The influence of the religious faith on creating a communion of feeling spirituality in 17th-18th century Moldavia

Abstract

The faith and religious practice embodied in our ancestral church have contributed to the creation of a genuine communion of feeling within the entire “Romanian spirituality”. The spiritual renewal of the monastic life, initiated by Father Pachomius and Father Paisius Velichkovsky, consisted of a spiritual movement that involved exchanging ideas, giving up deviations from the true spiritual life, and the shift to genuine piety. The Orthodox liturgical chanting has represented a means of promoting a spiritual renewal, as, through song, the soul strengthens itself in faith and in the love for God.