Small Asketikon

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Small Asketikon is a concise early Christian monastic rule, traditionally attributed to Basil of Caesarea, that outlines the spiritual and practical guidelines for communal ascetic life.

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Small Asketikon canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian monastic text ⓘ
ascetic rule ⓘ
early Christian monastic rule ⓘ
aimsAt formation of Christian virtue ⓘ
unity of the monastic community ⓘ
associatedWith Basilian monastic tradition ⓘ
Cappadocian monasticism ⓘ
attributedTo Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
authorTraditionallyAttributed Basil of Caesarea ⓘ
emphasizes Scripture reading ⓘ
charity ⓘ
community over solitary asceticism ⓘ
humility ⓘ
liturgical prayer ⓘ
obedience ⓘ
focusesOn practical guidelines for monastic community life ⓘ
spiritual guidelines for monks ⓘ
genre monastic rule ⓘ
geographicalContext Cappadocia ⓘ
hasForm question-and-answer format ⓘ
historicalContext post-Nicene patristic period ⓘ
influenced Eastern Orthodox monasticism ⓘ
later Byzantine monastic rules ⓘ
intendedAudience monastic superiors ⓘ
monks ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
length concise ⓘ
partOf Basilian monastic corpus ⓘ
prescribes care for the poor and guests ⓘ
common prayer schedule ⓘ
fasting practices ⓘ
fraternal correction ⓘ
regulates ascetic practices ⓘ
common property ⓘ
communal life of monks ⓘ
discipline in the monastery ⓘ
fraternal charity ⓘ
obedience to superiors ⓘ
poverty and detachment from possessions ⓘ
prayer life of the community ⓘ
work and manual labor ⓘ
relatedWork Great Asketikon ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ
scope communal ascetic life ⓘ
theologicalOrientation Nicene Christianity ⓘ
timePeriod 4th century ⓘ
usedIn Eastern Christian monasteries ⓘ

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Shorter Rules → alsoKnownAs → Small Asketikon ⓘ