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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主要作者: Andersson, Elin 1977- (Author)
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语言:English
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出版: Brepols [2013]
In: The journal of medieval monastic studies
Year: 2013, 卷: 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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总结: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.
ISSN:2034-3523
Contains:Enthalten in: The journal of medieval monastic studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1484/J.JMMS.1.103652