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MONASTICISM

MONASTICISM. Desert Fathers. Eremitism Hermits – Anchorites - Monks Asceticism Around Alexandria and Antioch Apophthegmata Patrum. Desert Fathers. Antony the Great Symeon the Stylite Macarius the Egyptian Moses the Black Abba Poemen. St. Antony of Egypt. Antony’s cave.

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MONASTICISM

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  1. MONASTICISM

  2. Desert Fathers • Eremitism • Hermits – Anchorites - Monks • Asceticism • Around Alexandria and Antioch • Apophthegmata Patrum

  3. Desert Fathers • Antony the Great • Symeon the Stylite • Macarius the Egyptian • Moses the Black • Abba Poemen

  4. St. Antony of Egypt

  5. Antony’s cave

  6. St. Symeon the Stylite

  7. Hermit’s cell

  8. Anchorites

  9. Irish eremitism

  10. Eremitism

  11. Hermits

  12. St. Pachomius Coenobitism

  13. St. Basil The Great

  14. St. Augustine

  15. Modern Greek-Orthodox coenobites

  16. In the Sinai

  17. Greek coenobitism

  18. Greek coenobitism

  19. St. Benedict

  20. St. Benedict (ca. 480-547)“The Father of Western Monasticism” • Inspired by Pachomius and Basil • Founder of the abbey of Monte Cassino • Father of the most decisive and numerous monastic order of all times • Patron Saint of Europe • Credited with a still popular exorcism

  21. The Medal of St. BenedictA very old sacramental exorcism

  22. Monte Cassino

  23. The Rule of St. Benedict • Autonomous‘family’ One Rule, One Abbot, One Abbey • Balancedlife: ‘Ora et Labora’ • Moderation, not asceticism • Vows ofPoverty – Chastity - Obedience

  24. ‘Ora et Labora’ • Manual labor (half of the day)Scriptorium, farming, craftsmanship… • ‘Opus Dei’ or ‘Work of God’Liturgy of the Hours 7 times a day • ‘LectioDivina’ or ‘Sacred Reading’Individual meditation of the Scriptures

  25. The Abbey of the Holy Spirit

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