The Medieval Church · c. 973
The Monastic Agreement
Regularis Concordia
Æthelwold of Winchester · c. 904–984
What it is
A single customary imposed on all English monasteries, including the earliest description of the Easter sepulchre ceremony in which monks act out the visit to the tomb.
Why it lasted
The charter of the English monastic reform, and the text usually credited with the birth of medieval liturgical drama.
Where to read it
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