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... early middle ages . The tide of monastic life swept most rapidly along the northern shores of the Mediterranean to Lérins and Marseilles ( 400-40 ) , the former being the home of John Cassian , and here the inspiration came directly ...
... early middle ages . The tide of monastic life swept most rapidly along the northern shores of the Mediterranean to Lérins and Marseilles ( 400-40 ) , the former being the home of John Cassian , and here the inspiration came directly ...
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... early days , brought this about . The one was the Cistercian desire for seclusion and ritualistic simplicity . This made their churches , at least in the early decades , merely barns to provide space for the monks ' choir and simple ...
... early days , brought this about . The one was the Cistercian desire for seclusion and ritualistic simplicity . This made their churches , at least in the early decades , merely barns to provide space for the monks ' choir and simple ...
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... early Russian monasteries , was founded by a hermit Antony , in a cave above the river Dnieper circa 1050. Twenty ... early Russian houses , was similar to the imperial and aristocratic foundations of Con- stantinople . The most ...
... early Russian monasteries , was founded by a hermit Antony , in a cave above the river Dnieper circa 1050. Twenty ... early Russian houses , was similar to the imperial and aristocratic foundations of Con- stantinople . The most ...
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