For many people, the concept of "religious marriage" means something different, but its essence remains unchanged.This legalization of their relationship in the eyes of God Church, according to religious rites.Today, this type of marriage is, rather, moral and cultural connotation, because it has no legal power.In pre-revolutionary Russia, on the contrary, it was the only way to legalize their relationship.But we will return to this later.
religious marriage in the Russian Empire
During the reign of Emperor Nicholas I considered marrying a Christian sacrament, blessed the church and turn into the marital union in the image of the union of Jesus Christ and the Church.In other words, the church marriage of the Lord bless the bride and groom, who have expressed their desire of marriage, the right to be husband and wife.Traditional formal procedure, which at that time was bound to take place before the wedding - is engagement.Its essence was in the notification of other people that the man and woman by mutual consent are willing to become one family.
Dissolution of a marriage
Generally, it is believed that a marriage entered into before God, you can not terminate, because if the young were married in the church, then took an oath of fidelity to each other before the Lord Himself, and the termination of the union - this non-complianceThis oath, which is regarded as cheating Almighty.And it is not good to cheat.The Church does not welcome debunking, moreover - condemn such people.Religious marriage - is the eternal love and loyalty to each other.Lord God certainly did not mean their termination.But nothing is impossible!Whatever the church condemned divorce, it is considered the Lord's condescension to human weakness, so the right to conduct such procedures remains with the bishop.He will remove the old blessing in the presence of the motives for divorce, as well as all the necessary legal documents: certificate of divorce, passports.Today motive for discrediting enough, but in the Gospel of God have only one - adultery.By the way, the Church allows up to three attempts to legitimize their relationship.
Civil marriage - what is it?
Contrary to misinterpretation by some people the concept of civil marriage, it does not cohabitation.Civil marriage - is an official entry into family relationships, registered with the registry office.The fact that today some people call this phrase, has a clear title - "unregistered cohabitation".People, let's correctly called spade a spade!
church and civil marriage
interesting that today the official marriage (civil marriage) can take place without a church wedding, but on the contrary - nothing!Because in modern Russian Orthodox wedding has no legal force, and can not act as an independent procedure for registration of a new unit of society.However, before the revolution church marriage it was the only official way to create your family.What can I say, changing the time change era, changed the spiritual values of the people ...
