William of Saint Thierry; Translated by Theodore Berkeley OCSO; Introduction by J. M. Déchanet OSB
ISBN:9780879077129, CF012
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117 pgs,
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Publication Date:11/01/1971
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This practical guide to the spiritual life, cherished by monks, beguines, and layfolk for eight centuries, can still lead men and women to God.
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ISBN:9780879077129, CF012
Details:
117 pgs,
5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Publication Date:11/01/1971
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. . . its extensive influence, due in some degree to its early and false attribution to Saint Bernard, is attested by numerous citings: in the thirteenth century by Saint Bonaventure; in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries it became so widespread that Gerson considered it one of the authoritative works on contemplation; Ruysbroeck and his followers cited it explicitly; it was venerated by the Canons of the Congregation of Windesheim; at least one referral to it occurs in the Imitatio Christi; and Aloyius Gonzaga is said to have known it by heart.