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Saints' mobility and confinement: deconstructing Byzantine stories of (fe)male ascetics and monastics. [PDF]
This article investigates stories of holiness which have ascetics or monastics as their hero(in)es and which develop based on a careful interlocking of two concepts: wanderings in urban or desert environments and self‐confinement in enclosed or secluded spaces.
Papavarnavas C.
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FEMALE MONASTICISM IN THE SOC – THE EXAMPLE OF THE LIPOVAC MONASTERY
This paper problematizes certain topics related to female monasticism in the Serbian Orthodox Church. Since the mere phenomenon of female monasticism and the practice present in this region are very rich, we were inclined to focus on specific aspects of ...
D. Zaharijevski, D. Gavrilović
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FEMALE MONASTICISM IN THE BORDER LINE (Monastery of Saint Archangel Michael – Berovo)
The subject matter of this paper is a review of the key moments of the foundation and daily life at the female monastery within the church St. Archangel Michael in Berovo.
Ružica Cacanoska
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Everyday Life of the Russian Nuns in the Holy Land at the Time of Changes in the Middle East, 1940s–1950s [PDF]
This study aims at providing an overview of the everyday life of Russian nuns in Palestine after World War II. This research encompassed the following tasks: to analyze the range of ego-documents available today, characterizing the everyday life and ...
Beliakova N.A.
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The history of the Black Sea Mary Magdalene Black Sea desert in the activities of the abbesses
At the present stage of the development of historical science in Russia, the interest in the role of the Church in the life of society remains unchanged.
P. G. Nemashkalov, T. A. Shebzuhova
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In the Papal States of the end of the sixteenth century, most female monasteries were mendicant. In doing so, nuns violated many rules of the XXVth session of the Council of Trent: they obviously did not respect enclosure, but also were unable to survive
Isabel Harvey
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The text seeks to decode the meaning of the closed eyes used in New Spain portraits of religious women who professed votes under strict orders, especially in the 18th century.
Nathaly Rodríguez Sánchez
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Monica Della Volpe: Thought, Consideration, Judgement
Interview with Monica Della Volpe (Fondazione Monasteri) by Luigi Bartolomei.
Luigi Bartolomei, Monica Della Volpe
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The Burden of History: Kirkjubæjarklaustur and the Biography of Landscape
The importance of landscape has long been recognized within monastic studies, both as an economic and spiritual resource. This paper focuses on the surrounding landscape of a single monastic site, that is Kirkjubæjarklaustur on Síða (south Iceland), one ...
Sigrún Hannesdóttir
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Census books of 1701–1703 as a source for the study of female monasteries of the Russian State [PDF]
The history of Russian female monasticism is one of the little-studied topics. One of the main sources that allows us to characterize the monasteries of the late XVII – early XVIII centuries are the census books that were compiled as part of the initial ...
Irina Shamina
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