Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin WEST
- The New Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin WEST
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 General Introduction
- Part I The Origins of Christian Monasticism to the Eighth Century
- Part II The Carolingians to the Eleventh Century
- 18 The Historiography of Central Medieval Western Monasticism
- 19 Sources for the History of Monasticism in the Central Middle Ages (c. 800–1100)
- 20 Questions of Monastic Identity in Medieval Southern Italy and Sicily (c. 500–1200)
- 21 Discerning “Reform” in Monastic Liturgy (c. 750–1050)
- 22 Monasticism, Reform, and Authority in the Carolingian Era
- 23 Carolingian Monastic Schools and Reform
- 24 Monastic Economics in the Carolingian Age
- 25 Missions on the Northern and Eastern Frontiers, c. 700–1100
- 26 Minsters and Monasticism in Anglo-Saxon England
- 27 Monastic Art and Architecture, c. 700–1100: Material and Immaterial Worlds
- 28 Monastic Daily Life (c. 750–1100): A Tight Community Shielded by an Outer Court
- 29 The Double Monastery as a Historiographical Problem (Fourth to Twelfth Century)
- 30 Interactions between Monks and the Lay Nobility (from the Carolingian Era through the Eleventh Century)
- 31 Monastic Reform from the Tenth to the Early Twelfth Century
- 32 Monastic Canon Law in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Centuries
- 33 Eastern Influence on Western Monasticism, 850–1050
- Part III The Long Twelfth Century
- Part IV Forms of Monasticism in the Late Middle Ages
- Index
- References
25 - Missions on the Northern and Eastern Frontiers, c. 700–1100
from Part II - The Carolingians to the Eleventh Century
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2020
Book contents
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin WEST
- The New Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West
- The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin WEST
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- 1 General Introduction
- Part I The Origins of Christian Monasticism to the Eighth Century
- Part II The Carolingians to the Eleventh Century
- 18 The Historiography of Central Medieval Western Monasticism
- 19 Sources for the History of Monasticism in the Central Middle Ages (c. 800–1100)
- 20 Questions of Monastic Identity in Medieval Southern Italy and Sicily (c. 500–1200)
- 21 Discerning “Reform” in Monastic Liturgy (c. 750–1050)
- 22 Monasticism, Reform, and Authority in the Carolingian Era
- 23 Carolingian Monastic Schools and Reform
- 24 Monastic Economics in the Carolingian Age
- 25 Missions on the Northern and Eastern Frontiers, c. 700–1100
- 26 Minsters and Monasticism in Anglo-Saxon England
- 27 Monastic Art and Architecture, c. 700–1100: Material and Immaterial Worlds
- 28 Monastic Daily Life (c. 750–1100): A Tight Community Shielded by an Outer Court
- 29 The Double Monastery as a Historiographical Problem (Fourth to Twelfth Century)
- 30 Interactions between Monks and the Lay Nobility (from the Carolingian Era through the Eleventh Century)
- 31 Monastic Reform from the Tenth to the Early Twelfth Century
- 32 Monastic Canon Law in the Tenth, Eleventh, and Twelfth Centuries
- 33 Eastern Influence on Western Monasticism, 850–1050
- Part III The Long Twelfth Century
- Part IV Forms of Monasticism in the Late Middle Ages
- Index
- References
Summary
To Bede (d. 735), penning his account of the conversion of the peoples inhabiting the British Isles, the involvement of monks and monasteria in mission and in pastoral activity was nothing unusual. In his Ecclesiastical History of the English People, Bede described how Irish monks arrived on Britain’s northern shores to proclaim the word of God, while monks from Rome preached in the south. Churches were built and kings granted land to religious men and women to establish monasteries. From the perspective of the established forms of monastic life of the later Middle Ages, the involvement of ascetics in the mission may seem paradoxical. Baptism, confirmation, and other sacraments pertaining to the cure of souls are after all officially the domain of secular priests; monks and nuns should serve God through prayer and the divine office, preferably in the tranquility of solitude, their movements limited by the obligation of stability.
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