Acta Murensia

thumb|Without study and without books, the life of a monk is nothing. The Acta Murensia (full title: Acta fundationis monasterii Murensis) is a cartular chronicle in Latin, probably written shortly after 1140 by an unknown Benedictine monk. It is an account of the founding and history of Muri Abbey in what is now the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. Quotes Vita omnium spiritualium hominum sine litteris nihil est. Sans étude, sans livres, la vie d'un religieux n'est rien. Without study and without books, the life of a monk is nothing. Translated (from Hurter, vol. 3, p. 576) into French by the Count de Montalembert, Les Moines d'occident depuis saint Benoit jusqu'a saint Bernard, vol. 6 (1877) p. 200, and thence translated into English, The Monks of the West from St Benedict to St Bernard, vol. 6 (1879) p. 182 External links Acta Murensia at German Wikipedia Acta Murensia at Latin Wikipedia Category:Chronicles