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Group 4 Question 2 Bernard
Cluniac order during the age of the reform was an independent house, free from all secular or ecclesiastical jurisdiction (Madigan 122). It established an extremely liturgical lifestyle that was based off of Benedictine customs (122). During this time the papacy was a leader in the age of reform and their thoughts were typically monastic, specifically… Continue reading
Team I Question I: Antony
Athanasius was a bishop in Alexandria and fiercely upheld the tenets of the Nicene Creed. His main concern was that of the Arian’s view on the Trinity, which directly challenged the core of the Nicene. Athanasius saw Antony as someone who represented how he believed in salvation through Christ; and documented his life as a… Continue reading
TEAM 6: Question 2: Bernard and Peter the Venerable
The Cluniac order was established in 910 by Duke William I of Aquitaine, the Duke was afraid he had done a little too much murdering and sinning for God’s taste and needed the prayer of monks to get on the good side of God again. In the foundation charter, William made sure to state that… Continue reading
Team 5- Question 2
In the eleventh century, The Burgundian house of Cluny, founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine, became the “mother house of the great monastic empire.” (Madigan, 120) The Cluniac order’s mission was to bring back the apostolic community. During this of reform the Cluniac order relied heavily on the New Testament, which brought about a… Continue reading
Team 2 Question 1: St. Antony
Life of St. Antony of Egypt is a hagiography written by Athanasius, who was the bishop of Alexandria. In the beginning it says that Athanasius was an upholder of the Nicene view of the Trinity. This suggests that Athanasius agreed with the churches teachings and wanted to influence others of its teachings, which is why… Continue reading
Team 3 | Question 1: St. Antony
Rosenwein mentions in the introduction on the chapter of Athanasius’ writings about the life of St. Antony, that Athanasius, the biship of Alexandria was a strong supporter of the Nicene view of the trinity and say St. Antony as “the living embodiment of his notion of salvation through Christ” (Rosenwein, 27). Athanasius wrote this hagiography… Continue reading
Team 7, Question 2: Bernard and Peter the Venerable
The Burgundian house of Cluny became the mother house of a great monastic empire in the early eleventh century. Founded by Duke William I of Aquitaine, these institutions sought to offer a sanctuary for individuals seeking a pious life. These Cluniac monks were active participants in monastic reform, as they were “vociferous in their opposition… Continue reading
Monasticism, Papacy, Mission
Team 5, Johnson, Question 2: Benedictine Times
Benedict was born into a sort of new comings, where the emperor was just laid to rest and the Roman Empire was split into 3 sections, The Byzantine East, The Muslim World, The Byzantine West. He was raised in the Byzantine West, where church sects were able to be self sufficient and keep themselves afloat.… Continue reading