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Monks

77 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

Abraham a Sancta ClaraAuthor · BooksAbraham a Sancta Clara (born Johann Ulrich Megerle; 2 July 16441 December 1709) was an Augustinian friar.
Adam of FuldaPerson · Music memorabiliaAdam of Fulda (c. 1445 – 1505) was a German composer and music theorist of the second half of the 15th century.
Adam of Saint VictorPerson · Music memorabiliaAdam of Saint Victor (Adamus Sancti Victoris; c. 1068 – 1146) was a prolific composer and poet of Latin hymns.
AdomnánAuthor · Books624 – 704), also known as Eunan (from Naomh Adhamhnán), was an abbot of Iona Abbey (r. Reigned 679–704), hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Alberic of Monte CassinoAuthor · BooksAlberic of Monte Cassino was a Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church, who died in 1088. He was a cardinal from 1057.
Albert of StadeAuthor · BooksAlbert of Stade (c. 1187 – c.
Anagarika GovindaAuthor · BooksAnagarika Govinda was a German and Swedish writer, painter, scholar, cleric, artist and monk (1898–1985). He was born in Waldheim and died in Mill Valley.
Anselm TurmedaAuthor · BooksIllustration — Anselm Turmeda's tomb in Tunis
AphrahatAuthor · Books345, Ap̄rahaṭ, and Latin Aphraates), venerated as Saint Aphrahat the Persian, was a third-century Syriac Christian author of Iranian descent from the Sasanian Empire, who composed a series…
Atish DipankarAuthor · BooksAtiśa Dīpaṃkara Śrījñāna (c. 982–1054 CE) was a Buddhist religious teacher and leader from Bengal.
Attilio AriostiPerson · Music memorabiliaAttilio Malachia Ariosti (or Frate Ottavio) (5 November 1666 – 1729) was a Servite Friar and Italian composer in the Baroque style.
Avraamy PalitsynAuthor · BooksAvraamy Palitsyn (Russian: Авраамий Палицын; 1550 – 13 September 1626 or 1627) was a 17th-century Russian historian.
Babai the GreatAuthor · BooksBabai the Great (ܒܵܒܲܝ ܪܲܒܵܐ bābay rabbā, c. 551 – 628) was an early church father of the Church of the East.
Bartolomeo della GattaDesigner · DesignBartolomeo della Gatta (1448–1502), born Pietro di Antonio Dei, was an Italian (Florentine) painter, illuminator, and architect. He was the son of a goldsmith.
Bernard of ClunyAuthor · BooksBernard of Cluny (or, of Morlaix or Morlay) was a twelfth-century French Benedictine monk, best known as the author of De contemptu mundi (On Contempt for the World), a long verse satire in…
Chögyam TrungpaArtist · PaintingsChögyam Trungpa (Wylie: Chos rgyam Drung pa; March 5, 1939 – April 4, 1987), formally named the 11th Zurmang Trungpa, Chokyi Gyatso, was a Tibetan Buddhist master and holder of both Kagyu…
Dorotheus of GazaAuthor · BooksDorotheus of Gaza (Dorotheos tes Gazes; c. 500 – 560 or 580), Dorotheus the Archimandrite or Abba Dorotheus, was a Christian monk and abbot.
France AčkoPerson · Music memorabiliaFrance Ačko (July 23, 1904 in Maribor – December 30, 1974 in Ljubljana) was a Slovenian musician, organist and composer of sacred music.
FrithegodAuthor · BooksIllustration — London, British Library, Cotton Claudius A. i, 32v, a sheet from Frithegod's poem Breuiloquium uitae Wilfridi, possibly in his own hand made in the mid-10th century.
Gaspar da CruzAuthor · BooksGaspar da Cruz (c. 1520 – 5 February 1570; sometimes also known under a hispanicised version of his name, Gaspar de la Cruz) was a Portuguese Dominican friar born in Évora, who traveled to…
Gautier de CoincyAuthor · BooksGautier de Coincy (1177–1236) was a French abbot, trouvère and musical arranger, chiefly known for his devotion to the Virgin Mary.
Gidō ShūshinAuthor · BooksGidō Shūshin; 1325–1388), Japanese luminary of the Zen Rinzai sect, was a master of poetry and prose in Chinese (Literature of the Five Mountains).
Gilles Li MuisisAuthor · BooksIllustration — Gilles addressing his monks
Giovanni GiocondoAuthor · BooksGiovanni Giocondo, O.F.M, (c. 1433 – 1515) was an Italian Franciscan friar, architect, antiquary, archaeologist, and classical scholar.
