ENG

Letters 61-90

By Damian , Owen J. , O.F.M. , St. Peter & Blum

Book information

Publisher
Catholic University of America Press
Year
1989
ISBN
9780813226385
LCC
BX4700.P77A4 1989
Google Books ID
ZHaADwAAQBAJ
Language
eng
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (21167873 bytes)
Series
Fathers of the Church, Mediaeval Continuation
Volume
3.0
Pages
\389
Time added
2024-05-27 05:20:12
Christian ChurchChristian TheologygeneralLeadershipReligion

Description

Peter Damian (1007-1072), an eleventh-century monk and man of letters, left a large and significant body of correspondence. Over one hundred and eighty letters have been preserved, principally from Damian's own monastery of Fonte Avellana. Ranging in length from short memoranda to longer monographs, the letters provide a contemporary account of many of the controversies of the eleventh century: purgatory, the Eucharist, clerical marriage and celibacy, immorality, and others. Peter Damian, or "Peter the Sinner" as he often referred to himself, was one of the most learned men of his day, and his letters are filled with both erudition and zeal for reform.

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