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This essay explores the relationship of solitude to place in Jerome's fourth-century Life of Saint Hilarion. It does so through the medium of Burrus's own experience of solitude and place. In 2020, having planned to visit Hilarion's mountaintop hermitage in Cyprus, she found herself instead weathering the pandemic at the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown, Massachusetts. Thus she came to know Hilarion's Cyprus by developing a relationship with the northern Berkshires; she came to know Hilarion's solitude by experiencing her own. The essay reperforms this interspatial dynamic, reading Jerome through the mediation of four objects of art that Burrus encountered on the Clark campus in 2020–21. Three are contemporary sculptures—Kelly Akashi's A Device to See the World Twice (2020), Thomas Schütte's Crystal (2015), and Giuseppe Penone's Le foglie delle radici (The Leaves of Roots) (2011)—and one is a seventeenth-century map. Burrus suggests that solitude allows us to know place (and ourselves as part of it) more deeply and intimately, offers a vantage point for seeing further and more clearly, undoes our sense of distinctiveness as humans, and transforms the intervals and flows of our movements in space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The phenomenon of a hermitage in a landscape garden has not yet been studied from a transnational historical perspective. In this article we present a European architectural history of the hermitage, paying special attention to Dutch hermitages mentioned in digitised newspapers and other historical sources. The long European history of the hermitage shows that this 18th-century landscape garden folly does not, as is often believed, have an exclusively English origin. The Dutch examples affirm this, although they depart from the standard hermitage narrative in generally being neither royal nor noble. Indeed, they were primarily an urban phenomenon, built predominantly by burghers near cities. As a result, the architecture of the hermit's hut and its meaning in the landscape garden are different from those in other countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The monastic practice of Lenten retreats in the desert is attested in ancient Palestine by the early fifth century. However, within the large archaeological corpus of desert monasticism, sites that can be positively identified as Lenten hermitages were previously unattested. The hermitage discovered during the recent survey of the Dead Sea Escarpment is situated in a rock shelter in a narrow natural ledge, part of the high cliff towering the western shore of the Dead Sea. The harsh, arid environment and lack of perennial water sources nearby make the site a suitable abode mainly during the spring season. The walls of the shelter are covered by two layers of plaster bearing the remains of two different decorative programs, adorning the cell with red paintings and repetitive round medallions and blind arcades. Both phases of decoration exhibit initial lining, probably in preparation for relatively long texts. The sophisticated decoration of this isolated hermitage, which was not meant to impress visitors but rather to stimulate spiritual work in solitude far from the distractions of the outside world, provides an exceptional opportunity to discuss the interaction between the landscape, the image, and the written word in the ascetic practices of Palestinian monasticism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports that the year 2023 awaits with two Franciscan centenary anniversaries that look back on early hermitages in the Rietital. Topics include examines for the Pentecost chapter of 1223, Francis stated to have worked with his companions in Fontecolombo on the final version of the rule of the order.

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Monks across the desert. Hermitic life in Christian Petra A new interpretation of the pre-Crusader phase of the site follows from the identification of a pre-Crusader rock-cut chapel. In particular, in early mediaeval time, a monastic community at al-Wu’ayra and a number of hermitic cells surrounding a central fortified coenobium preceded the later military castle keep. The Crusaders profited by the presence of a Christian fortified settlement, easy to transform into a military installation by a simple addition of a number of buildings, which are identifiable by a chrono-typology of building techniques.The new program of research which started in 2017 aims at registering, surveying, and studying various hermitic installations around the perimeter of the town in order to contextualize this early medieval phase of al-Wu’ayrain the topography of Petra and contribute to the knowledge of a ‘minor’and underestimated aspect of the town in early Christian time. In fact, these monastic-hermitic settlements located in segregated spots of the peri-urbanarea, surviving the abandonment of the major churches of the town, can help to understand in a more realistic way the articulated forms of Christian presence and its duration until the late 19th century.

The article focuses on the landscape of a pilgrim way to Hermitage of El Rocio in Andalusia, Spain. It discusses the contextualization, characterization, foundations and natural components of the landscape. It also highlights the morphology of flood plain of the Guadalquivir River and the sandstone platform El Aljarafe.

