The „Testament“ of St. Theodore the Studite as an Apology of the Orthodoxy of the Holy Fathers from Gaza Barsanuphius the Great and Abba Dorotheos Cover Image

„Завештање“ Светог Теодора Студита као апологија православности светих отаца из Газе Варсануфија Великог и Аве Доротеја
The „Testament“ of St. Theodore the Studite as an Apology of the Orthodoxy of the Holy Fathers from Gaza Barsanuphius the Great and Abba Dorotheos

Author(s): Aleksandar Stojanović
Subject(s): History of Church(es), Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Vizantološki institut SANU

Summary/Abstract: In the end, it should be emphasized once again that the entire later Christian tradition fully accepted the statement of St. Theodore Studite and confirmed his apol ogy of the Orthodoxy of the Holy Fathers Barsanuphius and Dorotheos. This fact speaks of the size of his authority in the Church, as well as of the extraordinary eru dition and spiritual judgment he possessed. In the recent church history, this apology also brought the popularization of the St. Barsanuphius’ and Dorotheos’ writings. Be cause of all this, these eyes in no case belong to „anathema and curse and panathema,“ but glory, eternal significance and the saintly wreath of the Triune Lord, to whom they have served their whole lives.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 55
  • Page Range: 29-43
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Serbian