Dziecięce „ćwiczenie śmierci” w ascezie
i mistyce bł. Doroty z Mątów Wielkich
The Children’s “Death Exercise” in the Asceticism
and Mysticism of Blessed Dorothy of Great
Montau
Author(s): Małgorzata ParcheniakSubject(s): History of Church(es), Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Gdańskie Seminarium Duchowne, Kuria Metropolitalna Gdańska
Keywords: Blessed Dorothy of Great Montau; children’s mysticism; death exercise;
Summary/Abstract: Blessed Dorothy of Great Montau (1347-1394) is one of the most outstandingascetics and mystics of medieval and modern Europe. The subject of this article is the deathexercise, undertaken in the form of passive and active acts. The analysis of the phenomenonof this exercise during the childhood, carried out on the basis of printed sources, leads to thedetermination of the causes, course, essence and effects of this spiritual exercise, as well asto the formulation of conclusions in the area of children’s mysticism. The article also containsother scholarly postulates.
Journal: Studia Gdańskie
- Issue Year: 2024
- Issue No: 54
- Page Range: 32-42
- Page Count: 11
- Language: Polish
