The Benedictines Midterm

where does monasticism begin?

Egypt

what year did St. Benedictine write his rule?

530

alone

monos

the "call"

vocare

centered around Christ

christocentric

when was St. Benedict born

480

who was known as the "father of monks"

St. Anthony

when was St. Athanasius born

296

who is the author of the Life of St. Anthony

St. Athanasius

denial of the divinity of Christ

arianism

what year was St. Anthony born

251

what verse did St. Anthony hear that insipired him to become a monk?

matthew 19:21

what does Matthew 19:21 say?

"if you would be perfect, go and sell what you have and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven"

what book did L.P Hartley write?

The Go-Between

what is the quote from "The Go-Between"

the past is a foreign country, we do things differently there"

when was Pachomius born

292

what does OSB stand for

The Order of St. Benedict

vows of benedictines

conversatio, obedience, stability

what is obedience

do what the abbot says

what is stability

stay put, commit yourself

what is conversatio

conversion of morals

monks first make simple, temporary vows for how many years?

3 years

after temporary vows, monks make the what?

solemn

who is the head, or father, of a monastery?

abbot

what is the telos of a monk?

to get to heaven

what is the greek word for "the ultimate goal"

telos

what are the biblical roots or the desert?

Jesus and john the baptist

why is jesus a biblical root for the desert

fasted for 40 days in the desert and was tempted

why is john the baptist a biblical root for the desert

described as crying out in the wilderness in the Gospel of mark

what is renunciation

giving up everything (possessions) such as property, family, sex

what is mortification

a dying to self and its passions and desires

what is the goal of renunciation and mortifcation

to free the soul to be united to God

what is the ideal place for renunciation and moritifcation

the desert

what was Pachomius before coming a monk?

a soldier

who were the 4 authors of the Rule of the Four Fathers

Serapion, Macarius, Macarius, and Paphnutius

who is the most famous Egyptian abba?

St. Anthony

what year was john cassian born

360

what two important works did John Cassian write

the institutes and the conferences

what were the "strange beliefs" early Christians were persecuted for

belief in one god, eucharist (considered canibalism) and refusal to worship the emperor and other deities

what was one motivation for heading to the desert?

to avoid persecution

what year was the edict of milan

313

what was the edict of milan

official toleration of Christianity

what was the problem for christians with the edict of milan

christian life is not meant to be easy and suffering for christ (christocentric) was very important

what emperor was in rein with the edict of milan

Constantine the great

what is asceticism

athletic traning

what is the greek word for asceticism

ascesis

in early monasticism, they would seek solitude for an opportunity for....

renunciation, mortification, and asceticism

what is the greek word for withdrawing, or moving away?

anachoresis

what is the latin word for anachoresis

fuga mundi

monks living alone "monos" are called what?

anchorites

the way of life for anchorites is pertaining to hermits which is called?

eremitical

what are two important things for new monks?

the cell and the abba

what are the four activities in the cell

praying, working, fighting demons, and hospitality

why is it important for the monks to remain in their cell?

leaving the cell is considered retreating from the enemy

what does the new monk ask the abba?

how can I be saved

Greek word for thoughts

logismoi

what does the picture of a fish out of water represent

represents a monk out of his cell is like a fish out of water. this analogy was made by St. Anthony

what ways did the abba train the "disciple"

how to build a cell, how to work, how to pray

what did the abba give the monk?

advice and the habit

what is the greek word for habit

schema

what is the Latin saying for the "sayings of the desert fathers"

Apothegmata Patrum

who else was present in the life of solitude

abba, other monks, travelers, God, demons, thoughts

how many Psalms are there

150

pray without ceasing

1 Thessalonians 5:17

what is the gathering of monks

synaxis

what is the Jesus prayer

Lord Jesus christ, son of the living God, have mercy on me, a sinner

what is a monk that lives on a pillar

stylite

who was the monk that lived on a pillar for 37 years

Simon the stylite

what is a monk who lives in a tree

dendrite

what year was St. Basil born

330

practices that make up "life in the desert" for Anthony

maintain ones place in the cell, fasting, prayer, fighting demons, receiving visitors

what is a cell of a single monk called

monastery

what are the 5 activities of asceticism

-manual labor

-watchfulness

-austere diet (fasting)

-weighing thoughts

-unceasing prayer

what year did St. anthony die

356

how old was St. Anthony when he died

105

how do demons present themselves?

through thoughts (logismoi)

who was john Cassians mentor

Evagrius Ponticus

who was Nitria founded by

Abba Amoun

what year was Nitria founded

325

What is Kellia known as

"the cells"

who was Scete founded by

Abba Macarius or Macarius the Great

What is St. Pachomius known for

for the development of real monastic communities

what is it called when anchorites lived alone but in proximity to one another?

quasi-communities

what is the name for community or fellowship

Koinonia

what is the name for a monk that lives in a community

cenobite

what is Koinonia also referred as

Pachonian koinonia

Pachonian Koinonia

highly structured, divided into 24 groups based on Greek alphabet, prayer and meals were in common

what year was Pachomius baptized

313

who did Pachomius apprentice himself to?

Abba Palamon

how many years did Pachomius spend with Abba Palamon?

7 years as an anchorite

where does Pachomius find a monastery?

Tabenessi

what part of Egypt is Tabenessi

upper egypt

in what year did Pachomius hear his "call" to find a monastery

323

What becomes Pachomius's headquarters for his koinonia?

Phbow

what should Pachomius be remembered as?

a pioneer

what kind of monk does Pachomius represent?

cenobites

how did Pachomius receive his rule?

on bronze tablets from an angel

When was Palladius of Aspuna born

around 360

what did Palladius write?

Lausiac History

what is the Lausiac history?

story of the Egyptian monks