St. Norbert's Conversion
A stained glass window depicting the conversion of St. Norbert.
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Title
Module Two: Norbert the Man
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Description
Module Two discusses the characteristics central to Norbert the man including the following:
- His personal characteristics. An opportunistic cleric or clerical opportunist?
- His "conversion" and his almost manic ministry
- St. Norbert the wandering preacher of peace, the reluctant founder, and the well-connected reformer
- What we truly know about him vs. what was written about him
Publication Date
2-7-2017
City
De Pere, Wis.
Keywords
St. Norbert, massive online open course, mooc, medieval church history, saints, Gregorian reform
Disciplines
History of Religion | Medieval History | Medieval Studies
Recommended Citation
St. Norbert College, "Module Two: Norbert the Man" (2017). St. Norbert - The Man, The Movement, The MOOC. http://digitalcommons.snc.edu/norbertmooc/3
St. Norbert Preaches Conversion
18th century engraving depicting St. Norbert preaching conversion (attributed to Klauber, engravers and fine art publishers from Augsburg, Germany).
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St. Augustine gives his rule to St. Norbert
An image from an illuminated manuscript depicting St. Norbert adopting the Rule of St. Augustine through a metaphorical meeting between the two men.
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Building the first church at Prémontré
An image of the building of the first church at Prémontré in France. The illustration, c. 1525, is attributed to Michael Heider.
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Norbert invested as archbishop of Magdeburg
Illustration depicting Norbert being invested as archbishop of Magdeburg in Speyer in 1126.
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Assassination attempt of St. Norbert
An image depicting an attempted assassination of St. Norbert.
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Burial of St. Norbert
The illustration (c. 1525), depicting the burial of St. Norbert, is attributed to Michael Haider.
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