Regimen Animarum
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Regimen Animarum is a Latin codex that was written in 1343 for the Archbishop of Canterbury. It contains the Office of the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Regimen Animarum is a Latin book that was written in 1343[1]: 13 by a Frenchman called "Beche."[1]: 18 It was written for the Archbishop of Canterbury.[1]: 13 It contains the Office of the Feast of Corpus Christi and talks about its history. It also contains teachings and sacraments used in the Catholic Church. It was intended to be a summary of the Catholic beliefs and an English clerical manual.[1]
The Regimen Animarum is not original content, but is the work of various Latin manuals combined. "Beche," therefore, is most likely the compiler of the books and not the scribe that wrote them. Of the three books that are found in the Regimen Animarum, his name appears in two of them.[1]: 18
The Regimen Animarum includes many of the offences and abuses that occurred in the church at this time. The book makes mention of rising resistance to the Pope. The book, therefore, anticipated the Protestant Reformation that would come later.[1]: 18
The book remained with private owners until recently.[1]: 15 The Regimen Animarum is currently in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections at Brigham Young University.[1]: 14