Francis Parkman & the Jesuits of North America - An examination of the historical coverage the Jesuits received in North America. By John Carrigg, Professor of History at Franciscan University.
The Mendicant Friars - A lecture on the place of the Mendicant Friars in the life of the medieval church. From the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
The Monks - A protestant perspective on the history of monasticism from Crosswalk.com
Regulations of the Property of Cluny - The Abbey of Cluny was the forerunner for a reformed and stricter monasticism. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Spirituals - A general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, existing in the second half of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth centuries, who, in opposition to the main body of the order, pretended to observe the Rule of St. Francis in its primitive severity.
The Carthusian Martyrs of London - An article on the dissolution of a Carthusian house on the orders of Henry VIII.
Charter of Abbey of Cluny - From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Cluny and Church Reform - Article from the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
Cluny, Congregation of - The earliest reform, which became practically a distinct order, within the Benedictine family.
Dominicans and Black Friars - A set of short essays on the Dominicans from the BELIEVE website.
Francis Parkman & the Jesuits of North America - An examination of the historical coverage the Jesuits received in North America. By John Carrigg, Professor of History at Franciscan University.
The Franciscan Experience - A course on the origins of the Franciscan order.
Franciscan Order - An article on the history of the Franciscan order and its role within the Catholic church. From the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Franciscan Views on Papal and Royal Sovereignty - An essay contending that the Franciscans had a vital role in promoting Papal authority.
The Hospitallers of St John in the Netherlands - Essay from the Ecole Initiative that looks at the early history of the order and its role in the Netherlands.
The Mendicant Friars - A lecture on the place of the Mendicant Friars in the life of the medieval church. From the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
The Monks - A protestant perspective on the history of monasticism from Crosswalk.com
The Origins and Expansion of Monasticism - Article rom the Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies.
Regulations of the Property of Cluny - The Abbey of Cluny was the forerunner for a reformed and stricter monasticism. From the Medieval Sourcebook.
Spirituals - A general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, existing in the second half of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth centuries, who, in opposition to the main body of the order, pretended to observe the Rule of St. Francis in its primitive severity.
