Life And Miracles of St. Benedict
(Book Two of the Dialogues)
Published on 1. March 1949
Book
Paperback/Softback
104 pages
978-0-8146-0321-5 (ISBN)
Description
A translation of the biography written by Pope Gregory the Great, this official biography is also known as the Second Book of Dialogues. It is the earliest and thus the most valuable biography of St. Benedict.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Collegeville, MN
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Saddle-stitched
Dimensions
Height: 145 mm
Width: 91 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
68 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8146-0321-5 (9780814603215)
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Persons
Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Catholic convert, Cistercian monk and hermit, poet, contemplative, social critic, and pioneer of interreligious dialogue, was a seminal figure of twentieth-century American Christianity. The one hundredth anniversary of his birth is being celebrated in 2015.
Content
Contents
1. The mending of a broken tray 2
2. The saint overcomes a temptation of the flesh 7
3. A glass pitcher is shattered by the sign of the Cross 9
4. A monk is cured of wandering about during prayer 16
5. At the saint's word water streams down the mountainside 18
6. An iron blade is miraculously recovered from the water 19
7. One of Benedict's disciples walks on the water 20
8. A raven carries off a poisoned load of brad 22
9. A heavy rock is lightened by the saint's prayer 29
10. Benedict's disciples imagine the kitchen is on fire 29
11. A young monk is crushed under a wall and then restored to life 30
12. Some monks disobey the Rule by eating outside the monastery 31
13. Valentinian's brother is guilty of a similar offense 32
14. King Totila's trickery fails 34
15. The saint's prophecy about King Totila 36
16. A cleric is freed from an evil spirit 38
17. Benedict foretells the destruction of his monastery 43
18. The saint is aware in spirit that a flask of wine has been stolen 44
19. A monk accepts some handkerchiefs as a present 45
20. The man of God reads a young monk's proud thoughts 46
21. A generous supply of flour is discovered in front of the abbey during a famine 47
22. Two monks learn in a vision how they are to build their monastery 49
23. After death two nuns are freed from ex-communication through the saint's offertory gift 51
24. A young monk whose body could not rest in its grave 55
25. A dragon blocks a dissatisfied monk's departure from the abbey 56
26. The cure of a leper 57
27. The miraculous discovery of some money saves an unfortunate debtor 57
28. A glass vessel strikes against the rocks without breaking 58
29. An empty cask overflows with oil 60
30. A monk is freed from an evil spirit 60
31. A glance from the saint sets a captive free 62
32. A dead boy is raised to life 64
33. Scholastic's miracle 67
34. Benedict sees the soul of his sister on its way to heaven 69
35. The whole world is gathered up before the saint's eyes, and he beholds the soul of Bishop Germanus 70
36. The Monastic Rule he wrote 74
37. Benedict's disciples are forewarned of his death 74
38. A woman is cured of insanity by stopping at the saint's cave 76
1. The mending of a broken tray 2
2. The saint overcomes a temptation of the flesh 7
3. A glass pitcher is shattered by the sign of the Cross 9
4. A monk is cured of wandering about during prayer 16
5. At the saint's word water streams down the mountainside 18
6. An iron blade is miraculously recovered from the water 19
7. One of Benedict's disciples walks on the water 20
8. A raven carries off a poisoned load of brad 22
9. A heavy rock is lightened by the saint's prayer 29
10. Benedict's disciples imagine the kitchen is on fire 29
11. A young monk is crushed under a wall and then restored to life 30
12. Some monks disobey the Rule by eating outside the monastery 31
13. Valentinian's brother is guilty of a similar offense 32
14. King Totila's trickery fails 34
15. The saint's prophecy about King Totila 36
16. A cleric is freed from an evil spirit 38
17. Benedict foretells the destruction of his monastery 43
18. The saint is aware in spirit that a flask of wine has been stolen 44
19. A monk accepts some handkerchiefs as a present 45
20. The man of God reads a young monk's proud thoughts 46
21. A generous supply of flour is discovered in front of the abbey during a famine 47
22. Two monks learn in a vision how they are to build their monastery 49
23. After death two nuns are freed from ex-communication through the saint's offertory gift 51
24. A young monk whose body could not rest in its grave 55
25. A dragon blocks a dissatisfied monk's departure from the abbey 56
26. The cure of a leper 57
27. The miraculous discovery of some money saves an unfortunate debtor 57
28. A glass vessel strikes against the rocks without breaking 58
29. An empty cask overflows with oil 60
30. A monk is freed from an evil spirit 60
31. A glance from the saint sets a captive free 62
32. A dead boy is raised to life 64
33. Scholastic's miracle 67
34. Benedict sees the soul of his sister on its way to heaven 69
35. The whole world is gathered up before the saint's eyes, and he beholds the soul of Bishop Germanus 70
36. The Monastic Rule he wrote 74
37. Benedict's disciples are forewarned of his death 74
38. A woman is cured of insanity by stopping at the saint's cave 76