Eastern Monasticism Before Chalcedon (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Francis Joseph Bacchus · 1913
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Eastern monasticism before Chalcedon began in Egypt, the motherland of the monastic life. A Catholic Encyclopedia entry tells how it sprang up at the start of the fourth century and spread across the Christian world within a few years. Its speed matched its staying power, and within Saint Anthony's lifetime the religious state had become a permanent mark of the Church, with its ideals and groundwork fixed.
The simple teaching of Egypt's first monks and hermits also set the broad outlines of ascetic theology, the science of the spiritual life. The entry follows the movement from desert cells to the monasteries of Constantinople, where fifty-four houses stood by 518. It argues that early monasticism holds far more than antiquarian interest for the Church today.
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| CREATOR | Francis Joseph Bacchus |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 24 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |