History of Christianity

 

Medieval monasticism (by Dr. Deborah Vess)
http://www.faculty.de.gcsu.edu/~dvess/ids/medieval/mermon.html

study guide including portraits of important locations (i.e. monasteries) biographical sketches, sources, links and many more

 

A History of the Inquisition of Spain � Henry Charles Lea

http://libro.uca.edu/lea1/1lea.htm - Volume 1

http://libro.uca.edu/lea2/lea2.htm - Volume 2

http://libro.uca.edu/lea3/lea3.htm - Volume 3

http://libro.uca.edu/lea4/lea4.htm - Volume 4

English: history of the Spanish inquisition in four volumes

 

Architecture religieuse en occident

http://architecture.relig.free.fr/accueil.htm

French: extensive site about medieval religious history arranged according to architectural, historical-cultural, iconographical, geographical and chronological aspects, short history of churches and monasteries in Europe, with many pictures, bibliography, links

 

The Bishops of Rome, the Popes, (42 AD � present)

http://www.friesian.com/popes.htm

a list of the Popes and Anti-Popes containing elementary information on important councils, introductory text on the papacy, 4 maps (the Great Schism, the Reformation)

The Catholic Church in Bosnia-Herzegovina

http://www.bkbih.org/info/english_web.pdf

English: PDF document about the Christianization of that region from the year 1022 until modern times

 

Catholic Pages

http://people.cs.uchicago.edu/~aterrel/Catholic/Catholicpages.html

Engl.: detailed link list for Catholicism

 

Christentumsgeschichte im Mittelalter [opens in a new window]

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Christentumsgeschichte_%28Mittelalter%29

German: medieval history of Christianity: list of links to the articles of Wikipedia

 

Christian Classics Ethereal Library

http://www.ccel.org/

extensive collection of texts divided into the categories: Encyclopedia of Christianity, The Study Bible, Church Fathers: you canalso download materials, each with introductory texts

 

Christian History

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Christian_history [opens in a new window]

English: list of links to the articles of Wikipedia

 

Christus Rex.org

http://www.christusrex.org/

English: link list about religious subjects

 

Das Verh�ltnis zwischen Bischof und Domkapitel am Beispiel des Bistums Mindens

http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/edoc/p/cma/6-03/kruppa.pdf

German: dissertation about the relation between bishop and chapter in the diocese Minden

 

Dokumentenserver der Humboldt-Universit�t zu Berlin

http://edoc.hu-berlin.de/ov-sec.php3?doctype=Text.Conferences&f_lang=ger

German: different essays about pilgrimage in the Middle Ages and pilgrimage research

 

Domus Ecclesiae

www.domus-ecclesiae.de

German: ecclesiastical and other texts of different authors (for example church fathers, Otto of Freising, Dante Alighieri) in Latin, Greek, German, Italian

 

Ecclesiology: A Study in Church History(by Yuri Koszarycz)

http://www.mcauley.acu.edu.au/~yuri/ecc/

very detailed and exhaustive representation, extensive bibliography

 

Eine �kurze� Geschichte der christlichen Kirchen

http://www.autobahnkirche.de/information.html

church history from the 1st to the 20th century and detailed glossary, list of the popes (alphabetical and chronological order)

 

Germania Sacra (Max-Planck-Society)

http://www.germania-sacra.mpg.de/

German: data base project providing a systematic, material-related description of the church of the Empire in its institutions (bishoprics, religious institutions, monasteries), publications

 

Geschichte der Orden

http://www.kath.ch/orden/geschichtederorden.htm

short introductions to the different forms of religious communities

 

Glaube und Kirche im Internet

http://dreifaltigkeit-altdorf.de/glaube27.htm

chronological and thematic ordered links to websites dealing with church history, unfortunately many links are broken

 

The Hall of Church History

http://www.gty.org/~phil/catholic.htm

survey with links to e-texts: church fathers, medieval churchmen, heretics, eastern orthodox...

 

Helvetia Sacra - Historische Darstellung der Bist�mer, Kollegiatsstifte und Kl�ster in der Schweiz

http://www.helvetiasacra.ch/

French, Germ.: publications, reviews, list of abbreviations used in the Helvetia Sacra volumes, links...

 

Histoire du christianisme

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat%C3%A9gorie:Histoire_du_christianisme [opens in a new window]

French: Christian history: list of links to the articles of Wikipedia

 

History of Church in Bosniaand Herzegovina

http://www.bkbih.org/en/history/histori_of_the_curch_in_bah.htm

 

Il monachesimo in Italia: dalle origini al XIV secolo

http://www.bancamarche.it/abbazie/pagine/monachesimo.htm

Italian: short history of the monasticism in Italy from it�s origins until the 14th century

 

Insegnamento della Religione Cattolica nella scuole (IRC) - Bologna

http://www.bologna.chiesacattolica.it/irc/archivio/autori/lanzi_gioia_01.php

Italian: series of lectures about the subject �Pellegrinaggio� (pilgrimage) by Prof. Gioia Lanzi

