Latrie
The Latrie ( lat. Latria from gr. Λατρεία, latreía ; adjective latreutisch ) referred to in the theology of the Roman Catholic and the Orthodox churches , the worship , a form of worship that the triune God is reserved.
The Greek term originally means "servitude", "servant service" and was then transferred to cultic worship. In the Acts of the Apostles ( Acts 7.24 EU ) it was still used as a name for idol worship. The church fathers Hieronymus and Augustine already use it exclusively for the worship of God.
In his Summa theologica, the Doctor of the Church Thomas Aquinas distinguishes the latria from the dulia , the veneration that is shown to the saints . Furthermore distinguishes the Catholic theology of the latria nor the hyperdulia , the reverence of the Virgin Mary is placed in.
In the Catholic Church, the Latria is also the holy of holies , since it is the body of Christ according to the teaching of the Church , and finds its expression in Eucharistic adoration . In the 16th century, the Council of Trent stipulated that “all believers in Christ should show this most holy sacrament, in accordance with the custom always cultivated in the Catholic Church, the cult of worship which is owed to the true God”.
The Orthodox churches differentiate between the latria and the proskynesis , the veneration that is shown to God's servants and symbols, i.e. also to venerable persons such as clergy and icons .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ De Civitate Dei (Chapter X)
- ↑ Summa theologica , II. II. 103.3.
- ↑ Decree on the Sacrament of the Eucharist, Can. 6th