulted from the rich mingling of Celtic, Roman and Anglo-Saxon influences. In High King of Heaven, Benedicta Ward explores the devotional life of the Anglo-Saxons in the first years after their conversion: what they thought, said, did and prayed in the light of the Gospel of Christ. The discussion concentrates on prayers, corporate and individual, mainly in Latin, but also in Anglo-Saxon, and also on non-literary sources. She considers the Mediterranean influences, as well as the Irish element. --! From publisher's description.

Series Statement

Cistercian studies series ; no. 181

Uniform Title

Cistercian studies series ; no. 181.

Subject

Genre/Form

Church history.
History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

0879075813
9780879075811
0879077816
9780879077815

OCLC

ocm41380986
41380986
SCSB-1250713

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library