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The paradise, or garden of the holy fathers : being histories of the anchorites, recluses, monks, coenobites, and ascetic fathers of the deserts of Egypt between A.D. CCL and A.D. CCCC circiterAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Antient Irish pavement tiles, exhibiting thirty-two patterns : illustratedAuthor: forty engravings, after the originals, existing in St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Howth, Mellifont, and Newtown Abbeys
The life of Saint Columba (Columb-Kille) A.D. 521-597 : founder of the monastery of Iona and first Christian missionary to the pagan tribes of North BritainAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Jedburgh Abbey : historical and descriptive : also, The abbeys of Teviotdale, as showing the development of Gothic architectureAuthor: Classic Public Domain
An inglorious Columbus; or, Evidence that Hwui Shan and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the fifth century, a.dAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The history and antiquities of the conventual and cathedral church of Ely : from the foundation of the monastery, A.D. 673, to the year 1771 : illustrated with copper-platesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A descriptive history of the town of Evesham, from the foundation of its Saxon monastery, with notices respecting the ancient deanery of its valeAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The monastic annals of Teviotdale : or, The history and antiquities of the abbeys of Jedburgh, Kelso, Melros, and DryburghAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Gaelic pioneers of Christianity : the work and influence of Irish monks and saints in continental Europe (VIth-XIIth cent.)Author: Classic Public Domain
Monasticon : an account (based on Spottiswoode's) of all the abbeys, priories, collegiate churches, and hospitals in Scotland, at the Reformation : volume iAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Gothic architecture in England : an analysis of the origin & development of English church architecture from the Norman conquest to the dissolution of the monasteriesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Historical sketch of the Augustinian monastery, college and mission of St. Thomas of Villanova, Delaware County, Pa. during the first half century of their existence, 1842-1892Author: Classic Public Domain
History of the Irish hierarchy, with the monasteries of each county, biographical notices of the Irish saints, prelates, and religiousAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Christ Church, Canterbury. I. The chronicle of John Stone, monk of Christ Church 1415-1471. II. Lists of the deans, priors, and monks of Christ Church MonasteryAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Three letters of Philoxenus, Bishop of MabbΓ΄gh (485-519) : being the letter to the monks, the first letter to the monks of Beth-Gaugal and the letter to Emperor ZenoAuthor: Classic Public Domain
An important collection of incunabula and XVI century books, partly from a monastery library and in their original Gothic bindings, comprising fine German woodcutbooks, many first editions ... and other raritiesAuthor: Classic Public Domain
History of the Irish Church [microform] : with the monasteries of each county, biographical notices of the Irish saints, prelates, and religiousAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The fathers of the desert; or, An account of the origin and practice of monkery among heathen nations; its passage into the church; and some wonderful stories of the fathers concerning the primitive monks and hermitsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The monks of Westminster : being a register of the brethren of the convent from the time of the Confessor to the dissolution ; with lists of the obedientiaries and an introductionAuthor: Classic Public Domain
A visit to Sherwood Forest : including the abbeys of Newstead, Rufford, & Welbeck ; Annesley, Thoresby, and Hardwick Halls ; Bolsover Castle, and other interesting places in the localityAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The Scottish monasteries of old : a brief account of the houses which existed in Scotland, before the Protestant reformation, for monks following the rule of St. BenedictAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The story of Somersetshire : with a new map of the county, and upwards of ninety illustrations of abbeys and churches, castles and manor houses, and famous natives of SomersetshireAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Religious Orders Of Women In The United States; Accounts Of Their Origin And Of Their Most Important Institutions, Interwoven With Brief Histories Of Many Famous ConventsAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The monks of Westminster [microform] : being a register of the brethren of the convent from the time of the Confessor to the dissolution, with lists of the obedientiaries and an introductionAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Henry VIII and the English monasteries; an attempt to illustrate the History of their suppression, with an appendix and maps showing the situation of the religious houses at the time of their dissolutionAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The monastery of Saint Luke of Stiris, in Phocis, and the dependent monastery of Saint Nicolas in the Fields, near Skripou, in BΕotiaAuthor: Classic Public Domain
The life, or legend, of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese. With annotations. The ways to neibban, and Notice on the phongyies, or Burmese monksAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Concerning the date of the Bohairic version; covering a detailed examination of the text of the Apocalypse and a review of some of the writings of the Egyptian monksAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Notices of the English colleges & convents established on the continent after the dissolution of religious houses in EnglandAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Churches & monasteries of Egypt and some nieghbouring countries : attributed to AbuΓβ SaΓβlih, the Armenian ; translated from the ... ArabicAuthor: B.T.A.
