Humbert z Romans OP : Výklad reguly sv. Augustína
Humbert of Romans OP : Commentary on the Rule of Saint Augustine

Summary/Abstract: Humbert of Romans died on 14 July 1277. He was buried in the convent church at Valenciennes. Although he has never been officially beatified, in 1278 his name was recorded in the order’s martyrology at the General Chapter of Milan and in the Order of Preachers he is worshipped as blessed. Humbert’s works are on topics on which he felt himself qualified to write and which he considered to be fundamental for both the present and the future of the order. They include homiletics and the Dominican modus vivendi. His writings can be roughly divided into three groups: 1. epistles, 2. monastic writings and 3. homiletic writings. Humbert’s texts authentically evidence his long-term organizational impact on the institutional development of the Dominican Order. The Commentary of the Rule of St. Augustine is a work primarily intended for the internal use of the Order of Preachers. As the Expositio regulae S. Augustini it was written in 1248 – 1254. From the total number of 209 chapters we have selected five (143, 144, 148, 149 and 151). They were on learning as such, philosophy, access to the books and on the office of lectors. These reflect a very punctilious ability of the author to capture the finest details as well as his extraordinary capacity to accurately describe the things about which he was writing. In addition, they constitute an excellent source for all who want to become familiar with the contemporary Dominican multi-layer educational competences of the master of the novices, lector of the convent and the librarian and his duties.

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