FAH101H1 Lecture 5: FAH 216 Lecture 5 Notes
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Fah 216- the twelfth century ii: reform, change, conquest (may 24, 2016) Began with robert of molesme in 1098, founder of cistercian order, upset with how wealthy cluny has become. No longer concerned about religion but profit. Robert left with 12 apostles, including stephan harding, to go into the wilderness and found their own church. [12 followers mimicking the apostles, opposing to cluny- robert is the true follower of god, unlike cluny] Settled in citeaux, france simple and non-ornamental churches [main purpose of citeaux = isolation and ostracization] Bible of stephan harding, manuscript, citeaux france, ca. Stephan harding, one of the first founder of citeaux, envisioned more for citeaux wanted fix monasticism as a whole, to fix all the damage that cluny has done to the rule of st. benedict. Form the network of daughter houses lived under the rules of citeuax [exact replica of cluniac rule] Instituted scriptorium for monks to write and illustrated manuscripts.
