Open AccessThe Roman Catholic Monastic Orders in Eastern Galicia in the Early 20th Century
Author(s) -
Oleg Zhernokleyev
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of vasyl stefanyk precarpathian national university
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-2349
pISSN - 2311-0155
DOI - 10.15330/jpnu.4.2.34-40
Subject(s) - enlightenment , period (music) , ancient history , history , population , geography , archaeology , demography , art , theology , sociology , philosophy , aesthetics
This study involves the analysis of the overall quantitative, structural and sociodemographic characteristics of the Roman Catholic monastic Orders in Eastern Galicia as a part of the Galician Crown land of Austria-Hungary in the early 20th century. In the second half of the 19th century, the Roman Catholic monastic communities renewed their activity after a period of decline in the epoch of Enlightenment. The analysis indicates two features that characterize the contemporary Galician monastic Orders – a significant predominance of female members and active social work among the population of the region. Quantitatively, the Roman Catholic monastic structures considerably exceeded those of the Greek Catholic Church