W poszukiwaniu męczeństwa.Analiza prawosławnych tekstów liturgicznych
In search for martyrdom. Analysis of the Orthodox liturgical texts

Summary/Abstract: In the hagiographic literature, descriptions of the martyrdom appeared an uncompromising stance a man who did not hesitate to confess and defend their faith, knowing that this may lead to martyrdom. The lives of the saints and liturgical texts often contain the term “desire to die” or “desire for martyrdom”. How should we understand these words? Are they an expression of contempt for earthly life and the expectation of eternity with God? Are the roots of this idea dates back to the Gospel, or rather born with a Gnostic inspiration, and contempt for what earthly and material? The answers to these questions we will seek above all in the liturgical texts.

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