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Brethren of the Common Life

Brethren of the Common Life

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | Copyright

Brethren of the Common Life. An association founded in the 14th cent. to foster a higher level of Christian life and devotion. The original leader was G. Groote (q.v.); he demanded no vows but left his disciples free to continue their ordinary vocations. They founded many schools offering excellent free education, and many of their members engaged in copying MSS and later in printing. After Groote's death (1384) the leadership was assumed by Florentius Radewijns. One group adopted a rule and organized themselves as Augustinian Canons. The Brethren included I. Busch, Thomas à Kempis, and G. Biel.
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Brethren of the Common Life

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Brethren of the Common Life (Christian community): see GROOTE, G.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Brethren of the Common Life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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JOHN BOWKER. "Brethren of the Common Life." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-BrethrenoftheCommonLife.html

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Common Life, Brethren of the. See BRETHREN OF THE COMMON LIFE.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Common Life, Brethren of the." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-CommonLifeBrethrenofthe.html

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