Monasticon Anglicanum, or the History of the Ancient Abbies, and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches in England and Wales: ... Relating to England (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Dugdale, William

9781528286442: Monasticon Anglicanum, or the History of the Ancient Abbies, and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches in England and Wales: ... Relating to England (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Monasticon Anglicanum, or the History of the Ancient Abbies, and Other Monasteries, Hospitals, Cathedral and Collegiate Churches in England and Wales: With Divers French, Irish, and Scotch Monasteries Formerly Relating to England

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Examples of the Monallick Life, out of the Old Tefla ment, Samuel, Elias, and the Sons of the. Prophets and out of the New, St. John the Baptifl, and our Sa'viour Chriji himfelf, who exhorted his Diliziples to leave all Secular concerns and follow him. After his Afcention the Apofiles and Difciples lived in common; But afterthe Apol'des were martyt'd, Come Chril'cians retain'd Property, others filli endeavour'd 'to con tinue the. Apoflolick Life, and live in Common: Cuch were the Monks in'egj/pt anthony,efilarion,macarius, &c. After them St. Till at lall St. (benedift inithefiyeat 516. At mountscajfin, wirit his Rule, which was approved by the Whole Church.

Of the Rules of Monks, and other Religious Perfons there have been feveral Authors, fomeofthe'ptinciple were, St. Who writ his Rule for Monks, Anna Do'ml'no. St. An: git/tin Bifliop of Hippo made a Rule for Canons Regular, Anna 130m. 400: St. Benedift, before-mention'd about Anna St. Firunofor Carthujians,idn. 108 3. Robert an Abbot in Burgundy infiimted the Ci ercians, An. 1098. Norbert, the Q'remon/lratenfes An. In the fame year began alfo the Hofln'tallers and Templers. St. Gilbert of Sempringhdm founded his Order An. 1 148. St. flaminick, A11. 1 198. St. Francis 1260. The Care 1nelites were fettled and el'rablifht by Pope Martin, Anflom. 1 z 79.

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