Treatises “De Deo Uno et Trino” of the Basilian Theologians of the Province of the Protection of the Theotokos (18th century)

Since the foundation of the Basilian Order in 1617 as a structural unification of monasteries of the Uniate Church, one of the main activities of the Basilian monks was guiding the centers of theological studies and the formation of the future priests. The article provides a historical overview of the activities conducted in the Basilian centers of theological education on the Western Ukrainian lands in the 18th century. The author examines the structure of the Basilian theological studies and methods of teaching theology of that time. A special attention is paid to the analysis of the manuscript treatises “On the Triune God” written by Basilian professors of the Golden Age of the Order. The author demonstrates, on the one hand, their dependence upon the Latin manuals of the post-Trent period, and, on the other, the originality and high level of erudition of their authors.  

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