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Dom Gabriel Sortais: An Amazing Abbot in Turbulent Times (Volume 7) (Monastic Wisdom Series) - Softcover
Dom Gabriel Sortais: An Amazing Abbot in Turbulent Times is an engaging biography of one of the most colorful Abbot Generals among the Trappists. Dom Gabriel put his stamp on the order in a very personal way, a form that remains with us today despite his best efforts to bring the Order up-to-date. His tragic death during thecourse of Vatican Two impeded the implementation of hisvision for the whole Order. Dom Guy Oury, a Benedictinemonk of Solesmes, has written the story with remarkableclarity. As much as possible, Fr. Oury works from the primary sources, which include witnesses and documents from the Abbey of Bellefontaine in France, where he was a monk and later abbot before being elected Abbot General of the order, as well as the archives of the Generalate in Rome. This book offers insight into the lives of the Trappists during the troubled times of World War II and alsothroughout the changes of Vatican Two.
Fr. Guy Oury, OSB, was asked by Dom Emmanuel Coutant, the Abbot of Bellefontaine, to write the biography of his predecessor, Dom Gabriel Sortais. He was given all the papers in thearchives at Bellefontaine that were gathered together following Dom Gabriel's death. There is an admirable objectivity in the present biography, which was ably translated into English by Br. Brian Kerns of the Abbey of the Genesee, near Piffard, New York. The Afterword by Fr. Laurence Bourget of St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, Massachusettes, demonstrates an appreciation by a monk who worked closely with Dom Gabriel Sortais during the lastyears of his life. Fr. Guy Oury himself died on November 2, 2000, at the age of 71.
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Fr. Guy Oury, OSB, was asked by Dom Emmanuel Coutant, the Abbot of Bellefontaine, to write the biography of his predecessor, Dom Gabriel Sortais. He was given all the papers in the archives at Bellefontaine that were gathered together following Dom Gabriel's death. There is an admirable objectivity in the present biography, which was ably translated into English by Br. Brian Kerns of the Abbey of the Genesee, near Piffard, New York. The Afterword by Fr. Laurence Bourget of St. Joseph's Abbey, Spencer, Massachusettes, demonstrates an appreciation by a monk who worked closely with Dom Gabriel Sortais during the last years of his life. Fr. Guy Oury himself died on November 2, 2000, at the age of 71.
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- PublisherLiturgical Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0879070072
- ISBN 13 9780879070076
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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Dom Gabriel Sortais An Amazing Abbot in Turbulent Times
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Book Description Trade Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Illustrated by No Illustrations (illustrator). Softcover trade paperback in good condition- the covers are a bit worn, scuffed and creased. The front cover is slightly warped and the page edges are soiled. The contents, however, are tight and clean. All-in-all, a decent copy. ; Translated by Brian Kerns, with a preface written by Emmanuel Coutant and an afterword by Laurence Bourget. This is the seventh title in the Monastic Wisdom Series; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xi, 333 p. pages; Dom Gabriel Sortais was a monk and later an abbot at the Abbey of Bellefontaine and eventually the Abbot General of the Trappist Order. His death during Vatican Two was untimely and ultimately impeded the implementation of his vision to update the order. Seller Inventory # 22561
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