How Long to Read The History of St. Norbert

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of St. Norbert?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 33 minutes to read The History of St. Norbert by Cornelius J Kirkfleet

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

St. Norbert is perhaps one of the greatest, yet today unknown, saints of the middle ages. Above all he was a great reformer. Born of nobility, and living in luxury with royal favor, St. Norbert suddenly had a conversion, and embarked to be a new St. Paul, throwing away his rich garments, and preaching to the faithful as a beggar. Led further, and provided with papal approval, Norbert makes a foundation in the valley of Prémontré, whence his order gets its name. The preaching of St. Norbert and his order restored faith in the Eucharist, badly shaken by heretics, and for this he was long remembered in northern European cities badly affected by heresy such as Antwerp. His life dominated the 12th century where, as a friend of St. Bernard, he worked to reform Church life and to defend the independence of the Papacy. The great project of St. Norbert was to combine the active and the contemplative life, by establishing canons who lived by the maxims of monastic life, to both work in the world and retire for prayer. In this he anticipates Sts. Francis and Dominic by a century. Premonstratensian abbeys dotted the landscape of Europe until the revolutions of the 16th-18th centuries. Fr. Kirkfleet, relying on the best histories and the most accurate primary sources, provides the most complete biography of this great saint in English.

How long is The History of St. Norbert?

The History of St. Norbert by Cornelius J Kirkfleet is 326 pages long, and a total of 83,456 words.

This makes it 110% the length of the average book. It also has 102% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The History of St. Norbert Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 36 minutes to read The History of St. Norbert aloud.

What Reading Level is The History of St. Norbert?

The History of St. Norbert is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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