Benedict history - corroboration of Simonides account and David Daniels research - modern Greek enlightenment - one of the greatestest personalities

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Full English translation text below except short Greek section

PHOTO: Symi during the Greek Revolution -
By Nikolos Farmakidis - Νικολού Φαρμακίδη
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Nikolos Farmakidis is honorary consul of Italy in the Dodecanese from 2015 to 2021. He was head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dodecanese of the Aegean Decentralized Administration and former Directorate of the South Aegean Settlement for 29 years. From 1984-87 he was head of the Dodecanese Department of Transport. He was a freelance engineer for Public Works 1977 - 1983. He graduated in civil engineering from the University of Trieste in 1974.

Κωνσταντίνος Σιμωνίδης​

Νικολός Βασ. Φαρμακίδης​

Nikolos Vas. Farmakidis​

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ο ιεροδιάκονος Βενέδικτος Ρώσιος (Σπιαχιός, γεννήθηκε στη Σύμη το 1760 και απεβίωσε στο Άθω, στις 28.5.1840

There's a reference in this link to "the hierodeacon Benediktos Rossios (Spiachios, born in Symi in 1760 and died in Athos, on 28.5.1840." Said to be a wandering scholar. "They therefore belonged to a pan-Hellenic circle of scholars, with many acquaintances in diplomatic circles of the West, Russia and the Ottoman Empire."

Among others, Michael Fotiadis Markonis (b. 1775) taught at the School. Nikandros Philadelphos Georgiadis (1793-1873) (student in Kydonias of Theof. Kairis), the hierodeacon Benediktos Rossios (Spiachios, born in Symi in 1760 and died in Athos, on 28.5.1840) and Archimandrite Prokopios Dendrinos from Ithaca ( born on 14.8.1848 in Agios Oros). The last two coexisted in many places, from the time when they were pensioners at the Athonias School, with Evgenios Voulgaris as a teacher, and in Kydonias. Benedict also taught at the Theological School of Halkis, together with the hieromonk Baltholomaios Koutloumusianos and Leontios, he wrote the "Easter Gospel", the services "at Axion Estin" in 1838 and at the "Saints Anargyros Pandas", praises of Saints, etc. Several of these teachers also taught in other large schools in the Greek area, such as in Kydonias, Constantinople and Jerusalem. They therefore belonged to a pan-Hellenic circle of scholars, with many acquaintances in diplomatic circles of the West, Russia and the Ottoman Empire. The library of the School, compiled by the Sinaiites Georgios Makrotevion and the Protosygelos Papa – Grigorio Katsaras, had 798 volumes of which 137 were donated by the Sinaiites. Her students later attended Italian Universities (Padua, Pavia, etc.), where they met other Greek scholars, such as Kapodistria, etc. During the revolution of 21, the School was in great prosperity and was, among other things, an economic factor of the island . The "Kionos" borrowed large sums from it (up to 6,000 groschi), as did many merchants, mainly sponge "starters",


Symi in the Revolution. With the establishment of the Philic society, a three-member committee was appointed in Symi from the three teachers of the School, Nikandros Philadelfos Georgiadis as president and Benedictos and Prokopios as members, for the indoctrination of the Philicians of the Sporades. The financial power of the School was channeled into the revolutionary apparatus by the friends, with the approval of the tax authorities, which is why from the beginning they created friction with some prominent people, who finally managed to close the school in 1820. It became, as they said, a weed nursery educated, i.e. young people who saw the common things of the island with modernizing perceptions. So the School of Agia Marina is the nursery of the Greek Revolution and thus Soukiur Bey asked for its destruction. Some dignitaries gave in. So in Symi, the majority is in favor of the Greek revolution and the national ideals of a national state. ... Thus the self-determination of Greece was considered the only way for development. So the confrontation between the two teams in Symi was very tough. We must note that the confrontation was about active participation and not about helping the revolution in other ways. The expansion of the conflict will last until 1863. Benediktos Rossos and Prokopios Dendrinos, chased by the Turks, go to Mount Athos in 1820 and after the revolution there (1821-22), to Poros. Benedict becomes abbot of the Monastery of Ag. Panteleimonos. Benedict resides in the Monastery of Zoodochos Pigi of Poros, from 1822 until the end of 1825 at least. Benediktos and Procopius were later appointed by Kapodistrias, as teachers at the Great School of Spetses (1828 – July 1830) and then (October 1830), at the Priestly School of Poros. The first Superintendent of the School and the second Director of Courses. Kapodistrias said, "no one in Greece until this day has a true education, except for the old Benedictus of Simaeus, and in fact even the arti was established in Poros as a doctrinal school entrusted to us". In the beginning, after the great disasters they suffered with the Orlofikas and especially with the pirates, the Symians did not trust the Greek revolution in principle. ... Friendly Patriarch of Alexandria Theophilos Pagostas (1764-1833), ... The Symias also asked for the advice of the Hydraians by sending Simon Hatzikosta (8.8.1821).

