Pope Gregory and the Brides of Christ - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pope Gregory and the Brides of Christ write by John R. C. Martyn. This book was released on 2009-10-02. Pope Gregory and the Brides of Christ available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Letters of Gregory the Great, pope from 590 to 604, have long been viewed as an indispensable resource for scholars of the early medieval period. John Martyn’s knowledge of these letters is well nigh unsurpassed, In this book he turns his attention to a hitherto neglected subject; those letters of Pope Gregory which pertain to nuns and convents. Despite the fact that scholarship on the Middle Ages has in the last thirty years been transformed by feminist contributions, and there has developed, as a result, a heightened awareness of the presence of women in medieval life, both secular and religious, only two of the thirty-six letters identified by Martyn have previously been discussed by scholars. This edition of the letters in both Latin and English is therefore of inestimable value to scholars and will act as a spur for further research. This sizeable collection of letters are analysed in company with other, better-known, writings about nuns from Gregory’s dialogi. In the introduction Martyn argues that his upbringing, dominated by his mother and four devout aunts, might reasonably have inculcated in him a deep and abiding concern for women, the religious in particular. This is evidenced by his friendships with Theoctista and Gordia, the sisters of the Byzantine Emperor Maurice, and with his wife, the pious Constantina. and with a number of abbesses, including Respecta (from Marseilles) and Talasia (from Autun). Gregory’s deep interest in the religious life of women, and his concern for their safety and wellbeing, are apparent throughout the letters. Martyn’s translations are clarified and enhanced by a commentary.
From Queens to Slaves
From Queens to Slaves - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook From Queens to Slaves write by John R. C. Martyn. This book was released on 2011-09-22. From Queens to Slaves available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The book is based on the author's very careful study of all the women who were involved with the normally extremely busy and painfully sick Pope Gregory the Great, many of them staying with him in Rome while he sorted out their mainly legal cases, and one of them, Theoctista, the learned sister of the Emperor Maurice, receiving the longest letter that he ever wrote to any individual. The consular son of the great Boethius, Flavius, was the father of Lady Rusticiana, who received several lette ...
Gregory and Leander
Gregory and Leander - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gregory and Leander write by John R. Martyn. This book was released on 2014-07-18. Gregory and Leander available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book relies on original research on Pope Gregory the Great, and on Leander, evident in Saint Leander, Archbishop of Seville, edited and translated by John R. C. Martyn (Lexington Books, New York, 2009). It starts with Gregory’s letters, translated into English, to Leander, who became a very close friend. Their childhood years and very similar upbringings are followed by their years together in Constantinople, where Leander played a key role in the greatest of Gregory’s works, his Commentary on Job. Their similar literary skills evident in their works are then discussed, and their theological influence, in Italy and Spain, followed by their very similar attitudes to nuns and abbesses, to heresies, schisms and monks, and to Classical Studies and music. The book ends with the overall similarities in their lives and in their deaths, both struck by gout. Gregory and Leander were two extraordinary men, who played a major part in spreading the Christian Church, both of them very much on the side of women.
Pope Gregory’s Letter-Bearers
Pope Gregory’s Letter-Bearers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pope Gregory’s Letter-Bearers write by John R. C. Martyn. This book was released on 2012-04-25. Pope Gregory’s Letter-Bearers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "With the Lombards invading Italy, and Slavs invading Illyria, and very active slave-dealers at work, the number of men and women who reached Rome and carried a papal letter, to sort out a legal or personal problem at home, is quite surprsing, considering the slowness and the very real dangers of often long journeys in boats or on horseback. ... [T]hey came from all over the civilized world, many briefly appearing on the stage, their mission quite often not reported later on."--Page 4 of cover.
On Virginity
On Virginity - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook On Virginity write by St. Gregory of Nyssa. This book was released on 2020-03-18. On Virginity available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
