The existence and considered Saint Basil the good (329-79) have been a seminal impact on western theology and monasticism, their echoes attaining so far as Anglo-Saxon England: the hagiographic culture of this saint begun in Greek, yet by way of the top of the 10th century had already been translated 3 times into Latin and as soon as into outdated English. This e-book offers a brand new version and translation of the outdated English textual content, ready through Ælfric of Eynsham within the 10th century, with an version of 1 of the Latin types of the Vita Basilii. those are complemented through the 1st ever full-length examine of the hagiographies of Basil, atmosphere those textual traditions opposed to their wider highbrow historical past. It outlines proof for the cult of Saint Basil in Anglo-Saxon England from the late-seventh century, including the effect of his theological proposal, in particular upon Bede's paintings. It then strikes directly to discover the previous English translation intimately, surroundings it within the context of the English Benedictine reform.
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