by Miriam Schmitt, Linda Kulzer · Liturgical Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780814622926
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«Medieval Women Monastics: Wisdom's Wellsprings» is the historical essay edited by Miriam Schmitt and Linda Kulzer, published by Liturgical Press in paperback.
It brings together seventeen portraits of medieval nuns and canonesses, almost all Anglo-Saxon and Germanic, who followed the Rule of Saint Benedict. It spans twelve centuries of history and shows their role in the Christianization of Europe and in the culture of their time. It is written by eighteen contemporary Benedictine women authors from the United States, England, and Australia.
Volume of 284 pages in English, originally published in 1996. Includes illustrations by Mary Michael Kaliher OSB.
For readers interested in medieval history, Benedictine spirituality, and the role of women in the Church.
