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Formulare zur Einsetzung eines patēr pneumatikos

    Christian Gastgeber

Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik 74, pp. 181, 2025/03/05

doi: 10.1553/joeb74s181

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doi:10.1553/joeb74s181

Abstract

Forms for the Appointment of a pater pneumatikos: This article examines the appointment of a pater pneumatilws and the tasks required of him as indicated in forms. After abbots in the monasteries and priestmonks relieved the bishops of the task of being spiritual father, it was necessary on the one hand (at least for minor delicts) to instruct these pateres pneumatikos through handbooks containing lists of sins and their punishment, and on the other hand to officially appoint them via a document from the local bishop, metropolitan or even the patriarch. Such documents have been preserved beginning from the 13th century, providing further insight into the chosen persons and their tasks. Although the appointment of patees pneumatikoi was necessa­ry to guarantee the control of Christian life, it triggered new problems regarding respect towards the hierarchical higher authori­ties and church canons.

Keywords: pater pneumatilws; Confession; Confessor; Byz.antine Documents; Byzantine Canonical Law