Saint Columban

Terrence G. Kardong, OSB, (1936–2019), was a monk of Assumption Abbey, Richardton, North Dakota. He served as the editor of The American Benedictine Review, and was the author of many books and articles.

• ContentsList of Abbreviations   viiPreface   ixIntroduction: Columban and His Posterity   1The Rule of ColumbanRule of Monks (Regula Monachorum)   49Cenobitic Rule (Regula Coenobialis)   84Penitential (Paenitentiale)   129Rule of Walbert (Regula Walberti)   149Bibliography   225Index A: Biblical References   231Index B: References to the Rule of Saint Benedict   233Index C: Patristic and Monastic Sources   236Index D: Topics Discussed in Notes   239Index E: Latin and Greek Words and Phrases Discussed in Notes   252Index F: Glossary of Columbanian Persons and Places   262

"Kardong is America's foremost scholar on monasticism in general and on monastic rules in particular. To his much-acclaimed translation of and commentary on the Rule of Saint Benedict, Kardong can now add his translation of the Rule of Monks, the Cenobitic Rule, the Penitential Rule, and the Rule Walbert. Kardong's translation, based on both French and English sources, as well as on his own prodigious knowledge of Latin, is first rate. Especially helpful is his introduction and copious footnotes. In both, we see Kardong's wit and scholarship at their best. A must-have for anyone interested in monastic studies."Fr. Benedict M. Guevin, OSB, St. Anselm Abbey