Shorter Rules

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Shorter Rules is a foundational monastic text by Basil of Caesarea that outlines concise guidelines for communal Christian ascetic life.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Shorter Rules canonical 3
Shorter Ascetical Rules 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian religious text ⓘ
ascetic rule ⓘ
monastic text ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Shorter Ascetical Rules ⓘ
linked to: Shorter Rules

Small Asketikon ⓘ
associatedWith Basilian monastic tradition ⓘ
author Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
codifies rules for communal living ⓘ
rules for spiritual conduct ⓘ
composedInCentury 4th century ⓘ
denominationalContext Eastern Christianity ⓘ
emphasizes Scripture reading ⓘ
charity ⓘ
chastity ⓘ
community life ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
prayer ⓘ
focus cenobitic monasticism ⓘ
genre question-and-answer ⓘ
geographicalContext Caesarea in Cappadocia ⓘ
hasPart answers ⓘ
questions ⓘ
historicalSignificance foundational text for Eastern monastic legislation ⓘ
influenced Byzantine monasticism ⓘ
Eastern monastic rules ⓘ
influencedBy Scripture ⓘ
earlier Christian ascetic practice ⓘ
intendedAudience Christian ascetics ⓘ
monks ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
literaryForm didactic ⓘ
purpose guidelines for communal Christian ascetic life ⓘ
regionOfInfluence Byzantine Empire ⓘ
Eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
relatedWork Longer Rules ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
subject Christian ethics ⓘ
ascetic practice ⓘ
monastic discipline ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Cappadocian ⓘ
linked to: Cappadocian Greek
traditionallyAttributedTo Basil the Great ⓘ
linked to: Basil of Caesarea
usedBy Eastern Catholic monastic communities ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox monastic communities ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Basil of Caesarea → workAuthored → Shorter Rules ⓘ
Longer Rules → relatedWork → Shorter Rules ⓘ
Shorter Rules → alsoKnownAs → Shorter Ascetical Rules ⓘ
linked to: Shorter Rules
Rule of Saint Basil → component → Shorter Rules ⓘ