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A new interpretation of the pre-Crusader phase of the site follows from the identification of a pre-Crusader rock-cut chapel. In particular, in early mediaeval time, a monastic community at al-Wu'ayra and a number of hermitic cells surrounding a central fortified coenobium preceded the later military castle keep. The Crusaders profited by the presence of a Christian fortified settlement, easy to transform into a military installation by a simple addition of a number of buildings, which are identifiable by a chrono-typology of building techniques. The new program of research which started in 2017 aims at registering, surveying, and studying various hermitic installations around the perimeter of the town in order to contextualize this early medieval phase of al-Wu'ayra in the topography of Petra and contribute to the knowledge of a 'minor' and underestimated aspect of the town in early Christian time. In fact, these monastic-hermitic settlements located in segregated spots of the peri-urban area, surviving the abandonment of the major churches of the town, can help to understand in a more realistic way the articulated forms of Christian presence and its duration until the late 19th century. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article examines the life and death of Phra Pho Pan, a charismatic hermit of northern Thailand whose Buddhist beliefs and utopian philosophy reflect the dissident holy man (ton bun) tradition of Lanna Buddhism and, in particular, that of the renowned forest monks Khruba Siwichai and Khruba Khao Pi. Phra Pho Pan's death in 2016 has led to a radical shift in the religious affiliation of his hermitage. I argue that a major agent of this transformation has been a female hermit and spirit medium whose own religious quest reflects the more independent and assertive role of women in the Thai religious domain, but one which is conservative and aligned with Thai nationalism. I also consider the dissension that has arisen between key supporters and opponents of this realignment and dramatically made visible in ceremonies commemorating Phra Pho Pan's death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the thinking of monk Thomas Merton about the barbarity of the Vietnam War during the hermitage period. It refers to Merton's hosting of a gathering of peace activists at Gethsemani in November 1964 to search for spiritual roots on which to ground their protest. It highlights incompatibility between his solitary life and active involvement in a movement.

The transition from the Middle to the Late Bronze Age in the southern Levant is marked by violent destructions of most major cities. The prevalent historical narrative connects these events with the expulsion of the Hyksos, the reunification of Egypt, and the end of the Second Intermediate period. However, current radiocarbon evidence indicates that the destruction of the Middle Bronze Age cities began around 1600 B.C.E., about half a century before the defeat of the Hyksos under King Ahmose. Aiming to test this chronological question, which could again open up the discussion regarding the underlying cause for the Middle Bronze Age destruction layers, excavations have been renewed at Tel Lachish. In the course of the first two seasons by the Austrian-Israeli Expedition, substantial remains from the Middle and Late Bronze Age have been uncovered. This report highlights the potential of further excavations at Lachish and summarizes the preliminary results of the project and its excavation strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This contribution discusses the present state of research on the early Sahidic version of the Encomium found at Shaykh Abd al-Qurna: the conservation work done on the manuscript, the edition of the text, its contents and the historical context of the hermitage, where it was found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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For buildings including temperature and humidity control, this study compares the energy prediction accuracy of a ZABES-model (Zone Air Building Energy Simulation) to an IBES-model (Integral Building Energy Simulation), which additionally includes models of the air handling unit (AHU) and controllers. Museum Hermitage Amsterdam served as a case study. For one year, measurements were performed in the main exhibition hall and its AHU. The ZABES-model was developed using heat air and moisture model for building and systems evaluation (implemented in MATLAB). The IBES-model was developed in Simulink and consists of the ZABES-model and models of AHU-components and controllers. Both models have been validated in detail. The IBES-model’s energy prediction errors are well within 10%. However, the ZABES-model underestimated the total annual energy consumption by 84%. Moreover, including occupants’ heat and moisture gains leads to realistic results using the IBES-model, but leads to unrealistic results using the ZABES-model. In conclusion, IBES-models are essential for reliable energy predictions of buildings including humidity control. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The rural area of Aluniş-Colţi-Nucuand Bozioru, Buzău region is the centre of a rock-hewn vestige complex which spreads across the entire northern part of Buzău County. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, this area was home to a large monastic community, concentrated around the rock-hewn vestiges. The hermitages which existed there have confronted with harsh geographic conditions and endless conflicts with local landowners, therefore many of them were decommissioned or have been moved. Having also disappeared from historical documents, some hermitages have vanished completely and their old locations are currently difficult to identify. The present study aims to establish some theoretical aspects regarding the rock-hewn vestiges, as well as the context in which the monastic life appeared and to reunite all the known information about the lost hermitages in order to have a better understanding of their distribution across time and space.

An interview with composer, concert pianist, and writer Lera Auerbach is presented. When asked about her reasons for not immigrating to the U.S., she reflected on an incident where she had to travel to U.S. for a concert, however did not have an exit visa. Auerbach stated that she wish to remain a hidden hermitage in the U.S. and does not wish to reveal where she stays. She discusses her life as a composer, writer and visual artist.

