El Libro de Las Ordenes Monacales Y Religiosas
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Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
28.07.2026
Verlag
AlmuzaraSeitenzahl
264
Sprache
Spanisch
EAN
9791370201685
Who were the monks who, from the deserts of Egypt, gave rise to a life devoted entirely to prayer? And what about those medieval communities that preserved ancient knowledge in their scriptoria and supported the poorest? Why, in the 21st century, are so many people turning their gaze to monasteries that for centuries were places of silence? For more than a thousand years, the figure of the monk--hermit, cenobite, or preaching friar--was essential to the history of Europe. From the powerful Cluniacs to the austere Cistercians, from the Franciscans who revolutionized preaching to the 19th-century congregations that restored hope to the forgotten, consecrated life shaped the spirituality, culture, and social landscape of the West. Monasteries preserved manuscripts, promoted agriculture, ran infirmaries, and exercised a discreet charity that transformed entire communities. Today, when the cultural and spiritual pillars of Europe are being shaken by relativism and the loss of reference points, there is growing interest in these men and women who embraced simplicity, discipline, and contemplation. Perhaps this is because today's human beings, tired of haste and uncertainty, are once again seeking meaning where the spiritual history of our civilization was forged. In these pages, Javier Martínez-Pinna takes us on a fascinating journey: from the desert fathers to St. Benedict, St. Francis, St. Teresa, and the modern congregations that, with humility and dedication, have sustained the soul of the West. A necessary work for understanding our past... and our most intimate questions. "Those who do not know Christianity, and therefore Catholicism, will never be able to understand the history of the West." Javier Sádaba, philosopher and theologian. "An essential book for putting an end to the great prejudices against the Catholic Church and for seeing how the truth of history shines through once the main clichés against it are dispelled." Javier Navascués, Infocatólica.
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