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Caesarius of Arles - Life, Testament, Letters (Paperback)
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Caesarius of Arles - Life, Testament, Letters (Paperback)
Series: Translated Texts for Historians, 19
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Caesarius was born in 469/70 and served as Bishop of Arles from 502
until his death in 542. Originally trained as a monk at Lerins, he
devoted himself as Bishop to an ambitious programme of church
reform and Christianization inspired by strict monastic standards
of piety. Best known as a preacher, with a corpus of over 250
sermons, Caesarius also founded a monastery whose rule he composed
and presided over several important church councils whose canons
still survive. The documents included in this volume - most never
before translated into English - vividly illustrate Caesarius's
career and the social and religious history of Provence at a time
of far-reaching political change, during which the region was ruled
by a series of Visigothic, Burgundian, Ostrogothic and, ultimately,
Frankish kings. The 'Life of Caesarius', written shortly after his
death by five clerics of his acquaintance, provides a first-hand
record of the Bishop's achievements as pastor, politician and
wonderworker. The 'Testament' demonstrates Caesarius's efforts to
endow and protect his monastery and in the process furnishes
valuable information about diocesan landholdings. The collection of
twenty-four 'Letters' sent and received by Caesarius chronicles his
relations with fellow aristocrats and bishops and illuminates a
wide variety of topics, from penalties for incest to political
intrigue among rival bishops. Taken together, these texts shed
light on a region and period in which the Christian church, with
its leaders, rituals and doctrines, was coming to play an
increasingly important role in the daily lives not only of
aristocrats and clerics, but also of ordinary men and women.
The volume includes scholarly notes and an introduction."
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