Goffredo MalaterraAuthor · BooksGaufredo (or Geoffrey, or Goffredo) Malaterra (Gaufridus Malaterra) was an eleventh-century Benedictine monk and historian, possibly of Norman origin.
Gregory of TatevAuthor · BooksGregory of Tatev, or Grigor Tatevatsi (1346–1409 or 1410) was an Armenian philosopher, theologian and a saint in the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Guibert of NogentAuthor · BooksGuibert de Nogent (c. 1055 – 1124) was a Benedictine historian, theologian, and author of autobiographical memoirs.
GundulfAuthor · BooksGundulf (or Gundulph) (c. 1024 – 1108) was a Norman monk who went to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066.
Hakuin EkakuArtist · Paintings
Heiric of AuxerreAuthor · BooksHeiric of Auxerre (841–876) was a French Benedictine theologian and writer. An oblate of the abbey of Saint-Germain d'Auxerre, he studied with Lupus Servatus and Haimo of Auxerre.
Hélinand of FroidmontAuthor · BooksHelinand of Froidmont (c. 1150—after 1229 (probably 1237)) was a medieval poet, chronicler, and ecclesiastical writer.
Hsing YunAuthor · BooksHsing Yun (19 August 1927 – 5 February 2023) was a Chinese Buddhist monk, teacher, and philanthropist based in Taiwan.
Ignaz Trebitsch-LincolnAuthor · BooksIgnatius Timothy Trebitsch-Lincoln (Hungarian: Trebitsch-Lincoln Ignác, German: Ignaz Thimoteus Trebitzsch;
Ivan Franjo JukićAuthor · BooksIvan Franjo Jukić (8 July 1818 – 20 May 1857) was a Bosnian Catholic writer and Franciscan friar from Bosnia and Herzegovina, whose life and cultural and political legacy have left an…
Jacopone da TodiAuthor · BooksJacopone da Todi (c. 1230 – 25 December 1306) was an Italian Franciscan friar from Umbria.
Johannes NuciusPerson · Music memorabiliaJohannes Nucius (also Nux, Nucis) (c. 1556 – March 25, 1620) was a German composer and music theorist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras.
John GeometresAuthor · BooksJohn Geometres or Kyriotes (2nd half of 10th century), was a Byzantine poet, soldier, and monk. He is one of the main literary figures of the Macedonian Renaissance.
John of WorcesterAuthor · BooksIllustration — King Henry I's dream, as related by his physician Grimbald, in the Chronicle of John of Worcester. Corpus Christi College, Oxford.
John ZonarasAuthor · BooksJoannes or John Zonaras (c. 1070 – c.
Lambert of HersfeldAuthor · BooksLambert of Hersfeld (also called Lampert or Lampert of Aschaffenburg; c. 1028 – 1082/85) was a medieval chronicler.
Lorenzo MonacoArtist · PaintingsLorenzo Monaco (c.1370 – c.1425) was a Sienese painter and miniaturist of the late Gothic to early Renaissance age, active principally in Florence. He was born Piero di Giovanni.
Lou Tseng-TsiangAuthor · Books
Manuel CardosoPerson · Music memorabiliaManuel Cardoso was a composer, organist and monk (1566–1650). He was born in Fronteira and died in Lisbon.
Maximus PlanudesAuthor · BooksMaximus Planudes (Máximos Planoúdēs; c. 1260) was a Byzantine Greek monk, scholar, anthologist, translator, mathematician, grammarian and theologian at Constantinople.
Mkhitar GoshAuthor · BooksIllustration — Statue of Mkhitar Gosh in Armenia, holding his famous book Datastanagirk (Book of Law), which is the first Armenian legal text to cover secular and ecclesiastical matters,…
NenniusAuthor · BooksNennius – or Nemnius or Nemnivus – was a Welsh monk of the 9th century. He has traditionally been credited with authorship of the Historia Brittonum, based on the prologue affixed to that…
Nestor the ChroniclerAuthor · BooksNestor the Chronicler (c. 1056 – c.
Ni ZanArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Portrait of Ni Zan
Nikephoros BlemmydesAuthor · BooksNikephoros Blemmydes (Latinized as Nicephorus Blemmydes; 1197–1272) was a Byzantine author.
Nilus of SinaiAuthor · BooksNilus the Elder of Sinai (also known as Neilos, Nilus of Sinai, Nilus of Ancyra, Nil Postnik ("the Faster"); c.
