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.

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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
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
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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Caesarius of Arles notableWork Regula ad virgines