01898cam a2200325 i 4500 4611067 PUCPR 20230814091221.0 770308s1977 ohuaf b 001 0 eng 77003692 0873382013 DLC DLC DLC spa rda BET BX 3402.2 .L44 271/.12 BX 3402.2 .L44 Lekai, Louis Julius, 1916- The Cistercians : ideals and reality / Louis J. Lekai. [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University Press, c1977. ©1977 x, 524 p., [16] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. rdacontent txt text rdamedia n unmediated rdacarrier nc volume Includes index. Bibliography: p. 400-441. A detailed history of the monastic order founded in 1098 at Citeaux and whose best known early figure was St. Bernard. Fr. Lekai's The White Monks of twenty-five years ago has been the standard account of the Order to date; the present volume, although similar in structure, is essentially a new work. Based on the latest research and a lifetime's study, it carries the history to Vatican II and after. Part I presents a chronological history of the Order from its beginning to the reforms of recent years. Part II discusses the Order's achievements in spirituality, learning, liturgical reform, art and architecture, as well as the importance of lay-brotherhood and nunneries. Especially noteworthy is the long chapter on Cistercian economics , which emphasizes the everyday experiences of the most representative abbeys rather than stressing the economic principles enunciated in the statutes of the Cistercian general chapters, as has been customary in previous studies. Cistercians. lcc 31 300574 300574 0 0 lcc 0 0 15 15 65 2023-08-14 Donación de los Franciscanos 0 BX 3402.2 .L44 41000000005315 2023-08-14 00:00:00 2023-08-14 31