Taking a cue from the hagioscope in Western medieval church architecture, this essay examines aspects of privileged, private viewing in the Byzantine rock-cut churches of Cappadocia. In two well-known examples, the Tokalı Kilise in the Göreme Valley and the Karabas¸ Kilise in the Soğanlı Valley, the maintenance of a privileged sightline affected the overall design of the church complex. In both, the design depended on the position of the cell of a revered hermit, who was provided with visual access into the nave and sanctuary. In both, moreover, understanding the significance of the privileged view helps to unravel the complicated internal chronology of the church complexes, as well as explain some unusual planning decisions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Building energy and occupant health concerns have increased the desire for variable, dynamic indoors and hence the interest in comfort of non-uniform and/or transient thermal conditions. An extended thermal comfort field study in the Hermitage Amsterdam museum afforded a unique opportunity to analyse evolving subjective perception of occupants, upon their moving indoors, over the time they spent in the museum. Visitors’ responses were grouped depending on how long they had been inside when they filled up the survey. The mean thermal sensation vote of each time group bore a strong correlation with their average time duration. For visitors who had been inside for 20 min or less, the thermal sensation vote had a significant relation with the outdoor temperature but not the indoor temperature. As visitors spent longer indoors, percentage of them feeling warm decreased and percentage of neutral or cool feeling increased. In tandem, the percentage of visitors preferring to be warmer also increased with time. Gender based differences in thermal sensation and preference also had a gradual and logical evolution with time. In an evidence of alliesthesial response, all the visitors inside for 20 min or less, accepted their thermal environment. The overall evidence suggests that visitor’s subjective perception of the thermal environment undergoes a distinct evolution during their first hour indoors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The hermit posed a challenge to a medieval Church that emphasized rule, order, and discipline since oversight of their life could be virtually non-existent. The writings of Richard Rolle, hermit, negotiates the space between Foucauldian exomolgesis and exoagouresis as Rolle strove to articulate the identity of the hermit without any kind of church endorsement. As well, he forged his life out of a struggle with concepts of medieval sin, specifically Pride, which placed him in a queer position in terms of relationships with his surrounding community. His way of life was highly influential in his local community, however, and, through manuscript dissemination, beyond. Because he experienced mystical visions without church oversight, his eremitic life and example inspired a movement toward lay, affective piety in the later Middle Ages. The hermit, in his case, challenges the medieval Church's hierarchy in that hermits practice a form of living at a local level, placing them in dangerous, sometimes heretical, positions that force the Church to either absorb their practices or suppress them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The text titled "IL GRAN RIFIUTO" tells the story of Pietro Da Murrone, founder of the Order of the Brothers of the Holy Spirit, who was chosen as Pope. One of his disciples, Laurencio, gave him the news of his election, which caused surprise and joy among his companions. However, Pietro fainted and had doubts about accepting the position. Finally, with the support of his brothers, he accepted the election as Pope. The text was written by Noel René Cisneros and was published in the magazine Estudios: Filosofía, Historia, Letras in the spring of 2022. [Extracted from the article]

