Eastern Orthodox monastic communities
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Eastern Orthodox monastic communities are religious communities within Eastern Orthodoxy where monks or nuns live under a common ascetic rule, dedicating their lives to prayer, worship, and spiritual discipline.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
institution within Eastern Orthodoxy
ⓘ
monastic community ⓘ religious community type ⓘ |
| canonicalAuthority |
Holy Synod of the local church
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local Orthodox bishop ⓘ |
| emphasize |
asceticism
ⓘ
hesychasm ⓘ unceasing prayer ⓘ |
| follow | ascetic rule ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Greece
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
sanctification
ⓘ
theosis ⓘ |
| governedBy |
abbess
ⓘ
abbot ⓘ |
| include |
cenobitic monasteries
ⓘ
hermitages ⓘ idiorrhythmic monasteries ⓘ sketes ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Byzantine monasticism
ⓘ
Desert Fathers NERFINISHED ⓘ St Anthony the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ St Basil the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ St Pachomius the Great NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| liturgicalLanguageIncludes |
Church Slavonic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Koine Greek NERFINISHED ⓘ various vernacular languages ⓘ |
| membersInclude |
monks
ⓘ
nuns ⓘ |
| practice |
Great Lent ascetic observances
ⓘ
communal liturgy ⓘ confession ⓘ daily cycle of services ⓘ spiritual obedience to a spiritual father or mother ⓘ |
| primaryActivities |
fasting
ⓘ
liturgical services ⓘ manual labor ⓘ prayer ⓘ spiritual discipline ⓘ spiritual reading ⓘ worship ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Eastern Orthodoxy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | Jesus Prayer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vowsInclude |
chastity
ⓘ
obedience ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.