Women monastic communities in Galicia in the context of the legalization of UGCC end of 80-ies in XX century
Keywords:
state government, legalization, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, monasticismAbstract
Monastic communities continued their activities during the years of persecution of Church, from 1946 to legalization in 1989. The nuns were active participants in the underground organization of persecuted church. In 1989 to UGCC belonged ten female religious communities, which had more than 300 nuns, who joined the community after the dissolution of the monasteries by the Soviet authorities in 1946. Consecrated persons represented also a constituent institution of banned church - monasticism, which suffered harassment, imprisonment and persecution from the government.
The article deals with the analysis of participation of female monastic communities in Galicia in the legalization of UGCC. The role of religious in
demonstrations, public statements directed to the highest state leadership of the end of 80-ies of XX century is analyzed. The joint efforts of clergy and laity led the Council on Religious Affairs in the USSR's Council of Ministers on the 20th November 1989 to allowing of registration for religious communities.