In the anchoritic vocation, the architectural design of the cell itself was crucial to the spiritual practice of the recluse since anchoritic cells were extensions of the body of the inhabitant. The intersection of archaeology and gender creates an opportunity to explore the ramifications of a female presence inhabiting the sacred space of the Church. While all five bodily senses were closely guarded, sight was controlled most directly for women, both through literature and through architecture. Regulating what the anchoress saw and who saw her was especially important. In this article, I will examine one specific facet of the anchorhold as a gendered materiality--the squint. Since many cells were built behind the rood screen, beyond the point of the church penetrated by the layperson’s view, I suggest that female-occupied cells required modification of sight due to the polluting quality of the female gaze, which was connected to sexuality and lust in medieval theology. While the most common way of mitigating the impurity of the female gaze was to construct a cruciform-shaped squint for the female anchorite, other methods were also employed, including distancing the cell from the high altar, employing devotional images and enforcing penitential postures on the body. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Zhou Dunyi showed his dilemma in life in his poems. On the one hand, he was aggressive in this society and in settling people's lives. Although he made many stunning achievements, great limitations bumped him. He was deeply disappointed about people's pursuit of fame and fortune, revealing a Confucian scholar's sadness about life. On the other hand, he escaped from this society, put aside mundane trifles, and returned to nature. He made a sightseeing tour, watched the Taoism holy land. He repeatedly revealed the meaning of the Hermitage and was in pursuit of his liberation. He was entangled with going into the society and the hermitage and expressed individual life sadness with poems. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acknowledged as the founder of Adevviye Cult, Adî b. Müsâfir was born in the Beytifâr village of Ba'lebek city in Syria. Leaving there after a certain age, he secluded himself in Hakkâri mountains and preserved the mission of showing the true path until his death in the hermitage he built there. Here, he established the Adevviye Cult named after him and based on piety and devotion. Although he was known for his piety and devotion and following the way of the Qur'an and the Sunnah in accordance with Sunni Islam belief, his disciples have exceeded the love for him and after some time the Adevviye Cult has unfortunately transformed into a void sect called as Yazidi. The Adevviye Cult, its founder Adî b. Müsâfir, and the transformation of this cult into Yazidi will be studied in this essay. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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INTRODUCCIÓN. I. LA INSCRIPCIÓN DE LOS BIENES INMUEBLES DE LA IGLESIA CATÓLICA EN EL REGISTRO DE LA PROPIEDAD. EL ART. 206 LH. A. El Registro de la propiedad y el art. 206 de la Ley Hipotecaria. B. El artículo 206 de la Ley Hipotecaria: Origen y contenido. C. La Constitucionalidad del artículo 206 LH. 1. Los artículos 14 y 16 de la Constitución Española: los principios de igualdad y libertad religiosa. 2. El procedimiento vigente en el art. 206 LH: elementos que cuestionan su constitucionalidad. a) El art. 206 LH: Privilegio o necesidad. b) La persona encargada de certificar la propiedad. 3. La verdadera finalidad del art. 206 LH. La viabilidad del Registro de la Propiedad. 4. La inscripción de los bienes eclesiásticos en la actualidad. Incidencias. D. La Inmatriculación de los bienes inmuebles de la Iglesia: Posibilidades y requisitos. II. LOS CONFLICTOS JURISDICCIONALES ENTRE LA IGLESIA CATÓLICA Y ENTIDADES JURÍDICO-PÚBLICAS Y PRIVADAS RESPECTO A LA TITULARIDAD DE SUS BIENES. A. Un caso concreto: La Diócesis de Segorbe- Castellón. 1. La Casa Abadía de la Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Sueras, Castellón. 2. El Ermitorio de la Sagrada Familia de la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de los Desamparados de Burriana, Castellón. 3. La Ermita de San Salvador de la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Alcora. 4. Las Ermitas de San Vicente y San Cristóbal, ambas pertenecientes a la parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Alcora, Castellón. 5. La Casa-hospedería del Ermitorio Patronal de la Sagrada Familia perteneciente a la parroquia del Santo Ángel Custodio de Vall de Uxó. B. La Jurisprudencia citada. 1. La posesión «en concepto de dueño». 2. Los Actos Posesorios no válidos para adquirir por usucapión. 3. El principio de Inercia Posesoria e Inversión Posesoria. 4. La presunción iuris tantum de la exactitud registral. Usucapión contra tabulas. CONCLUSIONES. ANEXO: LA LEY MADOZ. BIBLIOGRAFÍA. ÍNDICE DE LA TESIS DOCTORAL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mount Carmel Hermitage, located at 7637 Allen Lane off U.S. 277 south of Christoval, Texas, is the only Carmelite hermitage in Texas. Established in 1991, the Hermitage celebrated 20 years of existence in July 2011. Father Fabian Maria Rosette and his fellow hermits follow the monastic way of life, imitating the prophet Elijah. They adhere to a very strict way of life, recognizing the importance of solitude and silence during prayers and work. They work with their hands to support themselves and are well-known for the jellies, breads, and fudge that they make and sell on-line as well as in stores. The goal of the hermitage is to bring people to God, and as a house of prayer it offers a place for people of all denominations to converse with God. The Brothers pray for peace, reconciliation, vocations, and the general welfare of all people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this paper, the main results of the rehabilitation of an important symbol of the Matanzas City heritage, the Monserrat Eremite, as well as the preliminary research studies done, are exposed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents an analysis of the hermitage phenomenon in the Portuguese imaginary. Setting the Santa Cruz convent of the Discalced Carmelites as a central point, the author giver particular focus on the attraction held by living in the "desert" as an ideal of that period. Literary works that evidence this trend are reviewed.

The rural area of Aluniş-Colţi-Nucuand Bozioru, Buzău region is the centre of a rock-hewn vestige complex which spreads across the entire northern part of Buzău County. Between the sixteenth and nineteenth centuries, this area was home to a large monastic community, concentrated around the rock-hewn vestiges. The hermitages which existed there have confronted with harsh geographic conditions and endless conflicts with local landowners, therefore many of them were decommissioned or have been moved. Having also disappeared from historical documents, some hermitages have vanished completely and their old locations are currently difficult to identify. The present study aims to establish some theoretical aspects regarding the rock-hewn vestiges, as well as the context in which the monastic life appeared and to reunite all the known information about the lost hermitages in order to have a better understanding of their distribution across time and space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]