Geneza chrześcijańskiej posługi hospicyjnej

• Authors: Krzysztof Leśniewski

Title variants

EN

The genesis of Christian hospice care

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Hospice care to terminally ill people was originated due to a sensitivity to the personal dignity of man. Christianity brought a special contribution to the care of terminally ill people in the history of the world. Institutionalized Christian hospice care was started in the second half of the fourth century. The first hospices were founded in the Byzantine Empire and were destined for people suffering from le­prosy. In the article there are stated the facts relating to the biblical foundations of the theology of diakonia and examples of the involvement of the hierarchy in the creation of hospitals according to the principles of Christian ethics. The Author un­derlines that the first Christian hospices have been an integral part of monasteries.

Keywords

PL

historia medycyny; geneza opieki hospicyjnej; chrześcijaństwo; Cesarstwo Bizantyńskie; trąd; teologia diakonii

EN

History of Medicine; the Genesis of Hospice Care; Christianity; the Byzantine Empire; Leprosy; theology of diakonia

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 67
• Pages: 289-301

Dates

published

2018-12-16

Contributors

author

Krzysztof Leśniewski

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3402