Monastic Revival

Definition

The strict common-life rule introduced by Saint Theodore at the Stoudion, which made the monastery a model for the whole empire and a stronghold of Orthodoxy.

Episodes

  • Coenobitic Monastic Rule

Biblical References

  • Scripture cited generally at the Council of 754 (Exodus 20:4-5 implied) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *
  • Scripture cited generally at the Seventh Ecumenical Council (787) — *The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must happen very soon. He made it clear by sending his angel to his servant John, who then testified to everything that he saw concerning the *