This dissertation is the first critical examination of the English works of the fifteenth-century Augustinian friar, John Capgrave (1393-1464). The appraisal of them is placed within the context of his whole career, for it is important to recognize that much of his time was devoted to duties as an official of his order and that while his vernacular canon is extensive, it is not as large as his Latin. The biographical chapter synthesizes details about Capgrave's home convents, the conventual life and educational system of the Augustinians, the people Capgrave came in contact with and the duties of the offices he held in order to make new conjectures about certain periods in his life, to demonstrate that he was not a sequestered figure ignorant of the turbulent world about him, and to provide the background for some of the characteristic stylistic traits identifiable in his vernacular works. In terms of Capgrave's whole career, it is apparent that the English works are in one sense an interruption, for all four of the saints' lives and The Solace of Pilgrims were written in a twelve-year period before he became provincial of the order in England, and after he had mainly ceased writing the biblical commentaries which had gained him his theological reputation in the 1430's and would preoccupy him once more in the 1450's. Before the individual saints' lives are treated, a general chapter demonstrates that Capgrave's four lives all follow the Antonian model of the longer Latin life and are therefore divergent from the native English tradition which focused on a few critical moments, especially the martyrdom itself. It includes a survey of the development of the genre in England, a summary of the features of the Latin lives, and an analysis of traits common to Capgrave's works. The next four chapters deal with Capgrave's lives in the order of their composition, and the contents of each chapter are inevitably conditioned by the state of scholarship on the work and the materials available. The study of The Life of St. Norbert, a poem which is still unpublished and has received no critical attention, is chiefly concerned with an identification of the Latin source and a comparison of it with the more legendary version which Capgrave produced. At the same time it considers the various aspects of treatment and style which make Capgrave's poem more dramatic than its source. The probable sources of Capgrave's second rime royal legend, The Life of St. Katherine of Alexandria, have already been established; and after treating some of the assumptions about the manuscript transmission, this chapter moves to a more purely literary analysis. Since the poem is so long, the discussion centres on poetic techniques, characterization, and the structure of the two elaborate debates. The two prose lives are much briefer; each depends on a single Latin source, one identified, the other apparently no longer extant. The first, The Life of St. Augustine, is closely compared with its source, a Vita by another Augustinian friar, Jordanus of Saxony, to isolate illustrations of traits already described as characteristic of Capgrave’s work in the earlier chapters and to provide examples of his skill as translator. These same techniques are also discussed in relation to The Life of St. Gilbert of Sempringham, but, here, more emphasis is placed on the correction of misapprehensions about the actual source and on the construction of the work. In the last chapter, the survey concludes with a study of Capgrave's two "original" works, The Solace of Pilgrims and The Chronicle of England. The derivative nature of their materials is acknowledged and illustrated, but attention is focused on Capgrave's concern for structure and the details which reveal it. The conclusion indicates, that devotional works such as Capgrave wrote are more characteristic of the fifteenth century than the few secular works which are subjected to continual scrutiny in most studies of the period and that further examination of his works and their techniques would lead to a more realistic appraisal of the methods and taste of the time. / Arts, Faculty of / English, Department of / Graduate

The thesis Renewal of the Augustinian Lay Community in the Czech Republic after 1989 deals with the renewal of religious life in Augustinian laymen communities in the Czech Republic that started in the last decade of the 20th century. The development of this renewal is pursued against the backdrop of political and social changes in the Czech society, and in the Catholic Church in general. The Order of St. Augustine, its history, monastic rules, and spirituality, including its lay community, are introduced briefly too. A comparison of religious life both in the Czech Republic and in Italy, where it took place continuously for centuries, helps clarify the process of renewal.

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Thesis (J.C.L.)--Catholic University of America, 1995. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-82).

Orientador: Leandro Karnal / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-27T04:02:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RuzTorres_EduardoAndres_M.pdf: 2490271 bytes, checksum: d2941fc5c3094cb33dca8f7cbcda4d58 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015 / Resumo: Nos séculos que antecederam a Idade Moderna, normatizar a figura do demônio foi um processo essencial para os trabalhos evangelizadores de uma Europa heterogênea e que se repetiram nos Andes peruanos do século XVI. Se bem entendemos (dentro do discurso proposto pelos conquistadores) que evangelizar, na perspectiva dos religiosos, tratava-se em resgatar da ignorância e aproximar à população nativa ao único caminho tolerado pelos europeus (a verdadeira religião). Para conseguir este objetivo, se valeram do mal, num movimento aparentemente contraditório, mas que havendo sido uma estratégia longamente usada no Velho Mundo teve resultados excepcionais. O deslocamento de um satanismo comprovadamente utilitário foi parte da construção de um discurso de dominação e aculturação, mas que também permitiu concentrar os esforços políticos e sociais europeus numa guerra cósmica infatigável, permitindo a constante renovação de religiosos e laicos nas terras falsamente edênicas. Neste contexto, agostinianos e jesuítas escutaram o chamado evangelizador procedente do Novo Mundo e empreenderam sistemáticas campanhas em procura deste objetivo, cada ordem evidenciando diferentes mecanismos, mas tendo uma visão bastante aproximada do que era necessário fazer: os primeiros, através, da doutrina; os segundos por meio da missão. Mas tanto os ermitões como os da companhia, sempre esperaram deparar-se com o mal em pessoa, o próprio diabo, mas, ao não poder ter esta batalha real, passou-se à demonização da cultura local / Abstract: In the centuries preceding the Modern Age, regulate the devil¿s figure was an essential process for the evangelizer work in a heterogeneous Europe. This work was replicated in the Peruvian Andes, in the XVIth century. Comprehending (according to the discourse proposed by the conquistadores) that evangelize, in the religious¿ perspective, meant to rescue the native population from ignorance and to introduce it to the only way tolerated by the Europeans (the true religion). To achieve this goal, they took advantage of evil, in a movement apparently contradictory, but already utilized in the Old World, had exceptional results. The displacement of a Satanism proved useful was part of the construction of a domination and acculturation discourse, which also permitted the concentration of European political and social efforts in an indefatigable cosmic war, permitting the constant renovation of religious and laic in the falsely Edenic lands. In this context, augustinians and jesuits heard the evangelizer call coming from the New World and undertook systematic campaigns searching for this objective, each order showing different mechanisms, but possessing a very similar vision concerning what was necessary to do: the former, through the doctrine; the later, through the mission. Although, both the hermits and the society members continually hope to face the evil in person, the devil himself; but, not being able to have this real battle, they moved to the demonization of local culture / Mestrado / Historia Cultural / Mestre em História

Contribution to the origin and temporary state of the former monastery in Pivoň Abstract This Thesis is contributing to the issue of establishment of former Pivon Monastery,belonging to the Order of st. Augustin between years 1266-1787. Its' origin is a bit older, probably connected with Wilhelmite order, but there still remains a possibility of another, unknown founder. To this topic exist many relevant articles, the same as architectonical surveys but without any strict solution. The oldest visible architectonic parts survived till our days in presbytery of the monastic Church of Annunciation. In the time of writing this Thesis is the area of former monastery put up for auction and its' state is unfavourible, due to the sequences of events in 20th century and unfinished renovation from previous decade. That's why is this Thesis also focused on the poor state of properties of the Monastery area and church and is trying to figure out at least theoretical solution to current situation from the view of monument care.