World Expert on Medieval Cistercian Architecture Visits Rice Memorial High School
Internationally recognized as an authority on medieval Cistercian architecture, Dr. Terryl Kinder recently spoke to students at Rice Memorial High School in a special visit sponsored by the Friends of Rice Library and supported by a grant from the Paul Post Foundation.
Ann Kenney (left), librarian at Rice Memorial High School, displays Architecture of Silence: Cistercian Abbeys of France by Dr. Terryl Kinder (right) of St. Michael’s College.
Kinder’s presentation discussed how the Cistercian monks evolved from their Benedictine roots and how they lived, worked and prayed in silence. She also described how the architecture of their monastic buildings-simple, beautifully proportioned and well-built-reflects the spiritual transformation to which they aspired.
Kinder’s time is currently divided between teaching at St. Michael’s College and living near the site of Pontigny Abbey in the Burgundy region of France. She has written several books, including Architecture of Silence: Cistercian Abbeys of France, which she co-authored with David Heald, the chief photographer at the Guggenheim Museum.
by Ann Kenney
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