Glimpses of the monastery, scenes from the history of the Ursulines of Quebec during two hundred years, 1639-1839 [microform]Author: Classic Public Domain
Explore a carefully assembled historical library of 125 books devoted to monasticism. The selection prioritises useful, readable editions and substantial works.
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St. Basil the Great : a study in monasticism
The spirit and origin of Christian monasticism
The early days of monasticism on Mount Athos
Monasticism : what is it? : a forgotten chapter in the history of labour
English monasticism : its rise and influence
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St. Basil and his rule : a study in early monasticism
The Book of Paradise, being the histories and sayings of the monks and ascetics of the Egyptian desert
Gesta Romanorum, or, Entertaining stories invented by the monks as a fire-side recreation and commonly applied in their discourses from the pulpit
The registers of the parish of Monks' Soham, in the county of Suffolk
The Quaker City; or, The Monks of Monk Hall: a Romance of Philadelphia Life, Mystery, and Crime
The churches and monasteries of Egypt and some neighbouring countries
Athos; or, The mountain of the monks
The paradise, or garden of the holy fathers : being histories of the anchorites, recluses, monks, coenobites, and ascetic fathers of the deserts of Egypt between A.D. CCL and A.D. CCCC circiter
Antient Irish pavement tiles, exhibiting thirty-two patterns : illustrated by forty engravings, after the originals, existing in St. Patrick's Cathedral, and Howth, Mellifont, and Newtown Abbeys
The convents of Great Britain
Charterhouse in London : monastery, mansion, hospital, school / by Gerald S. Davis
The life of Saint Columba (Columb-Kille) A.D. 521-597 : founder of the monastery of Iona and first Christian missionary to the pagan tribes of North Britain
The monastery and cathedral of Worcester
Jedburgh Abbey : historical and descriptive : also, The abbeys of Teviotdale, as showing the development of Gothic architecture
An inglorious Columbus; or, Evidence that Hwui Shan and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the fifth century, a.d
The dissolution of the monasteries as illustrated by the suppression of the religious houses of Staffordshire
The history and antiquities of the conventual and cathedral church of Ely : from the foundation of the monastery, A.D. 673, to the year 1771 : illustrated with copper-plates
A descriptive history of the town of Evesham, from the foundation of its Saxon monastery, with notices respecting the ancient deanery of its vale
A history of the Welsh church to the dissolution of the monasteries
Excavations of Saqqara (1908-9, 1909-10): The Monastery of Apa Jeremias
The London Charterhouse, its monks and its martyrs, with a short account of the English Carthusians after the dissolution
Abbeys, castles, and ancient halls of England and Wales; their legendary lore and popular history
The monastic annals of Teviotdale : or, The history and antiquities of the abbeys of Jedburgh, Kelso, Melros, and Dryburgh
Catalogue of the library of Syon Monastery, Isleworth
Gaelic pioneers of Christianity : the work and influence of Irish monks and saints in continental Europe (VIth-XIIth cent.)
