Sermons for the liturgical year
Subtitle: a collection of works of Hugh, Achard, Richard Maurice, Walter, and Godfrey of St. Victor, Absalom of Springiersbach, and of Maurice de Sully
By: Hugh Feiss, OSB, ed
Contributors: Achard, de Saint-Victor, -approximately 1171, author; Richard, of St. Victor, -1173, author; Walter, of Saint-Victor, active 1173, author; Godefroy, de Saint-Victor, approximately 1125- author; Maurice, of Sully, Bishop of Paris, approximately 1120-1196, author; Absalom, of Springiersbach, author
Series: Victorine texts in translation : exegesis, theology and spirituality from the Abbey of St Victor -- 8; Victorine texts in translation -- 8.
Publisher: Brepols Publishers
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Turnhout, Belgium
Language: eng
Number of pages: 539
ISBN-13: 9782503577210
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Sermons; Church year sermons; Catholic Church
Description: Back cover: The Canons Regular who followed the Rule of St Augustine at St Victor of Paris in the twelfth century bequeathed to subsequent generations a legacy of over 200 carefully crafted sermons for the major feasts of their liturgical year. The sermons that Maurice de Sully, bishop of Paris (1160-1196) prepared in Latin and Old French for parish priests drew on the expertise of Richard of St Victor. In this volume are sermons by Hugh, Achard, Richard, Walter, and Godfrey of St Victor, Maurice de Sully, and Absalom of Springiersbach, arranged in liturgical order. Most of these sermon appear in English for the first time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages [479]-502) and indexes.