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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_51436" /> == | |||
<p> (See [[Monasticism]]). </p> | <p> (See [[Monasticism]]). </p> | ||
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<p> [[Or]] </p> <p> s an institution in which individuals devote themselves, apart from others, to the cultivation of spiritual contemplation and religious duties, and which has constituted a marked feature in Pre-Christian [[Jewish]] asceticism, and in [[Buddhism]] as well as in Christianity; in the [[Church]] it developed from the practice of living in solitude in the 2nd century, and received its distinctive note when the vow of obedience to a superior was added to the hermit's personal vows of poverty and chastity; the movement of St. [[Benedict]] in the 6th century stamped its permanent form on [[Western]] Monasticism, and that of St. [[Francis]] in the 12th gave it a more comprehensive range, entrusting the care of the poor, the sick, the ignorant, &c., to the hitherto self-centred monks and nuns; during the [[Middle]] [[Ages]] the monasteries were centres of learning, and their work in copying and preserving both sacred and secular literature has been invaluable; [[English]] [[Monachism]] was swept away at the Reformation; in [[France]] at the Revolution; and later in Spain, Portugal, and [[Italy]] it has been suppressed; brotherhoods and sisterhoods have sprung up in the [[Protestant]] churches of [[Germany]] and England, but in all of them the vows taken are revocable. </p> | |||
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<ref name="term_51436"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/monachism Monachism from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_51436"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/monachism Monachism from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
<ref name="term_76842"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/monachism Monachism from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 21:22, 11 October 2021
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
(See Monasticism).
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
s an institution in which individuals devote themselves, apart from others, to the cultivation of spiritual contemplation and religious duties, and which has constituted a marked feature in Pre-Christian Jewish asceticism, and in Buddhism as well as in Christianity; in the Church it developed from the practice of living in solitude in the 2nd century, and received its distinctive note when the vow of obedience to a superior was added to the hermit's personal vows of poverty and chastity; the movement of St. Benedict in the 6th century stamped its permanent form on Western Monasticism, and that of St. Francis in the 12th gave it a more comprehensive range, entrusting the care of the poor, the sick, the ignorant, &c., to the hitherto self-centred monks and nuns; during the Middle Ages the monasteries were centres of learning, and their work in copying and preserving both sacred and secular literature has been invaluable; English Monachism was swept away at the Reformation; in France at the Revolution; and later in Spain, Portugal, and Italy it has been suppressed; brotherhoods and sisterhoods have sprung up in the Protestant churches of Germany and England, but in all of them the vows taken are revocable.
