The Cistercian Monastery of Zaraka, Greece by Sheila Campbell - 9781580442442

The Cistercian Monastery of Zaraka, GreeceAuthor(s): Sheila Campbell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Medieval Institute Publications, United States\nImprint: Medieval Institute Publications\nISBN-13: 9781580442442, 978-1580442442\nSynopsis\nDuring the Frankish Crusader period, Cistercian monks built and developed the monastery of Zaraka in Greece for approximately forty years and were followed first by squatters, then by a seventeenth-century cemetery. The goal of this study has been to identify where the monks came from, how they lived, and why they left so suddenly.