Journal of Sacred Literature (April, 1863)
Miscellanies
https://books.google.com/books?id=gnstAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA227
“First, that my undo Benedict, being by profession a theologian, and versed in twelve languages, intending to publish both the Old and New Testaments, and the writings of the Apostolic Fathers with exegetic scholia of the ancient commentators, and specially to reply to what had been written against the Septuagint, began this work while Professor in the College of Cydon in the year 1784. Having removed to Mount Athos in 1810 for the sake of retirement, and embraced the monastic life in the monastery of Esphigmenos, he was named Benedict (for surely they who adopt the monastic life ought to change themselves and their names as well as their lives), having formerly had two names, Basilaeus and Bessarion. While at Athos he gave himself up particularly to the study of the sacred Scriptures. He collected the most ancient MSS. of both Testaments and of their commentators,
and at considerable expense prepared his work for the press. The Greek revolution interfered ... " p. 227-228
Christian Remembrancer
https://books.google.com/books?id=rPQDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA395