- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Monasticism
The act of 'dwelling alone' (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), has come to denote the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule, as monks, friars, nuns, or in general as religious
- CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Western Monasticism
The introduction of monasticism into the West may be dated from about A D 340 when St Athanasius visited Rome accompanied by the two Egyptian monks Ammon and Isidore, disciples of St Anthony
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- Monk - Wikipedia
The process of becoming a monk is intentionally slow, as the vows taken are considered to entail a lifelong commitment to God, and are not to be entered into lightly In Orthodox monasticism after completing the novitiate, there are three ranks of monasticism
- Coptic Catholic Church - Wikipedia
The Coptic Catholic Church is an Eastern Catholic particular church in full communion with the Catholic Church The Coptic Catholic Church uses the Alexandrian Rite Uniquely among Eastern Catholic Churches, it uses the Coptic language (derived from Ancient Egyptian, hence the name) in its liturgy, whereas the Ethiopian Catholic Church and
- Monasticism | religion | Britannica. com
Monasticism: Monasticism, an institutionalized religious practice or movement whose members attempt to live by a rule that requires works that go beyond those of either the laity or the ordinary spiritual leaders of their religions
- Roman Catholicism - Encyclopedia Britannica | Britannica. com
Roman Catholicism: Roman Catholicism, Christian church that has been the decisive spiritual force in the history of Western civilization
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