Part III of my series on Medieval Lisbon. This visit took me to Carmo Monastery and museum.
Gerard of Nazareth, John Bale and the origins of the Carmelite Order
August 23, 2012 By
The phenomenon of eremitical monasticism in western Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries has been studied extensively,2 but little material has been found that might shed light on the foundation of eremitical communities by Franks in the Latin East.
The Medieval Friaries of London
November 14, 2011 By
The five friaries under review are the houses that lasted up to the Dissolution in 1538: the Dominican Black Friars, the Franciscan Grey Friars, Carmelite White Friars, Augustinian Austin Friars and the house of Crossed or Crutched Friars
Blessed John Soreth and Liège: A Collection of Sermons from 1451
March 6, 2011 By
Blessed John Soreth and Liège: A Collection of Sermons from 1451 Dieterich, D. Henry Fifteenth Century Studies v. 11 (1985) Abstract Not every prophet lives to see his words come true. In the fifteenth century, Savonarola’s “gladius domini super terram cito et velociter” comes to mind, but the peril of French invasion was in view when […]
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