Download or read book The Twelve Patriarchs ; The Mystical Ark ; Book Three of The Trinity written by Richard (of St. Victor) and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are the writings of the man who was the great link between the early Christian mystics and the mystical awakening in medieval Europe. Richard (?-1173) was born in Scotland and joined the Abbey of St. Victor in Paris, where he became Superior and Prior.