studite
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The term "Studite" refers to a member or aspect of a monastic tradition within the Eastern Orthodox Church.12
- Noun: A Studite is a monk belonging to this tradition.1
- Adjective: "Studite" can also describe something related to a monastery founded in the 5th century AD in Constantinople by a Roman official named Studius. This monastery was later reorganized by Saint Theodore, who also codified its rule.2
The name originates from the monastery's founder, Studius.12
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ChristianityMissions and monasticism…Byzantium was centred upon the Studites, who came to be a faction against the court. A remoter and otherworldly asceticism developed with the foundation of monasteries on Mount Athos (Greece) from 963 onward. A distinctive feature of Athonite monasticism was that nothing female was to be allowed on the peninsula.
Read More…Byzantium was centred upon the Studites, who came to be a faction against the court. A remoter and otherworldly asceticism developed with the foundation of monasteries on Mount Athos (Greece) from 963 onward. A distinctive feature of Athonite monasticism was that nothing female was to be allowed on the peninsula.
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Eastern OrthodoxyMonastic and mission movementsThe Studite Rule, providing guidelines for monastic life, was adopted by daughter monasteries, particularly the famous Monastery of the Caves (Kiev-Pechersk Lavra) in Kievan Rus (now in Ukraine). In 963 Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas offered his protection to St. Athanasius the Athonite, whose laura (large monastery)…
Read MoreThe Studite Rule, providing guidelines for monastic life, was adopted by daughter monasteries, particularly the famous Monastery of the Caves (Kiev-Pechersk Lavra) in Kievan Rus (now in Ukraine). In 963 Emperor Nicephorus II Phocas offered his protection to St. Athanasius the Athonite, whose laura (large monastery)…
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