Les sœurs du monastère de Solan

The sisters of the monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God at Bussy-en-Othe offer several testimonies about Father Boris, a spiritual figure whose life was closely linked to their community. The article takes the form of a collective monastic testimony, gathering memories and direct observations about this man of faith. The central idea is to restore, through concrete and personal accounts, the spiritual character of Father Boris as well as the nature of his ties with the Burgundian monastery. On the historical and theological level, these testimonies contribute to documenting the spiritual life of the Orthodox diaspora in France, shedding light on the role played by presbyteral figures in the rooting and influence of Orthodox monastic communities in the West. The article thus constitutes a valuable source for the history of French-speaking Orthodox monasticism in the twentieth century.

This article, written by the sisters of the Monastery of the Protection of the Virgin at Solan, focuses on the monastic virtue of obedience and its practice in the contemporary context. It takes the form of modern apophthegms, a literary genre inherited from the tradition of the Desert Fathers, transposed into present-day life situations. The central idea is that obedience, far from any servility or psychological drift, constitutes a path of inner transformation wrought by the Holy Spirit. The article is rooted in Athonite spirituality and proposes a concrete actualization of it for female monastic life in the West. Its theological contribution lies in the articulation between a proven Eastern spiritual tradition and its contemporary embodiment, offering practical reference points for discerning the path of deification through the renunciation of one's own will.