General Resources for Medieval 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 Medieval Monasticism Main Page Dr. Vess's home page	General Resources on Monasticism and the Middle Ages The Internet Medieval sourcebook Paul Hallsall's massive database of online primary sources. See especially the page on the Lives of the Saints. ORB Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies The Georgetown Labyrinth NetSERF online connrection for medieval resources. Art, architecture, and other resources. ARGOS search engine for ancient and medieval resources on the Internet The Medieval Review e-journal Bibliography: Medieval Spirituality The Catholic Encyclopedia, see especially the articles on Abbot, Cowl, and Abbey. Patrística an excellent collection of early primary source texts in Spanish. Rules The Rule of Augustine in English and in Latin used by the canons regular. The Rule of Colomba The Rule of St. Benedict The Rule of the Céili Déi as given by Saint Maelrúain of Tallaght. The Rule of Pachomius in Spanish Liturgy Liturgy of the Hours Liturgy of the Hours in real audio from the Monks of Adoration Tres Riches Heures a medieval book of hours Gregorian Chant Home Page Gregorian Chants Online Cantus: A database of Gregorian Chant Music from the Heart of Mary Abbey Traditional Catholic Hymns Canticles A Monastic Primer from New Melleray Abbey Catholic Liturgical Library English and Latin Ordo Missae (Order of Mass) The Bible Gateway New American Bible General Resources on Catholicism: Catechism of the Catholic Church The Code of Canon Law New Advent Alapadre Net: Catholic Index The Vatican Catholic Vocations Page List of Popes throughout history The Saints St. Pachomius Library: Lives of the Saints primary sources. Lives of the Saints primary sources from the Medieval Sourcebook. Catholic Online Saints Page Christian hagiography: The Bollandistes Indexed Gallery of Western Orthodox Saints a collection of icons. Jacobus de Voragne: Latin texts of The Golden Legend Medieval Culture Castles on the Web Medieval Web Sites Medieval Chartres:Plans and Drawings Medieval Chartres Medieval Architecture: High Gothic - Chartres Chartres Cathedral: A Royal Geographic Society Electronic Guide Chartres Cathedral - Chartres, France - Great Buildings Online Amiens Spectacular multimedia tour of Amiens. This is THE site for exploring a medieval cathedral. Canterbury Canterbury Cathedral The Online Guide to Canterbury Discovery of an Anglo Saxon Cathedral under Canterbury From Current Archaeology Westminster Abbey Ely Online Click on "inside Ely Cathedral" Virtual tour of Durham Cathedral Exeter Cathedral Winchester Cathedral Medieval Art and Architecture: Winchester Cathedral The York Minster My personal favorite cathedral in England. See also Dr. Vess's virtual tour of York: layers of history. Library of Congress Quicktime VR Panoramic View of Notre Dame are you ready for this? It is really neat! Library of Congress Quicktime VR Panoramic View of the Piazza San Marco, Venice, as it appeared in the early twentieth century. Medieval Journals OSB. The American Benedictine Review. Index The Modern Schoolman Cistercian Publications - Texts and Studies in the Monastic Tradition Cistercian Studies Quarterly The Thomist Medieval Studies Organizations Medieval Academy of America Home Page Institutes and Academies The Monastic Institute at St. John's, Collegeville Contemporary Issues Destruction of Monasteries and Churches in Kosovo The New Monasticism: Ecumenical Communities The Ecumenical Community of Taizé
	Below: The bell tower at Glendalough, Ireland. Photo by Dr. Vess.