Ecclesiastical Knights by Sam Zeno Conedera Sj

Ecclesiastical Knights by Sam Zeno Conedera Sj

Ecclesiastical Knights is a spirituality study of the three military orders of Santiago, Calatrava, and Alcantara in Leon-Castile from the twelfth to the early fourteenth centuries. It explores the fundamental problem of the military orders: how the traditions of knighthood and monasticism were combined into a single way of life.

This is an important study both for the history of the military orders and the history of Medieval SpainElegantly, thoughtfully, persuasively, Conedera guides us towards the answer to a perplexing riddle: just why did so many knights consecrate their lives to God? -- -Damian J. Smith St. Louis University Conedera's book lets us sneak into the headquarters of Iberian 'ecclesiastical knights' and through the fascinating account of their virtues, shortcomings, devotions, and temptations convincingly illuminates the spirituality of their seemingly paradoxical nature. -- -Martina Saltamacchia University of Nebraska Omaha

Sam Zeno Conedera, S.J., is a Jesuit Scholastic at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, a former Visiting Professor in the Department of History at Santa Clara University, and the author of the recent Ecclesiastical Knights from Fordham University Press (2015). His current research investigates the early history of the Society of Jesus.

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ISBN 13	9780823265954
ISBN 10	0823265951
Title	Ecclesiastical Knights
Author	Sam Zeno Conedera Sj
Series	Fordham Series In Medieval Studies
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Fordham University Press
Year published	2015-05-01
Number of pages	280
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