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The Medieval Church · c. 1400–1430
The Customs of the Brethren of the Common Life
The Brethren of the Common Life
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What it is
Arrangements for households of men or women living together in shared work and prayer without vows, supporting themselves by copying manuscripts.
Why it lasted
A form of religious life outside the orders that educated much of northern Europe, including Erasmus, and was repeatedly accused of heresy for existing.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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