Then, Benedict advises them to raise that of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem as a revolutionary flag.

Seeing that Kapodistrias did not pay due attention, they resorted to their compatriot Benedict as an intermediary and wrote to him (11.8.29): ... Lord Benedict

... Benedict recounts the situation to Kapodistrias (Sept. 1829) and begs him: "..about which I beseech you to listen with your usual long-suffering to the purposely sent envoy Mr. Simoni, and know everything very precisely."

... Meanwhile, at the beginning of 1833, Othon came to Greece and the Simiacs do not have direct access to the Greek Government and the King. Their men, Benedictus and Dendrinos, retreated to Mount Athos.

... Representatives are Hatzigapitos and Simonas. In May 1830, Benedict also provided the same representatives with a letter, for Augustinos Kapodistrias, and asked him to guide them on how to go to Constantinople, in order to achieve justice for their island.

 

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  - Codex Sinaiticus & Constantine Simonides - the Russian "Orthodox Review" Vol. 10, 1863 (Православное Обозрение, 1863, Х, p. 362ff.)

[Page 230 FOOTNOTE]: one, although I am sure from what he says that he possesses a very superficial knowledge of such matters. Surely if Dr. Tregelles could perform such a Herculean work in three days, could not my uncle, a man of acknowledged learning and experience in such matters, re-peruse...

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[Page 230 FOOTNOTE]: one, although I am sure from what he says that he possesses a very superficial knowledge of such matters. Surely if Dr. Tregelles could perform such a Herculean work in three days, could not my uncle, a man of acknowledged learning and experience in such matters, re-peruse his work while I was transcribing the book of Genesis?”
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Very nice.

Another corroboration of Benedict’s scholarly impetus and activity while Simonides was a scribe, copyist, calligraphist.

 

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Latin and Enlighenment Background

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instead of using their own language. In the new political configuration on which the clergy depended, Latin became the language of administration and science and was an essential part of the education of every aspiring intellectual. After 1750 Walachia and Moldavia, similar in spirit to the Latinist schools of Transylvania, caught up very quickly. The renewed teaching of Latin in these two vassal provinces of the Ottoman Empire led to a gradual renaissance of studies in philology and history, which in turn fostered the nascent Romanian identity that still felt threatened by Greek civilizing influences.

 

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Evgenios Voulgaris

Philosopher, Theologian, Scholar, Teacher of the Greek Nation (1716 – 1806) Evgenios Voulgaris was one of the greatest Teachers of the Greek Nation. He was one of the pioneers of the Greek Enlighte…

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Evgenios Voulgaris​

30 March 2017 Telemachus Odysseides

Philosopher, Theologist, Scholar, Teacher of the Greek Nation (1716 – 1806)

Evgenios Voulgaris was one of the greatest Teachers of the Greek Nation. He was one of the pioneers of the Greek Enlightenment movement, a polyglot and polymath who played a pivotal role in the dissemination of the sciences from the West back to Greece and struggled for the awakening of the subjugated Greek Nation. His actions, together with the rest of the Teachers of the Greek Nation, led to the events of the Greek War of Independence in 1821.

He originated from Corfu. Among his first teachers was Methodios Anthrakites, who influenced him significantly during his life. He continued his studies in Padua where he became acquainted with the works of ancient Greek and modern philosophers, such as John Locke and Gottfried von Leibnitz. In addition, he studied Greek, Latin and theology. By the end of his studies, Voulgaris spoke 10 different languages: Greek, Latin, Italian, German, French, Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, Russian and Chaldean.

In 1742 he returned to Greece where he became headmaster of the School of Maroutsis Bros in Ioannina. There, he taught philosophy, mathematics, geometry, logic, physics, cosmology and theology from his own textbooks, influenced by the Western European philosophy. He introduced the works of John Locke and Voltaire to Greece based on his own translations of their work. He continued his pedagogic work as headmaster in the School of Kozani and in the Athonite Ecclesiastical School, where he attracted hundreds of students, some of the most notable ones being St. Cosmas of Aetolia, Sergios Macraios and Josephus Mοisiodax. In 1761, he was called up by the Patriarchy of Constantinople, where he taught philosophy and mathematics in the Patriarchic School and was later appointed palatine.

 

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Hegumen?

p. 34

When I read Rüdiger Schaper's book85, where he describes the Be-Nedict as a dark person, a contradiction arose in me. He describes him as "...e~a "ajpeto pe otavpo" ro Oeto Bevedirro".

Despite his investigations Schaper did not discover who Benedict was and what he did. Schaper's account possibly tries to downplay Simonides' environment in order for his misfit theory to stand. This is what everyone has done in the past. Because if Simonides is not a misfit, we need to start discussing what he supports. But such a discussion would lead them to dead ends on many issues. These would have substantial consequences and this is not in the interest of German literature and theology in the main. Simonides must be consumable for all, Greeks and Europeans alike.

