The spread of Byzantine Hesychasm in the Romanian countries in the XIVth-XVth centuries

Abstract

The flowering of Hesychast spirituality in the Byzantine Empire in the 13^th and 14^th centuries influenced, over time, the development of the spiritual life of the Orthodox peoples in the Balkans and the north of the Danube. From the 14^th century onwards, hesychastic spirituality began to penetrate to the left of the Danube, first in Wallachia, and then spread to other Romanian provinces. The present study aims to highlight the main ways of penetrating hesychastic spirituality in Romanian countries, to follow its spread and development in these places and to highlight its role and importance in the evolution and development of church and cultural life of Romanians.