ОРГАНІЗАЦІЯ УПРАВЛІННЯ ПРАВОСЛАВНИМИ МОНАСТИРЯМИ РПЦ У XVIII – НА ПОЧАТКУ ХХ СТ.

Abstract

The article analyzes the organization of administrative management of Orthodox monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church during the synodal period. The information was systematized and the components of the multi-stage management system of the Orthodox monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 18th - early 20th centuries were established. In the 18th century the main legislative body of power in relation to the church became the Holy Synod, headed by a secular person - the arch-procurator. It was found out that Orthodox monasteries were an integral part of the system of institutions of the Russian Orthodox Church. The interaction of monasteries with state institutions on issues of state support is shown. The description of the methods of control of the diocesan authority over the monastery is given. It has been found that the management system of the Russian Orthodox Church in the synodal period was built on the principles of a combination of secular and ecclesiastical power. The spiritual consistory under the leadership of the ruling bishop became the central dominant in the regulation and settlement of the main range of problems arising in monastic life. All Orthodox monasteries of this period were not of the same type. They differed by many classification features - gender, states, status, classes, location. Monasteries in the dioceses were divided into three classes with the establishment of the norm of states of monks and nuns, who were in different status. The internal routine of monastic life was strictly regulated. It included the implementation of the monastery's charter and orders of the abbot.