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Aelred, of Rievaulx, Saint, 1110-1167 (English Cistercian monk)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1110 - 1167

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

De Spirituali Amicitia [incomplete] by Aelred of Rievaulx

 part
Identifier: MS 89/f. 89r
Contents This section of the manuscript contains an extract of De Spirituali Amicitia (On Spiritual Friendship), a treatise that refers to Cicero’s De Amicitia and proposes that Christ is the ultimate source of spiritual friendship. It was written by Aelred of Rievaulx (1110-1167), an English Cistercian monk, abbot of Rievaulx, and prolific writer.Contents...
Dates: 12th-14th century