The Monks of the West, from St. Benedict to St. Bernard
Count de Montalembert
Public DomainChurch History
Volume II of Montalembert's history of Western monasticism, covering the monks of the sixth and seventh centuries — including St. Columba and the monastery of Iona and the missionary monks of the British Isles.
Chapters 44
- Title Page and Contents
- The Youth of Columba and His Monastic Life in Ireland
- Columba an Emigrant in Caledonia — The Holy Isle of Iona
- The Apostolate of Columba Among the Scots and Picts
- Columba Consecrates the King of the Scots — He Goes to the National Assembly of Ireland, Defends the Independence of the Hiberno-Scotic Colony, and Saves the Corporation of Bards
- Columba's Relations with Ireland — Continued
- Columba the Protector of Sailors and Agriculturists, the Friend of Laymen, and the Avenger of the Oppressed
- Columba's Last Years — His Death — His Character
- Spiritual Descendants of St. Columba (part 1 of 2)
- Spiritual Descendants of St. Columba (part 2 of 2)
- Mission of St. Augustin
- How Pope Gregory and Bishop Augustin Governed the New Church of England (part 1 of 2)
- How Pope Gregory and Bishop Augustin Governed the New Church of England (part 2 of 2)
- First Successors of St. Augustin — Pagan Reaction
- First Mission in Northumbria — Its Successes and Its Disaster — Bishop Paulinus and King Edwin
- St. Oswald and the Revival of Christianity in Northumbria
- Northumbria Under the Successors of Oswald — The Celtic Bishops — The Great Abbesses, Hilda and Ebba (part 1 of 2)
- Northumbria Under the Successors of Oswald — The Celtic Bishops — The Great Abbesses, Hilda and Ebba (part 2 of 2)
- Propagation of Christianity by the Kings and Monks of Northumbria. — Final Triumph of Northumbria Under Oswy
- Beginning of Wilfrid's Career — Assembly of Whitby
- Wilfrid, Bishop of York, and the Greek Monk Theodore, Primate of England (part 1 of 2)
- Wilfrid, Bishop of York, and the Greek Monk Theodore, Primate of England (part 2 of 2)
- Beginning of the Trials of Wilfrid: St. Etheldreda
- Justice Done to Wilfrid at Rome: In England He Is Deposed, Imprisoned, Exiled, and Restored — 678–686 (part 1 of 2)
- Justice Done to Wilfrid at Rome: In England He Is Deposed, Imprisoned, Exiled, and Restored — 678–686 (part 2 of 2)
- Second Exile of Wilfrid, and Second Appeal to Rome, — 686-705
- The Last Years of Wilfrid. — 705-709
- St. Cuthbert — 637–687 (part 1 of 2)
- St. Cuthbert — 637–687 (part 2 of 2)
- St. Benedict Biscop, and the Monasteries of Wearmouth and Yarrow
- End of the Celtic Heresy. — Adamnan, Egbert, St. Aldhelm (part 1 of 2)
- End of the Celtic Heresy. — Adamnan, Egbert, St. Aldhelm (part 2 of 2)
- The Venerable Bede (part 1 of 2)
- The Venerable Bede (part 2 of 2)
- The Royal Monks
- Social and Political Influence of the Monks Among the Anglo-Saxons (part 1 of 3)
- Social and Political Influence of the Monks Among the Anglo-Saxons (part 2 of 3)
- Social and Political Influence of the Monks Among the Anglo-Saxons (part 3 of 3)
- The Anglo-Saxon Nuns (part 1 of 6)
- The Anglo-Saxon Nuns (part 2 of 6)
- The Anglo-Saxon Nuns (part 3 of 6)
- The Anglo-Saxon Nuns (part 4 of 6)
- The Anglo-Saxon Nuns (part 5 of 6)
- The Anglo-Saxon Nuns (part 6 of 6)
| Author | Count de Montalembert |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| First published | 1872 |
| Era | Medieval |
| Categories | Church History |
| Topics | The Church & Its History · Missions |
| Length | 790 pages · 28 chapters · ≈ 27 h 41 min read |
| Formats | Web Book · PDF |
| Source | Internet Archive scan (NYPL copy), OCR text layer. |
| Status | Public Domain |
Public Domain. Published 1872 — public domain.
