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Work is focused on attempt of establishing ground points of “New testament” which could testify of its ethical relevancy. The first thing looked into was the relation between religion and philosophy, that is the very possibility of philosophical understanding of religion. Pointed out was “New testament”-s big impact on civilization which includes its philosophical-ethical dimension. Ethical relevance of “New testament” alone was analyzed over four thorough ethical questions.
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After the 1949 dissolution of the Franciscan monastery in Călugăreni, a mental asylum was established in its building. The believers’ pastoral care and religious service was tended by Franciscan monks and priests of the diocese. They tried to make the best possible decisions regarding the storage and conservation of the objects of art preserved from the church’s furniture and apparel. In several cases they tried to assure safer storage circumstances in other monasteries, but at the same time this led to the splitting up of an integral unit. The study follows up on the changing locations of some of the furniture and that of liturgical accessories (ceremonial objects, textiles, clothes) and presents the fate of those works of art that ended up in Târgu Mureș. By evoking the extraordinary wealth of the Franciscan past, the study aims at drawing attention to the importance of the settlement that is worthy of this legacy.
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The archaeological research carried out in 25 August 2016 at Căpriana Monastery, the Republic of Moldova, in the context of Metropolitan Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni’s sanctification, brought to light heritage objects of an exceptional cultural and historical value. The subject of the present case study, the Great Omophorion, dated to the beginning of the 19th century, was discovered during the archaeological research undertaken in August 2016 and is one of the most important textile items, a composing part of bishops’ vestments. The research and restoration-conservation process constituted a true challenge, as it was difficult and complex and required several stages to be completed. The results of the researches undertaken as regards the composing materials, the types and nature of degradations, the techniques employed in manufacturing the fabrics and trimmings, constituted the premises for establishing the stages of the restoration-conservation process. For the liturgical archaeological textile item the Great Omophorion, saved through conservation-restoration, a special support has been designed and manufactured, according to the object’s typology, shape and sizes and in compliance with the Conservation Norms in force, in order to enable its museum valorisation for present and future generations. The object is part of the permanent exhibition of the “Holy Hierarch Gabriel” Museum, located at Căpriana Monastery, the Republic of Moldova
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The subject of this article is the research and restoration-preservation of four painted medallions and the textile galleons on their outline, component parts of the mitre of Metropolitan Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni. The miter was discovered during the archaeological research that took place on August 25, 2016, at the Monastery of Căpriana, Republic of Moldova, in the context of the canonization of the high hierarch by the Orthodox Church of Moldova. Four medallions, saved through restoration-conservation, are oval in shape and measure 4.5×6.5 cm. They are made of a natural silk fabric, miniaturally painted in oil colours and varnished with a varnish based on natural resins. For protection, a small transparent foil has been sewn onto the front, framed on the edge by a textile braid, which has an aesthetic role, made of natural silk thread on which is wrapped a silver metal band with traces of gilding. The research and restoration-preservation of these miniature paintings from an archaeological environment is a first for specialists involved in the restoration-preservation of artefacts taken from the crypt of Metropolitan Gavriil Bănulescu-Bodoni, from the Căpriana Monastery, Republic of Moldova.
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Allocutions presented by the following: prof. Eugen Munteanu, His Eminence Teofan, Metropolitan of Moldavia and Bukovina, prof. Ion Vicovan, dr. habil. Aurelian-Petruș Plopeanu.
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Theological problems arise when Holy Scripture is misinterpreted and divine revelations received by the Holy Fathers are denied. The state of the soul after death is a controversial subject in Eastern and Western theology, which is why many theologians fall into extremes or go down the wrong path. What happens to the soul after death, where it goes and where it will live are questions that need to be answered. The Holy Fathers on the basis of the Holy Scriptures have answered very difficult questions: what role do good and bad angels play in the process of judging the soul? What do the places in the afterlife look like? Therefore, we have addressed the teaching about the soul in the afterlife, the heavens, and the symbol, as well as biblical arguments and their reflection in patristic hermeneutics on this subject.
