Rasstriga is a former clergyman who has been deprived of dignity or abandoned him. This word was especially often used in tsarist Russia. The eruption from the dignity was accompanied by a special rite, which today is no longer happening. Although today, former clergy are rather harshly condemned by the church. So, Metropolitan Cyril in 2008 called the eruption from dignity the death of the soul.
In literature
" Rasstrig " is an obsolete word. It comes from the verb " shear. " Why exactly from this verb is described below. " Rasstrig " is a word often found in fiction. There are many examples. One of them, for example, in Pasternak’s novel Doctor Zhivago.
The events in the book begin with a description of the funeral of the mother of the protagonist. In the first chapter, the author creates a bleak landscape: autumn dampness, gloomy graveyard, a little boy is standing at the grave. Suddenly a man dressed in black appears and takes the child away. Only a few words are said about this character, but the reader is more sympathetic than antipathy. Who is this man? This is the brother of the deceased, a priest, disheveled at will. Since the character is given a little attention to this, we do not know how the fate of Vedenyapin evolved (namely, this is the name of the rasprigi). On this day, the boy manages to fall asleep only after long, soothing tales of his uncle about God.
Life in the world
Rastriga is a former priest or monk who is forced to seek a place in worldly life. And to do this at the beginning of the last century was quite difficult. Pasternak’s novel once again mentions this word. Several characters argue on a philosophical theme. One of them is a former priest. To the question of his interlocutor about how he was cut off, he replies reluctantly: " There were difficulties. For a long time they were not allowed into the civil service ... " .
Who is the rasstrig? A priest, weary of church rites, who decided to know the joys of worldly existence? Not at all. Everything is much more complicated. In order to uncover the meaning of the word " razstrig " , we turn to history.
Rite of the eruption of dignity
Where did the word " rasstrig " come from? You can figure out the meaning and origin if you learn about the features of the rite to which a person was subjected, unworthy of dignity. A cassock, a cassock, a ball and a camouflage were removed from it. Menacing speeches were read above him. Then they cut their beard and hair - hence the word " clipping " . The ceremony was held in the temple and was accompanied by exclamations of " Anaxios ! " , Which means " unworthy. " At the end of the accident, they drove out of the church with a rod. Such a procedure was practiced at the beginning of the 20th century in Russia. They also took a subscription from a former clergyman that he would no longer call himself a deacon, a priest, and so on.
Reasons for discontinuation
The clergyman could lose his dignity due to " professional unfitness " . He could also be expelled from the temple as a result of a committed crime in the world. For example, if a priest has attempted an attempt on a person’s life, he certainly cannot continue to serve in the church. Therefore, it loses the rank, undergoing the offensive procedure described above. In the XX century, this rite ceased to be carried out. But, as has already been said, trimming today does not cause sympathy among the church.
The fate of tear
In tsarist Russia, they lost many civil rights. It was not easy for them to get a job, to join social life. In recent years, the following trend has been observed. Former priests transfer to non-canonical jurisdiction. Although in most cases, an eruption from dignity occurs after that.
As you know, in the 20s of the last century, many churches and temples in our country were closed and destroyed. Over time, some have opened. True, few Soviet citizens decided to attend an open church. At this time, the fate of hacking was not as heavy as, for example, at the beginning of the 20th century. Rather, on the contrary, he lived easier than a clergyman. It is worth telling the story of Alexander Alexandrovich Osipov , an Orthodox theologian, professor of the Theological Academy.
Priest and atheist
Osipov became a priest in the early thirties. He served in one of the Orthodox churches in Tallinn before the war, during and after it. In the late forties, he received permission to give lectures in Leningrad. Even in the pre-war time, Osipov was engaged in missionary work, visiting prisons, hospitals, almshouses, and psychiatric hospitals. In the life of a selfless clergyman there have been many trials that only a true believer can endure. After all, he was a citizen of the atheistic state, he saw the suffering of people who regularly attend church.
At the age of 48, Osipov suddenly published an article in which he abandoned his faith. As a result, he was cast out of the dignity. There is an opinion that Osipov wrote the article under pressure from the KGB. In the fifties, many clergymen publicly renounced the church. It is noteworthy that Alexander Osipov devoted the rest of his life to the dissemination of atheistic ideas.
According to the ideas of the Catholic Church, a former clergyman will never become a layman in the full sense of the word. Eruption from the dignity is a concept present exclusively in Orthodoxy.