The Post-Byzantine Greek and Slavic Archives of the Athonite Monastery of Kastamonitou and its History according to the So-Called Legend (Logos Historikos) of Kastamonitou (Codex Kastamonitou no. 114). Diplomatic Edition of 46 Greek, Serbian, Moldavian and Wallachian Documents Kept in Kastamonitou (1429—1819), Protaton (1784—1856) and Docheiariou (1578—1763). Critical Edition of Codex Kastamonitou No.114 and Of The Legend Of Kastamonitou
Language: English
The monograph offers the reader a critical edition of all the post-Byzantine Greek and Slavic acts kept in the Athonite monastery of Kastamonitou (30 documents). Moreover, it publishes the texts of 10 acts of Kastamonitou preserved in the archives of the Protaton, 6 acts of Docheiariou pertaining to Kastamonitou, and the full text of Codex Kastamonitou no. 114, which contains the so-called “The Legend of Kastamonitou”, or “Logos Historikos about Kastamonitou”.
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Series Actes de l'Athos
Series Archives de l'Athos
Greek catalogues and summaries (epitomai) of post-Byzantine Athonite documents
Other editions of Athonite documents
General works and specialized studies
Biblical abbreviations
Introduction
Chronology of Kastamonitou from 1424 to 1867
Greek, Serbian, Moldavian and Wallachian documents kept in Kastamonitou (1429—1819)
Acts of Kastamonitou kept in the archives of the Protaton (1784—1856)
Documents related to Kastamonitou kept in the archives of Docheiariou (1578—1763)
Codex Kastamonitou 114 and The Legend of Kastamonitou
Content of Codex Kastamonitou 114
Identification of the texts compiled in Codex Kastamonitou 114
The manuscript of 1844 and its prototype of 1698
The history of Kastamonitou according to The Legend of Kastamonitou
Topics from the documents of Kastamonitou inserted in The Legend of Kastamonitou
Mentions of the story about Constantine the Great and Kastamonitou in printed books of the period 1650-1860
Text of Codex Kastamonitou 114 and commentary on The Legend of Kastamonitou
Content of the manuscript according to our and to its own pagination (in brackets):
Μαρτύριον ἀξιόλογον, καὶ πολλὰ ὡραιότατον, διαλαμβάνον περὶ τῆς ἀθλήσεως καὶ γενεαλογίας τοῦ ἁγίου ἐνδόξου ἀποστόλου πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, μεταφρασθὲν εἰς τὴν κοινὴν διάλεκτον, παρὰ τινος εὐτελοῦς ἱερομονάχου, ἐκ τοῦ ἑλληνικοῦ εἰς τὸ ἁπλοῦν (Martyrdom of the apostle and archdeacon Stephen describing his feats and descent, translated into Modern Greek by an unnamed priest-monk) (1)
Λόγος ἱστορικός, ὁμοῦ καὶ θαυμάσιος τοῦ φιλοσόφου Νικῆτα, ὅστις διαλαμβάνει περὶ τῆς εὑρέσεως καὶ ἀνακομιδῆς τοῦ ἱεροῦ λειψάνου τοῦ ἁγίου ἐνδόξου ἀποστόλου πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου, μεταφρασθεὶς παρά τινος εὐτελοῦς ἱερομονάχου τῆς αὐτῆς μονῆς (Marvellous historical narrative of Niketas the Philosopher about the discovery and the transfer of the relics of St. Stephen, rendered into Modern Greek by an unnamed priest-monk of Kastamonitou) (19)
Λόγος ἱστορικὸς ἅμα καὶ ἐγκωμιαστικὸς περὶ τῆς ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει ἐλεύσεως τοῦ τιμίου λειψάνου τοῦ ἁγίου ἐνδόξου ἀποστόλου πρωτομάρτυρος καὶ ἀρχιδιακόνου Στεφάνου (Historical and laudatory narrative about the arrival of the relics of St. Stephen in Constantinople) (34)
Τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις πατρὸς ἡμῶν Πρόκλου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως ἐγκώμιον εἰς τὸν ἅγιον πρωτομάρτυρα Στέφανον (Laudation of St. Stephen by the Constantinopolitan patriarch Proclus) (62)
