AELRED OF RIEVAULX (1110-1167) 26 May 2014
12th Century England
12th Century England
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The Age of the Cistercians
Cistercian Spirituality DeriveD from BeneDict ine S piritulaity life of prayer manual work SeparateD fro m the worlD auSt erity Silence Deep appreciation for creation Simplicity cit y of GoD Spiritualit y
BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX
FIRST MEDIEVAL UNIVERSITIES
TIME OF SCHISMS Antipope Victor IV
AELRED OF RIEVAULX CAME FROM A LINE OF MARRIED PRIESTS
SERVED IN THE COURT OF DAVID I IN FINANCE
CISTERCIAN VOCATION
Abbot of Revesby
Novice Master at Rievaulx (1142-3)
Abbot of Rievaulx (1147-1167)
Rievaulx: City of God spirituality
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Abbot of Rievaulx Jealousy? INCREASE IN NUMBERS? TOO LIBERAL? Hagiography?
Prolific writer Histories Life
and biographies
of David, King of the Scots, c.1153.
Genealogy On
of the Kings of the English, written 1153–54.
the Account of the Standard, 1153–54.
The
Life of Saint Edward, King and Confessor 1161–63.
The
Life of Saint Ninian, 1154–60.
On
the Miracles of the Church of Hexham, c. 1155.
A Certain Wonderful
Miracle/The Nun of Watton c.1160
Prolific writer Spiritual treatises The Mirror of Charity, c. 1142. Jesus as a Boy of TwelvE, 1160-62. Spiritual FriendshiP, 1164-67. The Formation of AnchoresseS, 1160–62. Pastoral Prayer, c.1163–67. On the Soul, c.1164-67.
Death of Aelred
Ill-health
stone
arthritis