Tag: Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable
. . . this holy monk is certainly a great example of monastic holiness, nourished from the sources of the Benedictine tradition. For him, the ideal of the monk consists in “adhering tenaciously to Christ” (Ep. 53, loc. cit., p. 161), in a cloistered life distinguished by “monastic humility” (ibid.) and hard work (Ep. 77,… Read More ›
St. Peter the Venerable: Model for Christians in a Frenetic World
Vatican City, Oct 14, 2009 / 10:34 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI focused … on the twelfth-century Abbot of Cluny Peter the Venerable who “constituted the ideal of a monk, but also of every Christian who wants to become a true disciple of Christ” in today’s fast-paced world. Born in 1094 in Auvergne, France, Peter… Read More ›
Odo, Maiolus, Odilio, Hugh, and Peter the Venerable, Abbots of Cluny
Today we celebrate the feast of five great Benedictine saints, all abbots of Cluny, France. Much of their writing are lost to us but during their time Cluny was the mother house of over 1,000 other Benedictine monasteries. The monasteries and convents they founded ranged across western Europe from England to Spain, to France, Germany… Read More ›