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The paraliturgical songs of Greek‑Catholics in the Carpathians are a powerful testimony to the cultural‑religious memory of this community. The most convincing proof of their religious and cultural integrity is the fact that they spontaneously and memorably sing and recite the prescribed prayers, liturgical texts and the relevant parts of the services. Even in the creation and use of paraliturgical hymns, they concentrate on emphasizing their own cultural integrity and awareness. Folk religiosity is evident in a number of paraliturgical songs in which fasting and penitence are depicted. The study is materially limited to Cyrillic manuscript song collections from the 18th and 19th centuries, which are related to the environment of eastern Slovakia. The paraliturgical songs of the pre‑Lenten and Lenten period among Greek Catholics in the Carpathian Mountains are dominated not only by the Biblical stories of the Publican and the Pharisee, of the Prodigal Son, of the terrible or Last Judgment, of the expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise, of Christ’s Passion and entombment, but also, and above all, by the vivid folk understanding of the value of returning to God’s embrace.
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The author initially describes the general situation within theological thinking prior to the pontificate of Leo XIII, characterized by a skepticism concerning the modern method of Catholic theology, especially Biblical Catholic theology. The approach within Protestant churches, where Biblical studies was much more evolved due to the use of the practice of historical-critical method, was very different. The pioneer in this approach within the Catholic Church was the French Dominican and Biblical theologian Jean-Marie Lagrange. The author of this study explicates how the publication of the encyclical Providentissimus Deus influenced Biblical research in general and opened the Catholic Church up to modernity.
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The study describes and analyses the course of one of the phases of the Second Vatican Council’s liturgical reform (Small Reform) in the Czech Lands, specifically in the Hradec Králové Diocese in 1966–1967. The author proceeds from letters and reports by individual ecclesiastical administrators who, on the basis of their superiors’ orders, provided information on the course of the “purification” of liturgical space in their parishes. In connection with the Sacrosanctum concilium constitution, these changes applied to the transformation of church movables. The documents demonstrate the prevailing willingness of the clergymen to put the liturgical reform into practice as well as their delicate position. The purification mostly reflected their personal approach and was also potentially dissentious due to the removal or moving of objects with which the lay believers felt an emotional bond. This process took place almost exclusively within the authority of ecclesiastical bodies, including the possibility to conduct consultations with designated priests; the state administration and heritage preservation seldom entered into it.
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The paper deals with the religious symbolism that emerged in Catholic ashrams in India. Drawing on material gathered during field research, it examines how originally Hindu symbols are integrated into Christian symbolism, what meaning they take on in that symbolism, and what this newly created symbolism brings to the ashram communities and to the Indian Church. A brief introduction to the subject of Catholic ashrams from a historical perspective is followed by a description of the symbolism under study, accompanied by an interpretation of its meaning as conceived by its creators. For the sake of clarity, examples of this symbolism are grouped into three categories: architecture, the figure of Christ, and ritualism. The understandings of the symbolism by permanent members of the ashrams, temporary visitors, and its critics are summarized so that the two main research questions can be answered: whether the integration of the component symbols adopted from the religious tradition of Hinduism into the symbolic system of Christianity has led to a change in the meaning of the component symbols and of the whole system, and whether a new religious identity of the ashram members has also been formed through this new religious symbolism.
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Joseph Priestley (1733–1804) was a thinker who was interested in many scientific disciplines of his time. In this regard, his reflections on natural philosophy and metaphysics are particularly interesting. He held the opinion that man is entirely material and all the components that we attribute to the immaterial principle in man – the soul – are a manifestation of the material brain. Man, like all material things, must follow the laws of nature, and therefore we can explain his entire functioning on the basis of these laws – from physio-logical manifestations to his actions. This excludes, however, the possibility of free human will. Priestley was also a devout Christian throughout his life, even a minister, and tried to connect the scientific knowledge of the time with theology. In this article, we will demonstrate how he interpreted some fundamental Christian doctrines and dogmas to make them compatible with his materialism. We will look at the question that caused the greatest embarrassment in his system, namely, how to combine mechanical materialism with the possibility of eternal life and the doctrine of resurrection.
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Although faithful and lasting relations are valued as important characteristics of marriage in the Bible, not every marriage meets these characteristics. This paper examines the New Testament foundations of the legal rules and advice for Christians when their marriages fail and the marriage bond breaks up. It examines in what way the law protects the weak one in the situation, when marriage no longer provides the husband and wife a home and safety and even becomes a place of violence and destruction. The paper summarizes the Old Testament foundations concerning a faithful and lasting marriage and the legal rules to regulate the situations, when the marriage fails and a husband divorces his wife. It consequently analyzes and comments on the legal aspects of the situations when marriage fails as we read about it in the New Testament, in 1K 7,10‒16, Mk 10,2‒12, Mt 5,31‒32 and 19,2‒12 and Lk 16,18. It finally provides a summary of the commentaries in the Czech Ecumenical Commentary on the pertinent Biblical texts and finally has a few final comments.
