Stephen Harding: A Biographical Sketch and Texts: 226 (Cistercian Studies, 226) - Softcover

Stercal, Claudio

 
9780879073268: Stephen Harding: A Biographical Sketch and Texts: 226 (Cistercian Studies, 226)

Synopsis

Gathered together in this volume, in English and Latin, are al the documents that can with certainty be attributed to Stephen Harding, the elusive third abbot of Citeaux. Using them and information gathered elsewhere in twelfth-century works, the author creates a biographical sketch and provides 'working material' for further research and study on the earliest Cistercians.

Well known among Cistercian scholars, Claudio Stercal is professor at the Facolta  theologica dell'Italia Settentrionale in Milan.

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Review

This work is a first-class piece of historical scholarship. . . . [It] is suitable for informative reading by those beginning their Cistercian studies. Seasoned scholars will also profit from it.Cistercian Studies Quarterly

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