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To Be the Neighbor of Saint Peter: The Social Meaning of Cluny's Property, 909-1049
To Be the Neighbor of Saint Peter The Social Meaning of Cluny's Property 9091049 Author:Barbara H. Rosenwein Barbara H. Rosenwein reassesses the significance of property in tenth- and eleventh-century Europe. She explores in rich detail the question of monastic donations, illuminating the human motives, needs, and practices behind gifts of land and churches to the French monastery of Cluny during the 140 years that followed its founding.