Η αλληλογραφία του αγίου Κωνσταντίνου Καβάσιλα με τον αρχιεπίσκοπο Αχρίδος Δημήτριο Χωματιανό και τον επίσκοπο Κίτρους Ιωάννη
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Nedeski, Viktor
Abstract
Saint Constantine Cabasilas was an eminent archpriest of the Ohrid Archbishopric,
but due to historical circumstances that followed shortly after his primacy, today we
have partial and scarce data of his life and work. Along with the hymnological works
of this church father, crucial for the clarification of his work are his correspondences
with two eminent contemporaries: the Archbishop Demetrius Homatianos and John
the Bishop of Kitrus.
His correspondence with Homatianos dates to the period of Constantine’s episcopacy
in Strumica. Correspondence with Homatianos, as well as with the Bishop John culminates
in the period when saint Constantine Cabasilas was Metropolitan of Durres.
This correspondence constitutes an important source, especially with reference to the
church law as well as the liturgical and the current interdenominational dialogue. The
precision of the asked questions and the subsequent answers, which were explicit down
to minor details, resulted in a sophisticated elaboration on topics that are still current
today. This also testifies to the great education of these clerics.
However, the studious approach to current but also to more serious ecumenical prob lems discloses their dedicated service to God and to the entrusted people; the manner
in which they use the principle of economy (οικονομία) and akrivia (ακρίβεια) is a good
model for solving particular contemporary church issues.
but due to historical circumstances that followed shortly after his primacy, today we
have partial and scarce data of his life and work. Along with the hymnological works
of this church father, crucial for the clarification of his work are his correspondences
with two eminent contemporaries: the Archbishop Demetrius Homatianos and John
the Bishop of Kitrus.
His correspondence with Homatianos dates to the period of Constantine’s episcopacy
in Strumica. Correspondence with Homatianos, as well as with the Bishop John culminates
in the period when saint Constantine Cabasilas was Metropolitan of Durres.
This correspondence constitutes an important source, especially with reference to the
church law as well as the liturgical and the current interdenominational dialogue. The
precision of the asked questions and the subsequent answers, which were explicit down
to minor details, resulted in a sophisticated elaboration on topics that are still current
today. This also testifies to the great education of these clerics.
However, the studious approach to current but also to more serious ecumenical prob lems discloses their dedicated service to God and to the entrusted people; the manner
in which they use the principle of economy (οικονομία) and akrivia (ακρίβεια) is a good
model for solving particular contemporary church issues.
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