Published : 2023-12-19

Diversity of Monastic Life in the Historical Perspective

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In the history of the Catholic Church, various ways of implementing the consecrated life and its specific type in religious life have been revealed. To this day, there are monastic orders, cloistered orders, canons regular, hospitaller orders, mendicant orders, and congregations performing works of mercy. The author briefly presents the history of the evolution of these orders, from antiquity to the present day. The article shows how they have changed throughout history and how they undertake contemporary tasks in a new way. The nature of religious life is still the same, but, depending on the circumstances, it constantly takes new forms to implement the ideal of imitating Christ by pursuing the evangelical counsels in the present times.

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history of religious orders, rule of the order, religious constitutions, religious institutes, evangelical counsels



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Krawczyk, P. (2023). Diversity of Monastic Life in the Historical Perspective. Kościół I Prawo, 12(2), 187–200. https://doi.org/10.18290/kip2023.29

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Kościół i Prawo · ISSN 0208-7928 · e-ISSN 2544-5804 · DOI: 10.18290/kip

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