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Revelations: Book I
St. Bridget of Sweden was one of the earliest author of Swedish literature, and sits among the various mystics in the history of the Catholic Church. Born to a wealthy family, she was given in marriage to a pious nobleman, with whom she raised eight children, including the future St. Catherine of Sweden. When her husband died, Bridget founded an order of nuns, commonly called the Bridgettines. From her teenage years, St. Bridget also received numerous visions of Christ and Our Lady, including intimate details of Our Lady's early life, the family of Christ in Nazareth, and the events of His passion and death. These revelations were recorded and published into various volumes which have survived the centuries.
Cum Dudum
During the late Crusader period the Roman Catholic Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church attempted to establish an ecclesiastical union, under the auspices of similar doctrines and as a means of political alliance with the Latin held crusader states.This attempt at union was short-lived and merited little in terms of ecumenical dialogue. In 1341, Pope Benedict XII issues this document, serving as a polemic against members of the Armenian Church which did not see eye-to-eye with Rome in terms of doctrine and ecclesiology.
Council of Seleucia Ctesiphon: under Mar Acacius 486 AD
This ecumenical council of the Persian church had only three canons, but it sought to reform issues specifically with the clergy and the prohibition of marrying multiple women. This would be the largest gathering of bishops in the Persian church since the Council of Markabta some fifty years earlier and would continue to establish the primacy of the patriarchal see in Seleucia, under the sanction of the Sasanian Emperor.
Treatise on Prayer
St. Evargius Ponticus clarifies the utility of Christian prayer in one hundred and fifty-three points in this short document. Unlike many of his contemporary peers, his audience appears to be both for lay readers and for monastics as well. He structures his argument around the proposition that prayer is a necessary function of daily life, and granting it structure and discipline can only help the faithful in their attempt to approach the Lord.
The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew: Greek, Arabic, and Armenian versions
The apostle Bartholomew is long remembered for the gruesome nature of his martyrdom. It is an image popularized by Renaissance art, and famed for its brutality. However, the legends that surrounds the life, ministry, and death of this apostle are varied. All accounts name Armenia as the region of his death, and as the founder of the church in that nation. Yet, there is still considerable mystery to his activity. This text contains three different account regarding his life, all from different time periods and cultures. The Greek account grants few details, and was likely composed in North Mesopotamia by a Nestorian author in the 6th century. The Arabic account if likely from the 7th or 8th century and is also terse. The Armenian account is the version that is by far the most complete and detailed. It is here published in its unabridged form in English for the first time.
On the Death of Manuel II
This is a short document, chronicling the death of the 3rd to last Eastern Roman Emperor, Manuel II. He laments that the Emperor died too soon and grants a litany of his accomplishment during his reign over the fragile fragments of the Roman state. Bessarion preserves this text in Latin, as the future Imperial administration under his son John VIII, would look to the Papacy and the Italian states for political protection.
The Letter to King Aethelred
This work is composed by the Pope is response to an ongoing dispute taking place with the bishopric of the city of York. The local Mercian king, Aethelred, was on hand to arbitrate the dispute between two rival bishops and the chaos that ensued because of it. It is a landmark in the history of the early English church.
The Acts of St. Matthew
The Acts of St. Matthew is a text composed sometime between the 4th and century century in either Greek or Classical Syriac. It recounts the apocryphal sojourns of the apostle Matthew in an unspecified country. During his travels he encounters various royal official and attempts to teach them about the Gospel of Christ, which ultimately results in his death and martyrdom. Speculation regarding the whereabouts of these events were common, but the text does not grant any clear intended geographic location. Moreover, the text itself appears to be incomplete, as sections appear to have been lost in antiquity.
Laws of the Church
This volume is a collection of the five grants made by King Chlothar III to local monasteries, granting them right and privileges for all future generations under the protection of the French crown. Some referenes are made to other courtiers as well, including his Queen and the Mayor of the Palace.
Visigothic Chronicle
The is the first English translation of the Spanish historian, John of Biclaro, who wrote about the various sovereign poweres who ruled in Spain during the 6th century. Among those mentioned as the kings at the Visigothic court, which was in upheaval because of the the Arian heresy. During this century, the political state would shift, leading to the conversion of the nation to Catholicism.
