Regula ad virgines
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Regula ad virgines is an early 6th-century monastic rule for nuns, composed by Caesarius of Arles, that helped shape Western female monasticism.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin text
ⓘ
monastic rule ⓘ religious rule ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
protect the enclosure and moral conduct of nuns
ⓘ
regulate the spiritual and communal life of nuns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Caesarius of Arles’ monastery for women
ⓘ
Diocese of Arles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Caesarius of Arles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 6th century ⓘ |
| composer | Caesarius of Arles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of the Franks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 6th century ⓘ |
| genre | monastic rule ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Rule for Virgins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest comprehensive monastic rules for women in the West ⓘ |
| influenced |
Western female monasticism
ⓘ
later rules for nuns in the Latin West ⓘ |
| intendedCommunity | a community of consecrated virgins in Arles ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
female monastics
ⓘ
nuns ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | medieval Latin manuscripts ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin |
Arles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prescribes |
daily schedule of prayer
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fasting practices ⓘ manual labor ⓘ reading of Scripture ⓘ silence and speech discipline ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Regula ad monachos ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousOrderType | female monasticism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| subject |
abbess authority
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asceticism ⓘ chastity ⓘ communal life ⓘ enclosure of nuns ⓘ liturgical prayer ⓘ obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| theologicalContext | Latin patristic tradition ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| usedBy | female religious communities in Merovingian Gaul ⓘ |
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