Χρυσάνθου Ἱεροσολύμων ἐγκώμιον εἰς τὸν μέγαν ἀπόστολον τοῦ Χριστοῦ καὶ ἀρχιδιάκονον Στέφανον “Στέφανος δὲ ὑπάρχων πλήρης πνεύματος ἁγίου, ἀτενίσας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἶδεν δόξαν Θεοῦ καὶ Ἰησοῦν ἑστῶτα ἐκ δεξιῶν τοῦ Θεοῦ” (Laudation of St. Stephen by the patriarch of Jerusalem Chrysanthos Notaras) (71)
Τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις πατρὸς ἡμῶν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου ἀρχιεπισκόπου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, καὶ οἰκουμενικοῦ μεγάλου φωστῆρος. Ὁμιλία ἐγκωμιαστικὴ εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Στέφανον, συντεθεῖσα εἰς ἁπλὴν φράσιν παρά τινος εὐτελοῦς ἱερομονάχου (Laudatory speech about St. Stephen by St. John Chrysostom, archbishop of Constantinople, rendered into Modern Greek by an unknown priest-monk) (84)
The Legend or Logos Historikos of Kastamonitou
Λόγος ἱστορικὸς ὁμοῦ καὶ θαυμάσιος, ὅστις διηγεῖται περὶ τῆς ἀρχαιότητος του Ἅγίου Ὄρους, καὶ τῆς τάξεως τῶν μοναχῶν, καὶ ὅτι ἐκ τοῦ καιροῦ τῶν ἀποστόλων ἤρξατο φαίνεσθαι αὕτη ἡ τάξις, καὶ ὅτι πρὶν τοῦ Μεγάλου Κωνσταντίνου κατῴκουν ἐνταῦθα ἐρημίται καὶ ἀσκηταί (Historical narrative about the antiquities of Mount Athos and the monastic life which first appeared there shortly after the time of the apostles, i.e. long before the reign of Constantine the Great) (101)
Διήγησις ἱστορικὴ καὶ θαυμάσιος κατὰ τὴν πρώτην καὶ δευτέραν ἡμέραν τοῦ Αὐγούστου μηνός, καὶ ὑπόμνημα σύντομον τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις πατρὸς ἡμῶν Μακαρίου (Historical narrative and brief reminder about the bishop of Hierissos St. Makarios) (115)
Λόγος ἱστορικὸς τῆς παρούσης μονῆς μὲ παραλλαγήν τινὰ συνοπτικωτέραν τῆς προτέρας παλαιᾶς ἱστορίας καὶ διηγήσεως (Historical narrative about the monastery of Kastamonitou — a concise version of the older history) (140)
Νέον ὑπόμνημα τῶν νεοφανῶν ἱερομαρτύρων καὶ ὁσιομαρτύρων, τῶν νῦν λαμψάντων ἁγιορειτῶν ὁσίων πατέρων, κατὰ τὴν ἐπανάστασιν τῆς Ἑλλάδος, ὑπὸ τῶν Ὀθωμανῶν θανατωθέντων (New reminder about the new holy martyrs and the Athonite fathers murdered by the Ottomans during the Greek Revolution) (169)
Δευτέρα ἀνάπτυξις, σύντομος καὶ καθαρά, ἥτις διαλαμβάνει περὶ τῶν ὅσοι συνήργησαν νὰ ἐπαναστατήσωσι τὸ Ἅγιον Ὄρος, ἐξ ἧς αἰτίας συνέβη νὰ τιμωρηθῶσι διαφόρως, καὶ τέλος νὰ μαρτυρήσουν ὑπὸ τῶν ἀσεβῶν οἱ ἀθῶοι καὶ ἀνεύθυνοι καὶ ἄλλοι ἀδελφοὶ χριστιανοί (Second brief reminder describing those who contributed to the participation of Mount Athos in the Greek Revolution of 1821 and were punished and martyred by the Ottomans along with many other innocent Christians) (193)
Λόγος ἐπιτάφιος εἰς τὸν ἀείμνηστον οἰκουμενικὸν πατριάρχην Κωνσταντινουπόλεως Γρηγόριον (Funeral oration in memoriam of the Ecumenical Patriarch Gregory V) (26)
Τοῦ ἐν ἁγίοις πατρὸς ἡμῶν Γρηγορίου ἐπισκόπου Νύσσης ἐγκώμιον εἰς τὸν ἅγιον ἀπόστολον καὶ πρωτομάρτυρα Στέφανον (Laudation of St. Stephen by St. Gregory, bishop of Nyssa) (243)
Σημειώματα χρονολογίας, περὶ ἀρχαίων εἰκόνων, εὑρισκόμενα ἐν τῇ παρούσῃ βίβλῳ. Περὶ τῆς ἁγίας εἰκόνος τοῦ ἁγίου πρωτομάρτυρος Στεφάνου, πότε ἦλθεν ἐξ Ἱερουσαλὴμ εἰς τὸ ἱερὸν ἡμῶν κοινόβιον (Chronological notes about the ancient icons mentioned in the book) (263)
Plates, maps and illustrations
Index of names and toponyms
Details | |
Publisher | St. Kliment Ohridski University Press |
Language | English |
Pages | 560 |
Illustrations | b/w figures and plates, maps |
Binding | hardback |
ISBN | 978-954-07-4943-3 |
Creation date | 2020 |
Size | 16 х 24 cm |