Christianity[edit]. Main articles: Christian monasticism and Consecrated life.
272-337 CE) had legitimized Christianity in 313 CE. Prior to this, Christians were persecuted as the religious minority and many chose martyrdom ...
Orthodox monasticism does not have religious orders as in the West, so there are no formal Monastic ...
Certain Christian religious orders that have adopted a lifestyle of poverty, traveling, and ...
Traditions of Christian monasticism exist in major Christian denominations, with religious orders being present in Catholicism, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, ...
the number, variety and development of monastic and religious orders in this period is overwhelming.
Roman Catholicism - Roman Catholicism - Religious orders: canons and monks: Interest in the humanity of Christ and the desire to live the apostolic life in ...
made religious houses active patrons of the arts, and the monastic obligation to ...
'An Episcopal monastery in the Benedictine tradition.' Community of St Anselm ' the radical new monastic programme for young Christians at ...
Asceticism; Benedictines; Cistercians; Dominicans; Eremitism; Essenes; Franciscans; Jesuits; Monastery; Monasticism. Bibliography. Annuario Pontificio. Vatican ...