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The Letters of Peter Damian (121-150)

By Peter Damian , Owen J. Blum (translator) , Irven M. Resnick (translator)

Book information

Publisher
The Catholic University of America Press
Year
2004
ISBN
081321372X, 9780813213729
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
697 kB (713556 bytes)
Series
Fathers of the Church: Mediaeval Continuation; 6
Pages
195\222
Time added
2024-03-08 16:55:28

Description

This volume, the fifth in a series to publish all 180 letters by the monk Peter Damian, presents Letters 121-150 which were written between 1065 and 1071. The correspondence includes letters to the Empress Agness, to lay officials and nobles, to monastic communities and to his nephew. In all of these letters, Peter deplores the excesses of the church, particularly clerical marriage, and stresses the need for reform, exhorting the qualities of a celibate, contemplative monastic life. Each translation is preceded by a brief summary.

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