Medieval Women's Monasticism


Desert Hermits Eastern Monasticism Benedictine Monasticism Irish Monasticism Anglo-Saxon Monasticism Merovingian and Carolingian Monasticism and Mixed Rules Medieval Monastic Women Cluny and other reforms of the Central Middle Ages The Cistercians The Military Orders The Franciscans The Dominicans Later Middle Ages Through the Dissolution of the Monasteries Monasteries Online General Resources Virtual Tours Syllabus Web Crossing Discussions Medieval Monasticism Main Page Georgia College & State University	Medieval Women's Monasticism General Resources ORB: The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies Woman Under Monasticism excerpts from the classic text by Lina Eckenstein Medieval Women Medieval Feminist Index Matrix excellent resource for the study of monasticism SisterSite Homepage for a modern view of women religious and extensive list of women's communities. The Nun Study The Role of Benedictine Women Before the Gregorian Reform paper by Dr. Vess Women Writers of the Middle Ages Medieval Woman Home Page Feminine Translations of the Rule of St. Benedict This is an invaluable collection of online feminized versions of the Rule; the collection includes the Northern Prose and Caxton versions in Middle English, the Foxe version in early modern English, as well as the Altenburg version in Middle High German. The even chapters of RB adapted for women's communities Peregrina Publishing Co. Canadian company founded by the one-and-only Margot King, and now run by her son Bernard King, this site provides information on the Peregrina Translation Series of texts by and about medieval women. This was the first company to really attempt to bring these sources to light, and its contribution to the field is immense. Magistra: A Journal of Women's Spirituality in History Latin Texts of Hagiographies of Women Latin texts from the Golden Legend: St. Lucy, St. Anastasia, a Virgin of Antioch, St. Marina, Mary Magdalene Latin text of the life of Christina Mirabilis from Peregrina Publications Matrologia Latina series. Latin Text of Jacques de Vitry's Life of Marie d'Oignies from Peregrina Publications Matrologia Latina series. Latin Text of the Life of Lutgard of Aywières from Peregrina Publications Matrologia Latina series. See also Margot King's paper on The Desert Mothers Revisited: The Mothers of the Diocese of Liège Desert Mothers Study Questions on the Life of St. Mary of Egypt Catholic Encyclopedia: Saint Mary of Egypt The Life of our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt Dorotheus of Gaza: Conferences (Spanish) The Desert Mothers:A Survey of the Feminine Anchoretic Tradition in Western Europe by Margot King Women in the Roman Empire Class outline on women in the late Roman Empire Acts of Paul and Thecla Acts of Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca Passion of Perpetua and Felicity Peter Dronke on Perpetua Martyrdom of St. Pelagia Eusebius: The Martyrdom of St. Domnina and Her Two Daughters Life of St. Cecilia from Caxton's Golden Legend Chaucer's Life of Cecilia in Middle English from the Canterbury Tales Jerome's Letter to Eustochium Pilgrimage of Egeria to Mount Nebo and her account of the fourth-century liturgy of Jerusalem (in Latin and English) Byzantium Medieval Sourcebook: The Life of St. Matrona of Perge Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory of Nyssa: Life of Macrina Holy Women of Byzantium ten saints lives in translation Life of St. Mary the Younger Death of the Maccabees, a book included as an appendix in the Orthodox Bible. The Maccabees and their mother are revered as saints in the Orthodox tradition. Bibliography on Women in Byzantium Women in the Western Middle Ages Merovingian and Carolingian Women Medieval Sourcebook: The Life of St. Liutberga, 9th Century Jouarre monastery famous for its artwork ORB-- article on Radegund Open Monasteries for Women in Late Medieval and Early Modern Italy: Two Roman Examples ORB -- Radegund of Poitiers Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Clotilda Patron Saints Index: Clotilde St. Clotilde St. Fara Catholic Encyclopedia: Jonas of Bobbio Catholic Encyclopedia: Diocese of Meaux information of the monastery of Faremoutiers German Mystics and Women Religious Kloster Helfta - www.kloster-helfta.de Mechtild of Magdeburg Mechthild of Magdeburg The Ecole Glossary Mechtild of Magdeburg St. Gertrude Latin Text of Gertrude of Helfta, Herald of Divine Grace, Book I and Book II from Peregrina Publishing Co.'s Matrologia Latina site. The Ecole Glossary: Gertrude the Great CIN - Gertrude the Great c. 1301 and Mechtilde c. 1298 Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Mechtilde Godfriends: The Continental Medieval Mystics Hildegard of Bingen Hildegard von Bingen Historical Sites: Hildegard of Bingen Internet Resources on Hildegard from Trinity College Hildegard von Bingen: WWW Resources Medieval Women: Tradition and Counter-Tradition Hildegard of Bingen Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim: St. John and the Plays (some full text) England Julian of Norwich: Revelations of Divine Love Julian of Norwich (1342-ca.1416) Margery Kempe (ca.1373-1438) Mapping Margery Kempe a travelogue of pictures of places visited by Margery Kempe Medieval Sourcebook: Rudolf of Fulda: Life of Leoba (c.836) Catholic Encyclopedia: Fredegarius Anglo-Saxon Monastic Women access restricted to Dr. Vess's students at GC&SU Sweden St. Bridget's Revelations to the Pope's Italy/Spain Dialog of Catherine of Siena The Dialogue of the Seraphic Virgin Catherine of Siena The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus The Way of Perfection St. Teresa of Avila Interior Castle of St. Teresa of Avila The Life and Doctrine of Saint Catherine of Genoa St. Catherine of Genoa: Treatise on Purgatory Late medieval forms of women's religious communities Sisters Between: Beguines Marguerite de Porete: Mirror of Simple Souls Cult of the Virgin Mary John of Damascus: Three Sermons on the Dormition (koimhsiV) of the Virgin Jerome: On the Perpetual Virginity of Blessed Mary Jacques de Vitry and other authors: Tales of the Virgin Hymn to the Virgin Mirror of the Blessed Virgin Mary attributed to Bonaventure Miracle of Theophilus
	Below: The bell tower at Glendalough, Ireland. Photo by Dr. Vess.