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Everyday Life at La Trappe under Armand-Jean de Rancé

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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This is an annotated translation of the classic Description de l’abbaye de La Trappe, the most important eye-witness account of life at the abbey of La Trappe under Armand-Jean de Rancé. The work includes a map showing the physical layout of the abbey and detailed discussions of the monks’ daily life and practice. It was written by André Félibien des Avaux for Jeanne de Schomberg, duchess of Liancourt, in 1671, with a new and enlarged edition being published in 1689. That is the edition translated here, with copious notes to help the reader appreciate Félibien’s account.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-10-12
Mått140 x 216 x 11 mm
Vikt227 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieCistercian Studies Series
Antal sidor184
FörlagLiturgical Press
ISBN9780879072742

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David N. Bell (1943-2025) was professor emeritus of religious studies and dean of theology at Queen's College, St. John's, Newfoundland, and canon theologian in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John's. He is the author of a number of books published by Cistercian Publications, including The Very Devout Meditations attributed to Bernard of Clairvaux, Handmaid of the Lord: Mary, the Cistercians, and Armand-Jean de Rancé (CS293, 2021), Everyday Life at La Trappe under Armand-Jean de Rancé (CS274, 2018), and A Saint in the Sun: Praising Saint Bernard in the France of Louis XIV (CS271, 2017).

ContentsList of Abbreviations viiIntroduction 1Figure 1: Plan of the Abbey of La Trappe, with east at the top 26Figure 2: The Interior of the Church of La Trappe 27Description of the Abbey of La TrappeThe Bookseller to the Reader 43Description of the Abbey of La Trappe (1689) 45Appendix:Discourse on the Reform of the Abbey of La Trappe 155Select Bibliography 161Index of Subjects 163Index of Names and Places 166Index of Scriptural Citations 174

"Why would an account of the daily life of monks and their dynamic, inspiring, also, controversial Abbot capture the religious imagination and become one of the most popular books of seventeenth century France? Thanks to David Bell's excellent translation and notes we are now able to find out for ourselves. This riveting account of a fascinating world unknown to most of us will delight monastic scholars, historians, and anyone interested in the origins of Trappist life and thought. It is an engaging piece of work, which reads like a historical novel. Indeed, Bell has given us a treasure in bringing this work into English."Abbess Kathy DeVico, Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, Whitethorn, California