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Nuns’ Priests’ Tales THE MIDDLE AGES SERIES Ruth Mazo Karras, Series Editor Edward Peters, Founding Editor A complete list of books in the series is available from the publisher. Nuns’ Priests’ Tales 1 Men and Salvation in Medieval Women’s Monastic Life Fiona J. Griffiths University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia Copyright © 2018 University of Pennsylvania Press All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written permission from the publisher. Published by University of Pennsylvania Press Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104 - 4112 www . upenn . edu / pennpress Printed in the United States of Amer i ca on acid- free paper 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Names: Griffiths, Fiona J., author. Title: Nuns’ priests’ tales: men and salvation in medieval women’s monastic life / Fiona J. Griffiths. Other titles: M iddle Ages series. Description: 1st edition. | Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2018] | Series: The Middle Ages series Identifiers: LCCN 2017027111 | ISBN 9780812249750 (hardcover: alk. paper) Subjects: LCSH: Monastic and religious life of women— History— Middle Ages, 600-1500. | Pastoral care— History— To 1500. | Catholic Church— Clergy— History— To 1500. Classification: LCC BX4210 .G754 2018 | DDC 271/.9000902— dc23 LC rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2017027111 To my parents, with love and gratitude This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Abbreviations ix Prologue 1 1. The Puzzle of the Nuns’ Priest 9 2. Biblical Models: Women and Men in the Apostolic Life 39 3. Jerome and the Noble Women of Rome 77 4. Brothers, Sons, and Uncles: Nuns’ Priests and Family Ties 111 5. Speaking to the Bridegroom: Women and the Power of Prayer 141 Conclusion 177 Appendix. Beati pauperes 199 Notes 201 Bibliography 281 Index 335 Acknowl edgments 347 This page intentionally left blank List of Abbreviations AA SS Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur. Ed. Johannes Bollandus et al. Editio novissima. Paris: Victor Palmé, 1863– . BHL Bibliotheca hagiographica latina antiquae et mediae aetatis, 2 vols., with supplements. Subsidia Hagiographica 6. Brussels: Société de Bollandistes, 1898–1901. CCCM Corpus christianorum: continuatio medievalis. CCSL Corpus christianorum: series latina. CSEL Corpus scriptorum ecclesiasticorum latinorum. Deux vies Les deux vies de Robert d’Arbrissel, fondateur de Fontevraud: légendes, écrits et témoignages. Eds. Jacques Dalarun, Geneviève Giordanego, Armelle Le Huërou, Jean Longère, Dominique Poirel, and Bruce L. Venarde. Disciplina monastica 4. Turnhout: Brepols, 2006. Lacomblet Urkundenbuch für die Geschichte des Niederrheins. Ed. Theodor Joseph Lacomblet. 4 vols. Düsseldorf: J. Wolf, 1840–1858. Lambert Bernard Lambert. Bibliotheca Hieronymiana Manuscripta. Instrumenta Patristica IV. 4 vols. in 5. Steenbrugge: Abbatia S. Petri, 1969–72.
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