Porphiryj Uspenski
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Porphiry Uspenski archbishop of Kiev
of the Russian Orthodox Church
, and archeologist. His baptismal name was Konstantin Aleksandrovich Uspenski .
, became a monk, and received the name Porphiry. He was interested in the field of Early Christian History.
In 1834 he became archimandrite
. In 1842 he organised and participated in the first Russian mission in Jerusalem.
In 1845 he travelled to the Athos
and Sinai, and he saw the Codex Sinaiticus
(one year after Tischendorf's
first visit). After a visit in the monastery of Mar Saba
he took the codex, which was later named after him — Uspenski Gospels
, Codex Porphyrianus
, and he brought it together with others manuscripts to Russia
. In 1869 he received a doctor degree of Greek Philosophy.
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
of the Russian Orthodox Church
Russian Orthodox Church
The Russian Orthodox Church or, alternatively, the Moscow Patriarchate The ROC is often said to be the largest of the Eastern Orthodox churches in the world; including all the autocephalous churches under its umbrella, its adherents number over 150 million worldwide—about half of the 300 million...
, and archeologist. His baptismal name was Konstantin Aleksandrovich Uspenski .
Life
In 1829 he finished studies at Saint Petersburg Theological AcademySaint Petersburg Theological Academy
The Saint Petersburg Theological Academy is a theological seminary in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The academy grants master and doctorate degrees preparing theologians and priests for the Eastern Orthodox Church. It was founded in 1797 by Gabriel , Metropolitan of Saint Petersburg, as part of the...
, became a monk, and received the name Porphiry. He was interested in the field of Early Christian History.
In 1834 he became archimandrite
Archimandrite
The title Archimandrite , primarily used in the Eastern Orthodox and the Eastern Catholic churches, originally referred to a superior abbot whom a bishop appointed to supervise...
. In 1842 he organised and participated in the first Russian mission in Jerusalem.
In 1845 he travelled to the Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
and Sinai, and he saw the Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the four great uncial codices, an ancient, handwritten copy of the Greek Bible. It is an Alexandrian text-type manuscript written in the 4th century in uncial letters on parchment. Current scholarship considers the Codex Sinaiticus to be one of the best Greek texts of...
(one year after Tischendorf's
Constantin von Tischendorf
Lobegott Friedrich Constantin Tischendorf was a noted German Biblical scholar. He deciphered the Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus, a 5th century Greek manuscript of the New Testament, in the 1840s, and rediscovered the Codex Sinaiticus, a 4th century New Testament manuscript, in 1859.Tischendorf...
first visit). After a visit in the monastery of Mar Saba
Mar Saba
The Great Lavra of St. Sabbas the Sanctified, known in Arabic as Mar Saba , is a Greek Orthodox monastery overlooking the Kidron Valley in the West Bank east of Bethlehem. The traditional date for the founding of the monastery by Saint Sabas of Cappadocia is the year 483 and today houses around 20...
he took the codex, which was later named after him — Uspenski Gospels
Uspenski Gospels
Uspenski Gospels, Minuscule 461 , ε 92 , are a New Testament minuscule manuscript written in Greek, dated at 835 AD...
, Codex Porphyrianus
Codex Porphyrianus
Codex Porphyrianus designated by Papr or 025 , α 3 , is a Greek uncial manuscript of the Acts of Apostles, Pauline epistles, and General epistles, with some lacunae, dated paleographically to the 9th century. It is one of a few uncial manuscripts that include the Book of Revelation.It was...
, and he brought it together with others manuscripts to Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. In 1869 he received a doctor degree of Greek Philosophy.
Works
- Путешествие по Египту и в монастыри Святого Антония Великого и Преподобного Павла Фивейского, в 1850 году. Petersburg, 1856.
- Путешествие по Египту и в монастыри Святого Антония Великого и Преподобного Павла Фивейского, в 1850 году. СПб., 1856.
- 'Christian East: Egypt and Sinai' (Восток христианский: Египет и Синай), Petersburg, 1857.
- Мнение о синайской Библии (полемика с Тишендорфом, 1862). (About Codex Sinaiticus, polemic with Tischendorf).
- "Восток христианский. Абиссиния", in: "Труды Киевской Академии", 1866.
- 'History of Athos' (История Афона), Two volumes, 1871.
- Второе путешествие в афонские монастыри, (Москва, 1880).
- Дионисий Ареопагит и его творения, в: "Чтения Московского Общества Любителей Духовного Просвещения", 1885.
External links
- Открытая Православная Энциклопедия
- Biography of Uspiensky
- Bogoslov
- http://www.rulex.ru/01160490.htm