Unit of palestinian monastery and justinian’s legislation about monasticism (on example of the Abba Serid’ monastery)

Author(s):  A.V. Kurbanov, Belgorod National Research University, Belgorod, Russia, abasso@yandex.com

Issue:  Volume 37, №1

Rubric:  Topical issues of world history

Annotation:  The article discusses reflected in written sources in normative organizational structure early Byzantine monastery in Palestine and later Justinian era (mainly the region of Gaza), and the main features of the legislation of Justinian about monasticism. The monastery of Abba Serid in Gaza is at the center of such a source as "Quaestions-Answers of Barsanuphius and John." According to this source, you can reconstruct the main directions of life at early Byzantine monastery in Palestine.

Keywords:  monastery, Palestine, Early Byzantium, charter, Justinian, Gaza, legislation

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