A partir del siglo V la diacon�a permanente (difundida en las primeras comunidades cristianas) se redujo, hasta pr�cticamente desaparecer, salvo alguna reaparici�n, como en el caso de San Francisco de As�s. El Concilio Vaticano II (1962-65) le dio un nuevo impulso; y actualmente es una "vocaci�n" en constante crecimiento.

El presente volumen&mdashobra de tres di�conos permanentes de las di�cesis de Tur�n y de Susa&mdashpresenta, de manera did�ctica y al mismo tiempo documentada, los fundamentos b�blicos y patr�sticos del diaconado. Tras una breve historia que parte de su origen que parte y llega a las m�s recientes intervenciones y normas vaticanas, se trata extensamente qui�nes son los di�conos, que hacen, y cu�l es la formaci�n adecuada para convertirse en uno de ellos.

En el ap�ndice se presentan los perfiles de m�s de 40 di�conos que la Iglesia ha declarado santos.

Este t�tulo disponible solamente en Espa�ol./This book is written in Spanish only.

The Deacon
Who Is He? What Does He Do? How Do I Become One?
Michele Bennardo/Lorenzo Bortolin/Benito Cutell�

From the fifth century the permanent diaconate (widespread in the early Christian communities) was diminished until it practically disappeared, except for rare comebacks, as in the case of St. Francis of Assisi. The Second Vatican Council (1962-65) gave it new impetus; and it's currently a "vocation" in constant growth.

This volume&mdashthe work of three permanent deacons of the Dioceses of Turin and Susa&mdashshows in an instructional, yet well documented way, the biblical and patristic foundations of the diaconate. Through a brief history that starts with its origins and arrives at the most recent Vatican instructions and norms, it deals extensively with who deacons are, what they do, and covers the proper formation to become one.

The appendix presents the profiles of more than 40 deacons that the Church has declared saints.