Orderic VitalisAuthor · BooksOrderic Vitalis (Ordericus Vitalis; 16 February 1075 – c. 1142) was an English chronicler and Benedictine monk who wrote one of the great contemporary chronicles of 11th- and 12th-century…
OttamaAuthor · BooksSayadaw U Ottama (Uttama; 28 December 1879 – 9 September 1939) was a Theravada Buddhist monk, author, and a leader of the Burmese independence movement during British colonial rule.
Pedro SubercaseauxIllustrator · IllustrationPedro Subercaseaux Errázuriz (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo suβeɾkaˈso]; December 10, 1880 – January 3, 1956) was a Chilean painter, son of the painter and diplomat Ramón Subercaseaux…
Peter AbelardAuthor · BooksPeter Abelard (12 February 1079 – 21 April 1142) was a French philosopher, logician, theologian, composer, and poet, regarded as one of the most brilliant and controversial theologians of…
Pierre BersuireAuthor · BooksIllustration — Detail of Pierre Bersuire at work, from his translation of Titus Livius, Ab urbe condita, fourteenth century
Renaud de MontaubanDesigner · DesignRenaud (or Renaut or Renault) de Montauban (Modern lang; Reinhold von Montalban; Rinaldo di Montalbano;
RigordAuthor · BooksRigord (Rigordus) (c. 1150 – c.
RyōkanAuthor · Books1758 – 18 February 1831 was a quiet and unorthodox Sōtō Zen Buddhist monk who lived much of his life as a hermit.
Saint Cyril the PhilosopherAuthor · BooksSaint Cyril the Philosopher was an author. Saint Cyril the Philosopher was recorded as translator, missionary, writer, theologian and monk.
Silouan the AthoniteAuthor · BooksSilouan the Athonite (Siluan Afonskiy; January 17, 1866 – September 24, 1938) also sometimes referred to as Silouan of Athos, Saint Silvanus the Athonite or Staretz Silouan was an Eastern…
Sophrony SakharovArtist · PaintingsSophrony the Athonite (born Sergiy Symeonovich Sakharov; 22 September 1896 – 11 July 1993), known also as Saint Sophrony, Elder Sophrony or Father Sophrony, was a Russian-born Orthodox…
Stanisław SamostrzelnikArtist · PaintingsStanisław Samostrzelnik (Stanisław z Krakowa, Stanisław z Mogiły, c. 1490–1541) was a Polish Renaissance painter, miniaturist, decorator and Cistercian monk from Kraków, Poland.
Ștefan BaștovoiAuthor · BooksȘtefan Baștovoi (born 4 August 1976 in Chișinău), best known as Savatie Baștovoi (saˈvati.e) is a Romanian orthodox monk, essayist, poet, painter, novelist, theologian and Romanian writer…
Swami VivekanandaAuthor · BooksSwami Vivekananda (12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta, was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic…
Sylvester HouédardAuthor · BooksDom Pierre-Sylvester Houédard (16 February 1924 – 15 January 1992), also known by the initials "dsh", was a British Benedictine priest, theologian and noted concrete poet.
Takuan SōhōArtist · PaintingsTakuan Sōhō (沢庵宗彭; December 24, 1573 – January 27, 1645) was a Japanese Buddhist prelate during the Sengoku and early Edo Periods of Japanese history.
Thomas of CantimpréAuthor · BooksIllustration — 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Thomas of Cantimpré's De rerum natura. Sheet showing 'monstruous human beings' such as cannibals.
Ulrich von HuttenAuthor · BooksUlrich von Hutten (21 April 1488 – 29 August 1523) was a German knight, scholar, poet and satirist, who later became a follower of Martin Luther and a Protestant reformer.
UmaswatiAuthor · BooksVācaka Umāsvāti, also spelled as Vācaka Umasvati and known as Vācaka Umāsvāmī, was an Indian scholar, possibly between the 2nd and 5th centuries CE, known for his foundational writings on…
Widukind of CorveyAuthor · BooksWidukind of Corvey (c. 920–925after 973) was a medieval Saxon chronicler and a monk of monastery of Corvey in Germany during the middle third of the 10th century.
William of MalmesburyAuthor · BooksIllustration — Stained-glass window showing William, installed in Malmesbury Abbey in 1928 in memory of Rev. Canon C. D. H. McMillan, vicar of Malmesbury from 1907 to 1919
Willigis JägerAuthor · BooksWilligis Jäger (lang; 7 March 1925 – 20 March 2020) was a German Catholic priest and Benedictine monk. He was a Zen master who trained and taught in the Sanbo Kyodan tradition.
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