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MONASTICISM

MONASTICISM. Desert Fathers. Eremitism Hermits – Monks Asceticism - Mortifications Around Alexandria and Antioch Apophthegmata Patrum. Desert Fathers. Antony the Great Symeon the Stylite. St. Antony of Egypt. Antony’s cave. St. Symeon the Stylite. Hermit’s cell. Anchorites.

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MONASTICISM

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  1. MONASTICISM

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

  3. Desert Fathers • Antony the Great • Symeon the Stylite

  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. Modern Greek-Orthodox coenobites

  14. In the Sinai

  15. Greek coenobitism

  16. Greek coenobitism

  17. St. Benedict

  18. St. Benedict (ca. 480-547)“The Father of Western Monasticism” • Inspired by Pachomius • 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

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

  20. Monte Cassino

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

  22. ‘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

  23. The Abbey of the Holy Spirit

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