St. Basil the Great : a study in monasticism
The life and times of St. Benedict ; patriarch of the monks of the west
The spirit and origin of Christian monasticism
The monks of the west : from St. Benedict to St. Bernard
Monasticon : an account (based on Spottiswoode's) of all the abbeys, priories, collegiate churches, and hospitals in Scotland, at the Reformation : volume i
The early history of the monastery of Cluny
History of St. Mary's abbey, Melrose, the monastery of old Melrose, and the town and parish of Melrose
Gothic architecture in England : an analysis of the origin & development of English church architecture from the Norman conquest to the dissolution of the monasteries
Fountains Abbey : the story of a mediaeval monastery
Two cartularies of the Benedictine abbeys of Muchelney and Athelney in the county of Somerset
Visits to monasteries in the Levant
Historical sketch of the Augustinian monastery, college and mission of St. Thomas of Villanova, Delaware County, Pa. during the first half century of their existence, 1842-1892
The missal of St. Augustine's abbey, Canterbury, with excerpts from the Antiphonary and Lectionary of the same monastery
History of the Irish hierarchy, with the monasteries of each county, biographical notices of the Irish saints, prelates, and religious
The relics of Columbus : an illustrated description of the historical collection in the monastery of La Rabida
Christ Church, Canterbury. I. The chronicle of John Stone, monk of Christ Church 1415-1471. II. Lists of the deans, priors, and monks of Christ Church Monastery
The early days of monasticism on Mount Athos
Literae Cantuarienses : the letter books of the Monastery of Christ Church, Canterbury
Three letters of Philoxenus, Bishop of MabbΓ΄gh (485-519) : being the letter to the monks, the first letter to the monks of Beth-Gaugal and the letter to Emperor Zeno
Droll Stories : collected from the abbeys of Touraine
The churches and monasteries of Egypt and some neighbouring countries, attributed to AbuΜ SΜ£aΜlihΜ£, the Armenian;
[Papers on Welsh abbeys]
The history of the monastery of the Holy-rood and of the palace of Holyrood house
An important collection of incunabula and XVI century books, partly from a monastery library and in their original Gothic bindings, comprising fine German woodcutbooks, many first editions ... and other rarities
Records of the monastery of Kinloss : with illustrative documents
The life of Jean-Baptiste Muard : founder of the Congregation of St. Edme and of the monastery of La Pierre-qui-Vire
Woman under monasticism : chapters on saint-lore and convent life between A.D. 500 and A.D. 1500
The monastery of Tallaght
Charterhouse in London; monastery, mansion, hospital, school
A history of St. Augustine's Monastery, Canterbury
History of the Irish Church [microform] : with the monasteries of each county, biographical notices of the Irish saints, prelates, and religious
The castles and abbeys of Yorkshire: a historical and descriptive account of the most celebrated ruins in the county
The fathers of the desert; or, An account of the origin and practice of monkery among heathen nations; its passage into the church; and some wonderful stories of the fathers concerning the primitive monks and hermits
The monks of Westminster : being a register of the brethren of the convent from the time of the Confessor to the dissolution ; with lists of the obedientiaries and an introduction
Book Of Paradise, Being The Histories And Sayings Of The Monks And Ascetics Of The Egyptian Desert Vol. 2
The cartulary of the Monastery of St. Frideswide at Oxford
Recollections of an excursion to the monasteries of AlcobaΓ§a and Batalha
Customary of the Benedictine monasteries of Saint Augustine, Canterbury, and Saint Peter, Westminster
The memorial slabs of Clonmacnois, King's County : with an appendix on the materials for a history of the monastery
Henry VIII and the English monasteries. An attempt to illustrate the history of their suppression
Somerset mediaeval libraries, and miscellaneous notices of books in Somerset prior to the dissolution of the monasteries;
Cathedrals, abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial
Monasticism : what is it? : a forgotten chapter in the history of labour
A visit to Sherwood Forest : including the abbeys of Newstead, Rufford, & Welbeck ; Annesley, Thoresby, and Hardwick Halls ; Bolsover Castle, and other interesting places in the locality
The abbey of St. Albans from 1300 to the dissolution of the monasteries
The Charter of WulfrΓΊn to the monastery at Hamtun (Wolverhampton)
Terra incognita, or, the convents of the United Kingdom
The mysteries of the Neapolitan convents: with a brief sketch of the early life of the authoress
