The Slavic Version of the Hesychastic Vita of Gregory of Sinai. Spiritual Bonds between Byzantium and Bulgaria during the Reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander
The Slavic Version of the Hesychastic Vita of Gregory of Sinai. Spiritual Bonds between Byzantium and Bulgaria during the Reign of Tsar Ivan Alexander

Summary/Abstract: Gregory of Sinai is considered the foremost teacher of Hesychasm during the 14th century. His life and activities are directly connected with Bulgaria and especially with the hesychastic community of Paroria. His Vita written by the Patriarch Kallistos I. in Greek was translated and preserved in Slavic manuscripts. The oldest one is the Codex Athon. Zographou 214 (dated between 1371–1385). The translator’s identity of the Vita still remains an open question. In my opinion, the possibility of identifying the translator with Evtimij Tărnovskij should be seriously examined.

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