Rights and Duties of the Deaconesses of the Armenian Apostolic Church. A Historical and Legal Perspective of the 17th to the 21st Century

• Authors: Marcin Bider

Title variants

PL

Obowiązki i prawa diakonis w ujęciu historyczno-prawnym w Apostolskim Kościele Ormiańskim. Perspektywa historyczno-prawna od XVII do XXI wieku

Abstracts

EN

Deaconesses have been developing autonomously from the male diaconate in the Armenian Apostolic Church from the 9th to the 21st century. The duties of deaconesses are limited to assisting in the Liturgy of the Hours in the convent, assisting the presbyter at baptism, proclaiming the Gospel, directing church singing, carrying the chalice during the Grand Entrance in the Divine Liturgy, raising the chalice with the celebrant during the Divine Liturgy, and using incense during the liturgy. Deaconesses have been associated with parish ministry since the 20th century. The renewal of deaconesses could contribute to the revival of Armenian monasticism and parish ministry, as well as emphasizing the value of the “feminine element” in the Armenian Apostolic Church.

PL

Diakonisy w Apostolskim Kościele Ormiańskim rozwijały się niezależnie od diakonatu męskiego od IX do XXI w. Obowiązki diakonis ograniczają się do przewodniczenia w klasztorze liturgii godzin, asystowania prezbiterowi przy chrzcie, proklamacji Ewangelii, animowania śpiewu kościelnego, wnoszenia kielicha podczas Wielkiego Wejścia podczas Boskiej Liturgii, podnoszenia kielicha z celebransem podczas Boskiej Liturgii oraz okadzania podczas liturgii. Diakonisy od XX w. zostały związane z parafialnym duszpasterstwem. Odnowa diakonis mogłaby przyczynić się do odrodzenia ormiańskiego monastycyzmu oraz duszpasterstwa parafialnego, jak również podkreślenia wartości „pierwiastka kobiecego” obecnego w Apostolskim Kościele Ormiańskim.

Keywords

EN

minor orders; major orders; Armenian monasticism; Nor Julfa; orarion; Kalfayan; Etchmiadzin; nun

PL

święcenia wyższe; ormiański monastycyzm; orarion; Eczmiadzyn; mniszka; święcenia niższe; Nowa Dżulfa; Kalfayan

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II. Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL
• Journal: Kościół i Prawo
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 145-159

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Marcin Bider

• Uniwersytet w Siedlcach

• https://orcid.org/0000000194461753

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18290/kip2023.26

Biblioteka Nauki

31339284