REL_ST 2110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Order Of Saint Benedict, Cistercians, Cenobitic Monasticism
Document Summary
Catholic counter-reformation: leo x (pope) wasn"t interested in reforming the catholic church. Pope paul iii (1534-49) knew different: the two met in 1545: council of trent to make plans for reform and protection, better oversight of priestly behavior, sermons in vernacular (local) languages. Index of forbidden texts--crime to possess: usually protestant texts, jesuits convened to reconvert the converted. Solitude during the week, community on sabbath day: cenobitic (communal) monasticism. More what you might imagine--group living/working/workshiping together in 1 complex. Under authority of abbot; more easily brought under church control. Rules e. g. those of st. benedict shape monastic life: food, labor, attendance service, silence during meals while someone reads bible. Monastic communities had great power during early church controversies; had respect from surrounding communities: monastic orders (***not a complete list) Cloistered: benedictines and cistercians i. more rigorously aesthetic group. Jesuits: emphasis on charity--helps poor, relied on gifts from other ppl, militants---det who is a true christian.
