Giovanniccio Bazilovič O.S.B.M. e la sua formazione monastica dei basiliani alla fine del XVIII e all’ inizio del XIX secolo nell’ eparchia di Mukačev
George John Bazylovitch OSBM and His Monastic Formation of the Basilians from the Late 18th until Early 19th Century in the Eparchy of Mukacheve

Summary/Abstract: This article discusses the life and legacy of the Basilian Father George John Bazylovitch (1742-1821). He is one of the most outstanding Basilians in the history of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Eparchy of Mukacheve. He was provincial superior of seven Basilian monasteries within the timespan of thirty two years. Bazylowitch paid special attention to the formation and spiritual life of the monks, wishing to raise the level of the monastic life of the Basilians under his supervision. The time of his supervision over the Basilian monastery is considered a golden age of the Eparchy of Mukacheve, and the works he authored are regarded as masterpieces of the monastic spirituality of that era. The article discusses in detail three of his ascetic works, which influenced considerably the shape of Eastern monasticism of the Greek-Catholic Church in Transcarpathia at the turn of the 19th century. Bazylovitch’s major contributions in the field of monastic spirituality are his two manuscripts concerning the monastic rules and constitutions; as well as one printed work, entitled: Imago vitae monasticae. He also authored a text of explanation of the Divine Liturgy.

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