Female Monasticism, Ecclesiastical Reform, and Regional Politics: The Northern Archdiocese of Reims, circa 1060-1120.

The evidence analyzed in this article shows that the common understanding of the development of female monasticism in the period between ca. 1060 and ca. 1120 is too reliant on the notion of a drastic transition from one model of monastic foundation and patronage to another. With reference to the no...

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Published in:	French Historical Studies Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 363 - 384
Main Author:	Vanderputten, Steven
Format:	Article
Published:	Duke University Press Summer2013
Subjects:	Medieval monasticism & religious orders Monasticism & religious orders for women Dioceses Convents French church history Medieval French history History Reims (France) France
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