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BL. LUDO, CISTERCIAN LAY BROTHER - 17 AUGUST

 

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BLESSED LUDO, CISTERCIAN LAY BROTHER

Ludo, commemorated on August 17, was a Cistercian converse¹ (lay brother) in Hemmenrode near Kreuznach. Bucelin* lists him as Blessed Ludo. Henriquez's* entry on this day calls this holy man Saint Ludo (III. 416).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 916)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Blessed Ludo may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

¹CONVERSE 

In monastic orders, "converse" (Latin plural: conversi) was another term for lay brothers who were not ordained and who primarily performed manual labour. Converse worked in the monastery as craftsmen, in agriculture, and in gardens. In addition to simple tasks, in the Middle Ages, converse also held responsible positions as administrators of granaries. Sime were master builders and craftsmen. 

Cistercian nunneries also included female converse, and in the late Middle Ages, male converse as well. At the peak of the lay monastic institute, there were one or two lay monks for each choir monk. For Rievaulx Abbey in Yorkshire, 140 choir monks and 500 lay brothers are recorded for the year 1167.

In most monastic orders, lay monks were not previously considered full monks, but from the late Middle Ages onward, the rights of lay monks became equal to those of monks; at the same time, the institute of donates (donati, semi-converses) and oblates was formed. This changed with the adaptation of religious life to the requirements of the decree Perfectae Caritatis (on the contemporary renewal of religious life) of the Second Vatican Council. In many communities they acquired full chapter rights and responsibilities after 1970.

Source: https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konverse



























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