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Monasteries without walls: secret monasticism in the Soviet Union | Liturgy

Monasteries without walls: secret monasticism in the Soviet Union | Liturgy:

I recently fell over a scholarly article about the way that monasticism helped keep Christian faith alive and vibrant through the anti-theist communism of the Soviet Union.

Some people fled and lived a hidden, secret full monastic life. Others lived the monastic life beyond monastery walls, working at ordinary jobs. Still others drew on monastic disciplines, applying those into their ordinary daily lives.