The "lost" Dialogue of Gregory the Great: the life of St. Scholastica
"In The Lost Dialogue of Gregory the Great, Carmel Posa, SGS, applies a "disciplined imagination" and the ancient hagiographical method to recover the missing life and voice of St. Scholastica of Nursia. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, including Gregory the Great's four f...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Collegeville, Minnesota
Liturgical Press
[2024]
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| In: | Year: 2024 |
| Reviews: | "Verloren" und "wiedererfunden" (2025) (Decker, Debora)
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| Further subjects: | B
Monasticism / RELIGION
B Christian women saints (Italy) Biography B RELIGION / Christianity / Saints & Sainthood B Scholastica Saint (active 6th century) B Benedict Saint, Abbot of Monte Cassino Family |
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| Summary: | "In The Lost Dialogue of Gregory the Great, Carmel Posa, SGS, applies a "disciplined imagination" and the ancient hagiographical method to recover the missing life and voice of St. Scholastica of Nursia. Drawing on a wide range of scholarship, including Gregory the Great's four famous dialogues, biblical models, and the Rule of Benedict, Posa follows a technique similarly used by Saint Gregory himself to create an account of Scholastica's life"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-113) |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 113 pages, 20 cm |
| ISBN: | 979-8-4008-0053-5 |
