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For december 2009, special collections in conjunction with the universitys history of art department would like to present a jewel in the crown of illuminated manuscripts. Ludolph of saxony ludolph the carthusian, an ecclesiastical writer of the fourteenth century, date of birth unknown. A popular and influential book for centuries, it was instrumental in the conversion of ignatius loyola, and teresa of avila directed that every convent of her reform. Your hearts will rejoice ebook by ludolph of saxony. Ludolph of saxony is the author of the life of jesus christ 5. From the catholic encyclopedia ludolph the carthusian. This is not a simple biography as we understand such today, but at once a history, a commentary borrowed from the fathers, a series of dogmatic and moral dissertations, of spiritual instructions, meditations, and prayers, in relation to the life of christ, from the eternal birth in the bosom of the. Studies with an essay by paul shore on ludolph of saxonys vita christi and its influence on the ludolph presents his account of the life of christ with the. Ludolph assembles a wealth of commentary from the fathers of the church and the great medieval spiritual writers and weaves them into a seamless exposition on the gospel. Ludolph the carthusian an ecclesiastical writer of the fourteenth century, date of birth unknown. Ludolph of saxony was a 14thcentury germany catholic monk known primarily for his book vita christi or life of christ.
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Ludolph assembles a wealth of commentary from the fathers of the church and the great medieval spiritual writers and weaves them into a seamless exposition of the gospel. Part one, volume 1, chapters 140 ludolph of saxony download bok. Ludolph lived in 14th century mainz where he wrote the vita christi amongst other works. The vita christi is a devotional work composed by the german carthusian ludolf of saxony in about 40. Among these works was the vitajesu christi of ludolph of saxony, a book that is virtually unknown today. In this life of christ, ludolph dwelt at length upon the events and teachings recorded in the gospels and commented upon them abundantly from the fathers of the church and later spiritual authors, such as. A devotional account of christs life, this substantial french manuscript is comprised of four volumes containing. The vita christi, a spiritual classic of the fourteenth century by the carthusian ludolph of saxony, was an early and extremely comprehensive book of meditations on the events recorded in the gospels. Ex evangelio et approbatis ab ecclesia catholica doctoribus sedule collecta. Ludolph of saxony encyclopedic dictionary of bible and. Aug 17, 2019 studies with an essay by paul shore on ludolph of saxonys vita christi and its influence on the ludolph presents his account of the life of christ with the.
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