Patericon

Patericonorpaterikon(Greek:πατερικόν), a short form for πατερικόν βιβλίον ( "father's book", usuallyLives of the Fathersin English), and sometimes also known asgerontikon(Greek:γεροντικόν), is a genre ofByzantine literatureof religious character, which were collections ofsayingsofsaints,martyrs and hierarchs, and tales about them. These texts also have their roots in early monasticism.^[1]

Among the earliest collections of this kind are the Αποφθέγματα των άγίων γερόντων (Apophthegmata of Saint Elders,also known as theAlphabetical Patericon,Apophthegmata Patrum,Sayings of the Fathers of the Desert(Sayings of the Desert Fathers)[1]), theHistoria monachorum in Aegyptoand Λαυσαϊχόν (Historia Lausiaca,[2]) byPalladius- of the 4th century. Various paterica also known in translations into a number of languages (Latin, Slavonic, Coptic, Armenian, etc.)

InRussian Orthodoxythis kind of literature is known from the early Slavic literature, first translations, then original texts created in various monasteries. The popular paterica in the Russian monastic scene included theKievan Cavepatericon, the patericon of Volokolamsk Monastery, and the patericon ofSolovki Monastery.^[1]The Kievan Cave patericon dates back from the first half of the 13th century and it also includes tales about the history of the monastery and its first monks such as the correspondence between Bishop Simon ofVladimir-Suzdaland the cave monk Polikarp.^[2]The text is based on the paterica compiled in the centers of Eastern Orthodox Church and was preserved in three 15th-century redactions: Arsenian (1406), First Cassian (1460), and Second Cassian (1462).^[2]

Some paterica

Valaam Patericon,a paterikon of theValaam Monastery [3]
Romanian Patericon[4]ISBN 978-0-938635-97-0
Serbian Patericon[5]ISBN 978-0-938635-75-8
Scete Patericon,an early Slavonic translation ofApophthegmata Patrum
Kievan Cave Patericon,a paterikon of theKiev Cave Monastery(13th century),uk:Патерик Києво-Печерський
VolokolamskPatericon(16th century)
An Athonite Gerontikon(2003) (English translation;^[3]originally published in Greek asΑθωνικόν Γεροντικόν(2003))

References

^^a ^bParppei, Kati (2011)."The Oldest One in Russia": The Formation of the Historiographical Image of Valaam Monastery.Leiden: BRILL. pp.179.ISBN 9789004209534.
^^a ^bKatchanovski, Ivan;Kohut, Zenon; Nebesio, Bohdan; Yurkevich, Myroslav (2013).Historical Dictionary of Ukraine, 2nd edition.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 307.ISBN 9780810878457.
^Kotsonis, Priestmonk Ioannikios (2003).An Athonite Gerontikon: Sayings and Stories of the Holy Fathers of Mount Athos(2nd ed.). Koufalia, Thessaloniki: Holy Monastery of St. Gregory Palamas.

Harmless, William (2004).Desert Christians: An Introduction to the Literature of Early Monasticism.Oxford University Press.ISBN 978-0-19-516223-3.

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[:0-1] Parppei, Kati (2011)."The Oldest One in Russia": The Formation of the Historiographical Image of Valaam Monastery.Leiden: BRILL. pp.179.ISBN 9789004209534.

[:1-2] Katchanovski, Ivan;Kohut, Zenon; Nebesio, Bohdan; Yurkevich, Myroslav (2013).Historical Dictionary of Ukraine, 2nd edition.Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 307.ISBN 9780810878457.

[3] Kotsonis, Priestmonk Ioannikios (2003).An Athonite Gerontikon: Sayings and Stories of the Holy Fathers of Mount Athos(2nd ed.). Koufalia, Thessaloniki: Holy Monastery of St. Gregory Palamas.

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Some paterica

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