The Archaeology of the Earliest Monasteries in Italy and France (Second Half of the Fourth Century to the Eighth Century)

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12 - The Archaeology of the Earliest Monasteries in Italy and France (Second Half of the Fourth Century to the Eighth Century)

from Part I - The Origins of Christian Monasticism to the Eighth Century

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2020

Sébastien Bully ,

Eleonora Destefanis and

Emmet Marron

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Alison I. Beach and

Isabelle Cochelin

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Alison I. Beach: Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Isabelle Cochelin: Affiliation:
University of Toronto

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Late antique and early medieval monasticism emerged in many different forms, both in institutional terms and in terms of the organization of the communities. This plurality had a significant influence on the physical structures of the monasteries, although our knowledge is somewhat limited by the scarcity of archaeological remains. In both Italy and France, archaeological research has traditionally focused on the sacred buildings of these sites at the expense of the quotidian structures. Furthermore, aside from a few rare examples, the panorama of sites for which we have evidence for the earliest monasteries remains incomplete.

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Information: The Cambridge History of Medieval Monasticism in the Latin West , pp. 232 - 257

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