Lectio Divina: Christian Authors, 5th-12th Centuries

The Order of Saint Benedict

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Augustine (354-430). James J. O'Donnell, provost at Georgetown University, offers this excellent collection of resources on Augustine. 3K text, 161K graphics.
- Confessions.
- Enchiridion.
- On Christian Doctrine
  - Augustine: Elements of Christianity by Prof. O'Donnell (Twayne series). 62K.
- On the Sermon on the Mount.
  - An excerpt about prayer from On the Sermon on the Mount.
John Cassian (c.360-c.432)
- Conferences (complete table of contents, 67K). A much briefer table of contents can be found on the index page of Cassian's works. Both are local files.
- De institutis coenobiorum et de octo principalium vitiorum remediis libri XII.
  - Institutes of the Coenobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults. English translation by Edgar C.S. Gibson. Local file.
  - Les institutions c?obitiques. French translation. Each book in its own file.
Sulpitius Severus (363-420)
- Vita beati Martini
  - The Life of St. Martin. Local file.
  - Vie de saint Martin. [65K text, 26K graphic].
Benedict of Nursia (480-547)
- Rule for Monasteries.
Gregory the Great (c. 540-604)
- Dialogues, Book II (Life and Miracles of St. Benedict). 97K.
- Moralia in Iob, Books I-V.
Bernard of Clairvaux (1091-1153)
- On Loving God.

Illustration: Gregory the Great