Ludovicus Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 For anyone thinking that monasticism was only about copying texts and praying, please grab a copy of Richard Hodges' book "Light in the Dark Ages: The Rise and Fall of San Vincenzo al Volturno." The monks of San Vincenzo, Monte Cassino, and perhaps other Italian monasteries took on the task of recolonizing ("incastellamento" in Italian) much of the 8th and 9th century post-Roman countryside in today's Abruzzo region in Italy. This book changed my idea of the "Dark Ages" in Southern Italy. http://www.sanvincenzoalvolturno.it/english/pages/storia.htm in English http://www.sanvincenzoalvolturno.it/ Original website with beautiful graphics, in Italian for the book: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/080143416...5Fencoding=UTF8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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