Description
For four hundred years, the Cistercian monks who inhabited Tintern Abbey toiled, prayed, and strived to fulfill their spiritual commitment to a monastic life. Those who joined the order anticipated a peaceful existence devoted to praising God. But medieval times were troubled times, and the abbey endured struggle along with serenity. Civil war, the Black Plague, and the English Reformation all took their toll.
Would the monks' faith prove stronger than the hardships they faced?
Author: Gordon Masters
Publisher: Wheatmark
Published: 12/15/2008
Pages: 260
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.10w x 0.66d
ISBN13: 9781604940749
ISBN10: 1604940743
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical | General