Ostoja duchowości w Zimnem na Wołyniu w okresie międzywojennym

Abstract

The Assumption Monastery at the Holy Mountain in Zymne, just like other monasteries in the Volyn Oblast, during the times of the II Commonwealth played an equally important role as in the past. In the new legal and organizational reality of the reborn Polish state, the Zymne Monastery was subjected to all the problems the Orthodox Church had to face in Poland in those days. The spirituality refuge was threatened by taking away estate by the state and revindications by the Catholic Church. Continuous litigation added to the insecurity of the situation. Despite this, the Monastery was run effectively and fulfilled the same functions as in the earlier days. Nuns took care of spiritual life of the community, supported themselves by running the household, conducted an orphanage, etc. This bedrock of spirituality, constituting a beautiful example of Byzantine-Gothic architecture, was redecorated whenever it was required. The tradition of monastic life is still maintained nowadays – in the XXI century.