British monachism; or, Manners and customs of the monks and nuns of England
The English black monks of St. Benedict Volume 1
The Monks Of Mount Athos
Historic collections, relating to the monasteries in Devon
A miscellany containing: Richard of Bury's Philobiblon, the Basilikon doron of King James I.; Monks and giants
Ewenny priory, monastery and fortress
Henry VIII and the English monasteries
The Scottish monasteries of old : a brief account of the houses which existed in Scotland, before the Protestant reformation, for monks following the rule of St. Benedict
Monasticism, ancient and modern; its principles, origin, development, triumphs, decadence and suppression
Balzac's Contes drΓ΄latiques : droll stories collected from the abbeys of Touraine
The castles and abbeys of England : from the national records, early chronicles, and other standard authors
The monks of the West : from St. Benedict to St. Bernard / authorised translation
The story of Somersetshire : with a new map of the county, and upwards of ninety illustrations of abbeys and churches, castles and manor houses, and famous natives of Somersetshire
Balzac's Contes drolatiques; droll stories collected from the abbeys of Touraine
Religious Orders Of Women In The United States; Accounts Of Their Origin And Of Their Most Important Institutions, Interwoven With Brief Histories Of Many Famous Convents
The monks of Westminster [microform] : being a register of the brethren of the convent from the time of the Confessor to the dissolution, with lists of the obedientiaries and an introduction
Henry VIII and the English monasteries; an attempt to illustrate the History of their suppression, with an appendix and maps showing the situation of the religious houses at the time of their dissolution
The monastery of Saint Luke of Stiris, in Phocis, and the dependent monastery of Saint Nicolas in the Fields, near Skripou, in BΕotia
Antiquities of Great Britain, : illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing.
Abbeys and churches of England and Wales, descriptive, historical, pictorial
The life, or legend, of Gaudama, the Buddha of the Burmese. With annotations. The ways to neibban, and Notice on the phongyies, or Burmese monks
Aberdour and Inchcolme; being historical notices of the parish and monastery, in twelve lectures
The English black monks of St. Benedict : a sketch of their history from the coming of St. Augustine to the present day
Visits to the monasteries of the Levant
A history of English philanthropy from the dissolution of the monasteries to the taking of the first census
The Monastery Vol X
Three Chapters of Letters Relating to the Suppression of Monasteries
Glimpses of the monastery: scenes from the history of the Ursulines of Quebec during two hundred years, 1639-1839
A short account of Great Malvern Priory Church, a history of the monastery, and description of the fabric
A forgotten Aberdeenshire monastery
Lives And Legends Of The English Bishops And Kings Mediaeval Monks And Others Later Saints
History of the Islands of the Lerins : the Monastery, Saints and theologians of S. Honorat
Christian monasticism from the fourth to the ninth centuries of the Christian era
The rise and fall of the Irish Franciscan monasteries, and Memoirs of the Irish hierarchy in the seventeenth century
The life of Saint Benedict, patriarch of the western monks
Concerning the date of the Bohairic version; covering a detailed examination of the text of the Apocalypse and a review of some of the writings of the Egyptian monks
Notices of the English colleges & convents established on the continent after the dissolution of religious houses in England
Churches & monasteries of Egypt and some nieghbouring countries : attributed to AbuΓβ SaΓβlih, the Armenian ; translated from the ... Arabic by B.T.A.
The dissolution of the monasteries as illustrated by the suppression of the religious houses of Staffordshire [microform]
The conversion of England, being a sequel to The monks of the West
The dissolution of the monasteries : as illustrated by the suppression of religious houses of Staffordshire
English monasticism : its rise and influence
The ruined abbeys of Great Britain
Christian monasticism [microform] ; a great force in history
The cathedrals and abbeys of Presbyterian Scotland : [their history and associations]
History of the Armenian monastery of St. Lazarus-Venice, followed by a compendium of the history and literature of Armenia
The greater abbeys of England
Glimpses of the monastery, scenes from the history of the Ursulines of Quebec during two hundred years, 1639-1839 [microform]
The Mound Builders : the greatest monument of prehistoric man : Cahokia or Monks Mound
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