 

Kapitelsaalprogramme zwischen 1250 und 1450 in ober- und mittelitalienischen Kl�stern

http://freidok.ub.uni-freiburg.de/freidok/volltexte/2000/133/pdf/_INDEX.HTM

dissertation: studies about programs of chapter houses of monasteries in the north and centre of Italy between 1250 and 1450

 

Ketzer, Juden, Antichrist
http://www.uni-konstanz.de/FuF/Philo/Geschichte/Patschovsky/aufsaetze/

35 treatises by Alexander Patschovsky

 

Ketzer und Heilige - Die sogenannten vorreformatorischen Bewegungen und die Reformation

http://www.ahf-muenchen.de/Tagungsberichte/Berichte/htm/2000/66-00.htm

conference report

 

Kleine Kirchengeschichte

http://www.joerg-sieger.de/gesch.htm

German: important basics of the history of the church until the present

 

Kloster im Mittelalter

http://www.zum.de/public/c.fonden-beitrag3.html

introductory text by C. Fonden

 

L'�glise catholique et la papaut� du XIe au XVe si�cle

http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/robin/histoire/index-med.html

French: extensive, well arranged, with bibliography, some information is set out in tables, statements of contents of papal bulls etc.

 

Le Monachisme au XIe S. � L'�poque de L'Apog�e de Cluny

http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/mlnguyen/hist/monachisme.html

French: major themes: origins of monasticism, the rule of St. Benedict, foundation and development of Cluny, organisation of the order

 

Les ordres monastiques du XIe et XIIe si�cles

http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/robin/histoire/medievale/eglise/monastique1.html

French: good survey with deeper going links

 

Lexikon zu Orden, Kl�stern und M�nchtum

http://www.kloster-ettal.de/lexikon/

German: lexicon concerning monasticism, orders and monasteries

 

Liste der Kl�ster (chronologisch)

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Kl%C3%B6ster_%28chronologisch%29 [opens in a new window]

German: list of monasteries (mainly of the German-speaking area) ordered by century

 

Liste der Ordensgemeinschaften

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Ordensinstitut [opens in a new window]

German: list of orders, important members and monasteries with explanations and links

 

Liste von Reformatoren

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformator [opens in a new window]

German: listing of reformers of the 10 th to the 17 th century

 

L`histoire du christianisme

http://www.letemps.ch/dossiers/christianisme/historique/

French: timelines and texts for each century

 

Monasteri ed abbazie. Benedettini e Cistercensi.

http://www.valsesiascuole.it/crosior/1medioevo/chiesa_abbazie.htm

Italian: different texts about the history of the Christianity, about monasteries in Europe, historic atlas and much more

 

Monasterios e Conventos de Galicia � Primera parte
http://www.udc.es/dep/rta/WebRyTA/Mosteiros/html-g/primera-e.html
Spanish: complete history of monasticism from the beginnings until today, bibliography

Monastero Virtuale

http://www.monasterovirtuale.it/

Italian: virtual monastery, extensive library, icon gallery, photo gallery of antique documents, maps who show regions which are important for the history and the dispersion of Christianity, extensive site of links (orders, organisations, medias, saints,...)

 

Monastic Links

http://www.efn.org/~russelln/old.html

 

Northvegr Foundation: A Short History of the Inquisition

http://www.northvegr.org/lore/inq/index.php

English: history of the inquisition, illustrations

 

Ordensgr�nder

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kategorie:Ordensgr%C3%BCnder [opens in a new window]

German: the founders of the orders: list of links to the articles of Wikipedia

 

Regierungsjahre der P�pste

http://www.phil.uni-erlangen.de/~p1ges/papaltigers.html

German: dates of the pontificates of all popes from the 12th to the 16th century

 

Regnal Chronologies: Indices concerning the Holy Roman Empire

http://www.hostkingdom.net/Indices.html

succession lists of the imperial ecclesiastic states incl. convents and abbeys

 

Religi�se Bewegungen im Mittelalter, Franz von Assisi und die Bettelorden

http://www.zum.de/Faecher/kR/Saar/gym/projekt/ketzer/ketzer.htm

instruction sketch of religious communities with biographical data and surveys

 

Romanes.com

http://romanes.com/

French, English, Spanish: Romanesque, Gothic and Cistercian architecture and arts in France (churches and monasteries), extensive bibliography, links

 

Timeline of church history

http://www.orthodoxwiki.org/Timeline_of_Church_History [opens in a new window]

Engl.: tabular presentation of the church history until today

 

Trier: Das l�ndliche Pfarrbenefizium im hochmittelalterlichen Erzbistum Trier

http://webdoc.sub.gwdg.de/diss/2000/brueckner/inhalt.htm#inhalt

dissertation to download

 

Vita Sancti Benedicti Anianensis

http://www.rotula.de/aniane/

German and Latin version of the Vita with short bibliography and maps

 

 

 

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