The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

Raisa Zianiuk

The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

Author(s): Raisa Zianiuk
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, History of Church(es), 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu w Białymstoku
Keywords: Roman Catholic Church; monasteries; Russian Empire; nineteenth century; role of monasteries;

Summary/Abstract: This article presents how the role of Roman Catholic monasteries evolved in Belarus from the nineteenth to the beginning of the twentieth centuries. It defines the traditional internal and external functions of the Catholic mon- astery and proceeds to convey how, due to Russian policies, Roman Catholic monasteries ceased to fulfill their traditional roles and took on new, unusual, and previously uncommon functions such as serving as prisons and boarding houses.

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Journal: Rocznik Teologii Katolickiej

Issue Year: 20/2021
Issue No: 1
Page Range: 103-122
Page Count: 20
Language: English

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The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century

The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century
The Evolution of the Role of Roman Catholic Monasteries in Belarus from the Nineteenth Century to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century