PAISIAN MONASTICISM IN NICHIFOR CRAINIC’S WORK
PAISIAN MONASTICISM IN NICHIFOR CRAINIC’S WORK

Summary/Abstract: This paper represents an analysis of Nichifor Crainic’s work in terms of influence of paisian monasticism.As it is reflected in his work, St. Paisie Velichkovsky sits a top the pyramid or, rather, among thosepeople who contributed through their works and their personality to influence intellectual and religiousformation of this author. About St. Paisie, Crainic speaks not only with admiration, but also withreverence, giving to understand that the abbot is more than a man - a saint, so a man deified.Abbot holiness places it in Nichifor Crainic’s conscience above other valuable personalities, becauseholiness is evidence of a destiny fulfilled, as he himself is entitled courses mystical holiness - humanfulfillment. Based on the experience of the Church, he knew that prayer, that the connection with God orHis grace uninterrupted stay, should come from it. Moreover, he also knew that the congregationnumerous St. Paisie worked perfectly if within them have been listening, prayer and struggle againsthuman passions, but fell apart when passions and not the spirit of holiness took over monks, divided onlybecause quarrels due abbots. In Crainic's view, Orthodoxy respects the variety of nature because it is thework of God.

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