In Order / In Orden: In Ordnung / In Ordo / En Ordre / In Ordine / Rendben In 2008 the Pauline order celebrated its 700th anniversary. The hermit order of Hungarian foundation was first destroyed during the Turkish occupation, then by King Joseph II. and finally by the communist regime. In Hungary, new life started to emerge in the 1990s with only a few monks. The pictures presented here are part of a series depicting the continuity of the Order, and give insights into the daily lives of the monks.
In 2008 the Pauline order celebrated its 700th anniversary. The hermit order of Hungarian foundation was first destroyed during the Turkish occupation, then by King Joseph II. and finally by the communist regime. In Hungary, new life started to emerge in the 1990s with only a few monks. The pictures presented here are part of a series depicting the continuity of the Order, and give insights into the daily lives of the monks.
1. Gathered at the founder’s cave in the Pilis hills
2. “A person is a person insofar as each has a secret†(Thomas Merton)
3. Polish brothers arrive at the foundation anniversary
4. Vespers in the chapel
5. Day starts early in the hillside monastery: light in a cell window surrounded by the sleeping city