3-3 Flashcards
St Columban
Spread faith in Scotland
Clovis
Baptized after his wife did
St Augustine
Angle Saxon king
St Bonafice
Converted German pagans
St Wenceslaus
Missionary to the Bohemians
Mieszko
Missionary to polish
St Stephen
Missionary to Magyars
Influence of Monasticism
Celebrated life style, self denial, daily prayer,and works of mercy
Monasticism
Men and women withdrew form society
St Anthony of Egypt
1st Christian. Monk
St pachomius
Organized first monastery
St basil
Byzantine monasticism
St athanasius
Egyptian monasticism
St Martin de Tours
France converted barbarians
Irish monasteries
Centers for learning
Sisters, nuns
Nuns lived in sorority style, sisters did not
Justinian code
Civil law reforms
Byzantine empire
Emperor Justinian
Convents
Monasteries for women
St Brigid of Ireland
Established several covenants Kildare
St Jerome
Founded monastery in Bethlehem
St John of Cassian
Him and sister founded double monastery in Marseilles
St Hororatus
Founded monastery on the island of Lerin in France
Benedictines
Life based on moderation, model for western monasticism, votes, abbot, abbess