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- Title
MONASTIC PREACHING AND PASTORAL CARE AS ASCETIC SANCTITY IN WILLIAM OF MALMESBURY'S VITA WULFSTANI.
- Authors
Adams, Sarah Joy
- Abstract
An essay is presented analyzing the asceticism and public life of St. Wulfstan, as portrayed in the 12th-century "Vita Wolfstani," or "Life of Wulfstan," written by the church historian William of Malmesbury. The author highlights how St. Wulfstan viewed public service as a means to live the Christian life in addition to the more reclusive asceticism upheld by others during his lifetime. The portrayal of this choice in the narrative of the saint's life is then discussed in detail.
- Subjects
WULFSTAN, Archbishop of York, d. 1023; WILLIAM, of Malmesbury, ca. 1090-1143; BIOGRAPHIES of Christian saints; MEDIEVAL asceticism; CHURCH work; CHRISTIAN hagiography -- History -- To 1500
- Publication
American Benedictine Review, 2012, Vol 63, Issue 2, p122
- ISSN
0002-7650
- Publication type
Essay