The Monks of the West : From St. Benedict to St. Bernard

An indispensable reference for the history of monasticism in the western work, Montalembert's seven-volume masterpiece on the subject still reads with depth and conviction. Covering the monastic movement from its precursors to the period of the Venerable Bede, this set contains substantial information on a number of western saints. CONTENTS BOOK IV. ST BENEDICT BOOK V. ST GREGORY THE GREAT.—MONASTIC ITALY AND SPAIN IN THE SIXTH AND SEVENTH CENTURIES BOOK VI. THE MONKS UNDER THE EIRST MEROVINGIANS BOOK VII . ST COLUMBANUS —THE IRISH IN GAUL AND THE COLONIES OF LUXEUIL