The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…

Name: The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…
Author: Thomas Becon

The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times past been brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherents: faithfully gathered out of the most faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and now newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singular profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times past bene brought into the Church by the Pope and his adherentes: faithfully gathered out of the moste faithful writers of chronicles and histories, and nowe newly both diligently corrected & greatly augmented, to the singuler profit of the readers, by Thomas Becon. 1563.

Thomas Becon 1512–1567London: printed by John Day, 1563London: printed by Iohn Day, 1563

[28], 144, 147-266 leaves : port. · 109k words · STC 1755 · ESTC S101368

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The Relics of Rome. › Of Monks. › Of the Benedictine Monks.The Reliques of Rome. › Of Monkes. › Of the Benedictine Monkes.

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Of the Benedictine Monks.

Of the Benedictine Monkes.

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Pope John the first being bishop of Rome, Benet a father and a favourer also of Monks, gathered together all strewed and scattered religious persons, and began a peculiar order upon the Mount Cassinus, where he built a most renowned cloister, giving them there a rule, prescript and form of living, as though Christ had forgotten it. Afterward the aforesaid Benet having much people resorting unto him built .xii. other monasteries, and filled them also with religious men. Of this order is reported to have been ⟨p. 55⟩24,¹ Popes of Rome. C.lxxxii. Cardinals. M.CCCC.lxiiii. Archbishops and bishops .xv.M. & lxx. renowned Abbots, and as sayeth Pope John the xxii. there have ben of this order .v.M.vi.C.lv. Monks canonisate and made Saints. In the year, &c. 523.

POpe Iohn the fyrst being bishop of Rome, Benet a father and a fauourer also of Monks, gathered together al strowed and scattered religious persons, and begā a peculiar order vpon the Mount Cassinus, where he built a most renoumed cloister, geuing them there a rule, prescript and forme of liuing, as though Christ had forgotten it. Afterwarde the aforesaide Benet hauing muche people resortyng vnto him built .xii. other monasteries, and sylled them also with religious men. Of this order is reported to haue bene ⟨p. 55⟩24,¹ Popes of Rome. C.lxxxii. Cardinals. M.CCCC.lxiiii. Archbishoppes and bishoppes .xv.M. & lxx. renowmed Abbotes, and as saieth Pope Iohn the xxii. there haue ben of this order .v.M.vi.C.lv. Monks canonisate and made Saints. In the yere, &c. 523.

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The relics of Rome containing all such matters of religion, as have in times…The reliques of Rome contayning all such matters of religion, as haue in times…

Of the Benedictine Monks.

Of the Benedictine Monkes.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monks.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monkes.

Of the Camaldinensis order.

Of the Hieronimians order.

Of the Gregorians order.

Of the Shadowed valley order.

The author

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

Of the Benedictine Monks.

Of the Benedictine Monkes.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monks.

Of the Cluniacensis order of Monkes.

Of the Camaldinensis order.

Of the Hieronimians order.

Of the Gregorians order.

Of the Shadowed valley order.

The author

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