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Based on the original archive documents from the State Archives in Split, this paper gives a brief account of post-war communist repression, prison camps and persecution of the clergy in Split and its wider area. Special emphasis is placed on the case of Friar Petar Turkalj, an abbot of the Monastery of St. Joseph, who in early 1946 was sentenced to 12 years of forced labour in prison. Turkalj died while serving his sentence in the Stara Gradiška Penitentiary Rehabilitation Centre, and his verdict was annulled in October 2022 by the County Court in Split.
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Place names (toponyms) are reflections of landscape appearance, economy, historical development and social relations. They speak of stratification of settlements of a certain territory. During the Bronze and Iron Ages in Istria, hill forts were ‒ in addition to caves ‒ the main settlement type. Up to now, 450 hill forts are identified on the map, and 85 of these (i.e., 19%) are named after saints. On the basis of field research and data from both historical and contemporary topographic maps, a detailed topographical layout of toponyms and an analysis of their distribution have been made in relation to two main physical features, sea and land, and two linguistic areas, Croatian and Italian. Small churches, or their remains, or just the toponyms with names of saints, show the continuity of life in a particular site, as well as the security that was guaranteed within its walls. The most frequent hagiotoponym is St Mary with all of its variants (Sv. Marina [St Marina]).
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Based on the data from canonical visitations to the dioceses in the territory of Syrmia in the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century, this paper analyses the determinants of the religious life of Catholics with a view to describing the basic characteristics of everyday religious life. The analysis and interpretation focus on determining the degree of acceptance of church regulations concerning cult and service issues, on religious practice, forms of popular piety, believers’ morality and behaviour, as well as religious disciplining and conformism. It determines the relation between the Catholic and other religious communities, particularly in the context of religious identity building. The paper also estimates the value of canonical visitations as a source for the history of everyday religious life.
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The article deals with two historical artefacts from the mid-fifteenth century: an episcopal coat of arms, and a large ring with a crest and inscription of Pope Pius II (Enea Silvio Piccolomini). It argues for a direct connection between both artefacts and Bishop Natalis, who carried out his pastoral duties in Nin from 1436 to 1462. The coat of arms used to be set into the wall above the entrance to the former Episcopal Palace, and the ring with a papal crest is a direct testimony of Natalis’ service as an apostolic legate to Bosnia, a responsibility with which he was entrusted during the final years of his life.
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Review of: Demokršćanstvo: izvori, postignuća i perspective, Jerko Valković i Jakov Žižić (ur.), Glas Koncila i Hrvatsko katoličko sveučilište, Zagreb, 2022., 239 str.
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Što je Vatikan, a što Sveta Stolica te kako treba pisati: Sveta Stolica ili Sveta stolica, pitanja su na koja nema jednoznačna odgovora. Problem je dobro opisao Mijo Lončarić kada je na zahtjev Državnoga zavoda za normizaciju Republike Hrvatske, predlažući hrvatska imena država svijeta za hrvatsku normu, uz državu Vatikan zapisao: „Vatikan. Postoji i drugo ime za tu posebnu državu ‒ Sveta Stolica, što odgovara i engleskom liku u ISO (Holy Seat[!]). Pri definitivnom određivanju službenoga naziva možda će odlučivati politički razlozi.“ (Mijo Lončarić, 1994., Hrvatska imena država, Jezik, god. 42., br. 1. str., 1. ‒ 9.). Njegovo se naslućivanje ostvarilo. Politički, ili koji drugi, razlozi odlučili su da se ime države Vatikan promijeni pa u kasnijim službenim popisima nalazimo ovako: „SVETA STOLICA, dvoslovna oznaka VA, troslovna VAT i brojčana 336.“ Na popisu pak od 1. 1. 2023. (https://publications.europa.eu/code/ hr/hr-5000500.htm) stanje je ovakvo: „Sveta Stolica/Država Vatikanskoga Grada“, a pod „Vatikanski Grad: vidjeti ‒ Sveta Stolica“. Isti model slijedi Italija i vjerojatno i druge države (napomenimo samo da ime ‘Vatikanski Grad’ vrlo neobično, kao da kažemo ‘Zagrebački Grad’).
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