Ograniczenia stanu jako przeszkoda w przyjmowaniu do klasztorów w czasach Grzegorza Wielkiego na podstawie jego "Registrum epistularum" oraz norm prawa rzymskiego

• Authors: Janusz Lewandowicz

Title variants

EN

The limitations of status as an obstacle in admission to the monasteries during the times of Gregory the Great based on his "Registrum epistularum" and the rules of Roman law

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Monastic life, which development has been significantly contributed by St. Gregory the Great, has an important place in the history of Europe. This paper attempts to go back to the period of monasticism in the Late Antiquity, of which there are numerous testimonies in the epistles of St. Gregory the Great. Based on Registrum epistularum, the paper presents the practice of admitting to the monas­teries candidates from different social backgrounds. Simultaneously, it discusses the evolution of the imperial law, from the reign of Constantine to the end of the sixth century, by concerning restrictions on the admission to the monasteries ari­sing from the fact of belonging to the specific state (obnoxii): decurions, tax col­lectors, colonate, slaves assigned to the land. The paper highlights the concern of Pope Gregory I for those who join the monasteries as well as draw attention to the motives, which guided the emperors to make laws concerning the admission to the monasteries and the Gregory’s attitude towards the secular law. The paper also draws attention to the efforts of the pope aiming at promoting the monastic life as the highest form of Christian life.

Keywords

PL

Grzegorz Wielki; Registrum epistularum; listy; prawo rzymskie; monastycyzm; przyjmowanie do klasztorów; obnoxii; poborcy podatkowi; kolonowie; przypisani do ziemi; niewolnicy

EN

Gregory the Great; Registrum epistularum; letters; Roman law; monasticism; admission to the monasteries; obnoxii; tax collectors; coloni; adscripticii; slaves

• Publisher: Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
• Journal: Vox Patrum
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 64
• Pages: 317-344

Dates

published

2015-12-15

Contributors

author

Janusz Lewandowicz

Identifiers

DOI

10.31743/vp.3718