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\"Abbot\"Abbot<\/strong> is a concept that, according to what is detailed by the dictionary of the Royal Spanish Academy<\/strong> (RAE<\/strong>), comes from abbas<\/em>, a Latin word. The term refers to the religious who occupies the top position<\/strong> in a type of monastery known as abbey<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The abbot, therefore, is the spiritual father, leader and person in charge of a abbey<\/strong>. In its origins, the notion was not linked to a hierarchy or a formal position, but was a honorary title<\/strong>. The honor arose in Syrian monasteries and then began to be implemented in Europe.<\/p>\n

With regard to the way in which the abbots lived before the formal organization, it is known that they were hermits, who, through their acts and customs, pursued a state in which their spirit was liberated from the material world. It was precisely thanks to this discipline<\/strong> that they could achieve a degree of knowledge and harmony that attracted other religious to congregate around them.<\/p>\n

Far from being a selfish attitude or a symbol of lack of interest in other human beings, the isolation of the first abbots had purposes of spiritual enrichment and reflection<\/strong> that later also benefited those who followed them. For example, when they reached a level of food production sufficient for their own consumption, they did not hesitate to share the surplus with others.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest names in this context is Saint Benedict of Nursia<\/strong>, a Christian priest who lived between the late 5th and mid 6th centuries in the Byzantine Empire. It is considered the forerunner of western monastic life<\/strong>. He was the founder of the Benedictine order, which had the objective of making the monasteries self-sufficient, that is, to be based on the autarchy<\/strong>, since until then they used to be organized around a church.<\/p>\n

Saint Benedict of Nursia has various symbolic titles, such as being patriarch of the monasticism of the West and patron of Europe. The concept of monasticism<\/em>, for its part, is defined as the commitment to the lifestyle described above, characterized by asceticism and devotion to a religion<\/strong>, following a certain number of rules. In this regard, San Benito was the author of \u00abThe Saint Rule<\/strong><\/em>\u00ab, Which has inspired various communities; It is a work composed of a prologue and 73 chapters in which he established certain principles that he considered fundamental for life in the monastery, such as \"praying and working.\"<\/p>\n

When the title began to become popular, it went on to name the superior of a monastery organized as community<\/strong>, which acquired the name of abbey. At the end of XV century<\/strong>, abbot was already an ecclesiastical institution, like bishop and others.<\/p>\n

\"Abbot\"In this way, the abbots became, in addition to religious, authority figures who ruled the abbeys. They had jurisdiction over the monastery and over the subjects, they could consecrate churches<\/strong> and give blessings, among other issues.<\/p>\n

In addition to the mentioned San Benito<\/strong>, there were many other abbots of great importance<\/strong> historical in the catholic church. Saint Anthony Abbot<\/strong> (251<\/strong>-356<\/strong>), for example, was the creator of the hermitic movement.<\/p>\n

Saint-Denis Suger<\/strong>, Egidio Abad<\/strong> Y San Molaise<\/strong> are other abbots who, for their actions and achievements, achieved relevance throughout the story<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

From an iconographic point of view, the representation of the abbot must include the abbatial cross<\/strong> in his hand, the habits<\/strong> corresponding to their order and, in the case of mitred abbots, the headdress known by the name of miter<\/em>, characterized by being high and ending in a point.<\/p>\n

There are some expressions in the Spanish language that include the word abbot<\/em>, such as the following: abbot's face<\/strong>, red, thick and plump face; give yourself an abbot's life<\/strong>, lead a good life; abbot's table<\/strong>, spare no expense when it comes to eating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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