The Medieval Fathers & Writers

In this richly illustrated volume, Pope Benedict XVI examines the great saints of the middle ages, from St Odo of Cluny to St Peter Lombard, the twelfth-century theologian. The Holy Father, an expert guide, explores the great debates of scholastic and monastic theology, with figures such as Hugh and Richard of Saint Victor, St Peter Damian, and St Bernard of Clairvaux. An exploration of the theological meaning behind the Romanesque and Gothic Cathedral architecture of this time provides further depth.

Through his series of catecheses on the life and works of these great witnesses to the faith, Benedict XVI helps us to understand "what it means to be a Christian today." These portraits of the distinguished figures of the medieval Church are not just biographical sketches but also provide the ecclesial backdrop against which they lived out their 'yes' to Christ.

CTS, 2011, ISBN 978-1860827235, 130pp. Hardcover.