THE CHURCH AND THE DARK AGES (430-1027) St. Benedict, Charlemagne, and the Rise of Christendom By PHILLIP CAMPBELL

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The period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the High Middle Ages also was filled with institutional, spiritual, and cultural advancements such as the rise of monasticism with St. Benedict of Nursia and the first encyclopedia by a Christian writer, St. Isidore of Seville. In this book, author Phillip C17.95ampbell explains that the Dark Ages were not only a period of great political and cultural transition but also an era of great transformation in the Catholic Church. Campbell highlights key personalities of the Dark Ages such as St. Gregory the Great, Charlemagne, King Alfred the Great, St. Patrick and St. Brigid. Paper.