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The Church Fathers · c. 590–600
The Monastic Rule and Penitential
Columbanus · c. 543–615
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What it is
A severe Irish rule for the monasteries he founded across Gaul and Italy, paired with a penitential assigning a specific penance to each named sin.
Why it lasted
It brought Irish private confession to the continent, which in time replaced public penance across the Western church.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
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