Questions and Answers on the Birgittine Rule: A Letter from Vadstena to Syon Abbey 1421
In 1421, the Birgittine monastery of Vadstena in Sweden wrote a letter to Syon Abbey in England with answers to questions raised by the English daughter house. A copy of the letter - preserved in MS A 20 at the National Archives of Sweden - discusses rules on silence and speech, the weekly chapter,...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brepols
[2013]
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The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 2, Pages: 151-172 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAF Church history 1300-1500; late Middle Ages KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia KCA Monasticism; religious orders |
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| Summary: | In 1421, the Birgittine monastery of Vadstena in Sweden wrote a letter to Syon Abbey in England with answers to questions raised by the English daughter house. A copy of the letter - preserved in MS A 20 at the National Archives of Sweden - discusses rules on silence and speech, the weekly chapter, gifts, the division of power between the abbess and the confessor general, as well as other matters. The letter also contains a discussion about St Birgitta's Revelations. The present article contains an edition and translation of the letter, including a short introduction. |
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| ISSN: | 2034-3523 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.1.103652 |