So the facts are quite different. What Schaper writes is an invention. He also attacks Simonides for saying that Benedict was an abbot. But a little research leaves us dumbfounded before the undeniable personality and greatness of his character. As can be seen from dozens of public documents, available to everyone in the General State Archives, in private collections, in books and studies, Benedict is one of the greatest personalities of the Greek Nation.

Reading Benedict's correspondence with the Simeons

So the facts are quite different. What Schaper writes is an invention. He also attacks Simonides for saying that Benedict was an abbot. But a little research leaves us dumbfounded before the undeniable personality and greatness of his character. As can be seen from dozens of public documents, available to everyone in the General State Archives, in private collections, in books and studies, Benedict is one of the greatest personalities of the Greek Nation.

Τα πραγματικά λοιπόν γεγονότα είναι τελείως διαφορετικά. Αυτά που
γράφει ο Schaper είναι επινοήσεις. Επίσης λοιδορεί το Σιμωνίδη που λέει ότι
ο Βενέδικτος ήταν ηγούμενος. Μια ελάχιστη όμως έρευνα μας αφήνει έκ-
πληκτους μπροστά στην αδιαμφισβήτητη προσωπικότητα και στο μεγαλείο
του χαρακτήρα του. Όπως προκύπτει από δεκάδες δημόσια έγγραφα, προ-
σβάσιμα στον καθένα στα Γενικά Αρχεία του Κράτους, σε ιδιωτικές συλλο-
γές, σε βιβλία και μελέτες, ο Βενέδικτος είναι μια από τις μεγαλύτερες προ-
σωπικότητες του Ελληνικού Έθνους.

ηγούμενος

Same word - abbot and hegumen are the same Greek word
ηγούμενος

he·gu·men
hə̇ˈgyümə̇n

 

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p. 123
Then the sacred vessels and vestments of the monasteries of Mount Athos were transferred to Hydra. From there, on the initiative of Benedict and the other abbots of the monasteries of Mount Athos and with the help of Kapodistrias, they returned to Mount Athos in 1830

p. 129
301. Indeed, Benedict restored the monastery in 1830, after the 1821 revolution and the expulsion of the monks from Mount Athos. Benedict, as Abbot of the monastery, took the lead in asking Kapodistrias, together with the other abbots, for the restitution of the monastery property and the return of the monks (GAK).

 

[Maprchr]

So the real facts are completely different. The ones that writes Schaper are fabrications. He also notices Simonides who says that Benedictus was an abbot. But a little research leaves us with stunned in front of the undeniable personality and greatness of his character. As can be seen from dozens of public documents, pre-accessible to everyone in the General Archives of the State, in private collections in books and studies, Benedict is one of the greatest pro-stereotypes of the Greek Nation.

full translation of that paragraph in greek.+

 

[Maprchr]

translatrion of the paragraph starting out οταν διαβασα το βιβλιο . . .
when I read the book by Rudiger Shaper where he describes benedict as a dark person, a contradiction was created in me. He describes him as ¨... a scoundrel with a cross" the Holy Benedict

 

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From David Daniels

Modern Greek enlightenment background

Heretical views

1803 condemnation

Compatriots of Benedict

 

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Daniels p. 224-225

Biographical Memoir
“Having arrived at their mother’s house
they studied a short time under Hierotheus
Photiades, a learned man, and their uncle on
the mother’s side. Subsequently Constantine
Simonides returned to Aegina, by himself and
first attended the lecture of Philetaerus, the
grammarian, and then the learned Neophytus
Ducas, Gregory Constantas and Rhegas, the
mathematician, remaining with them till the
completion of his studies; these were the most
learned of the Greeks at that period.” 172
We have so many blessings when it comes to
research, that Stewart couldn’t have dreamed of.
Look at this list of teachers that Simonides claimed
to have had, after he was returned from Symi to
Aegina, a while after Kapodistrias was assassinated
and things settled down.

p. 226
Figure 98. Neophytos Doukas (1760-1845),
one of Simonides’ instructors

Neophytos Ducas

Take a look at the first one, Neophytos Doukas.
With encyclopedias and private websites all over the
world, I found him no further away than Wikipedia.
"Neophytos Doukas” (1760-1845):
“...was a Greek priest and scholar, author of a
large number of books and translations from
ancient Greek works, and one of the most
important personalities of the modern Greek
Enlightenment."

"With the creation of the Greek independent
state, he returned to Greece and undertook the
administration of the orphanage ofEgina, after
being invited to do so by Governor Ioannis
Kapodistrias. He made a donation of 11,000
books to the orphanage’s library.”

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Neophytos Doukas was no slouch! Did you notice
his donation of 11,000 books to an “orphanage”?
Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking Simonides
claimed to be (or was) an orphan. It’s a
misunderstanding of the way the term was used in
those days. And note that for a time, this brilliant
man taught at the orphanage on Aegina.
In his teaching, he favored Classical Greek over
Katharevousa (the purist kind) or the more modern
Dimotiki (Demotic). I also found that in the year
of Simonides’ birth, 1820, Doukas had become a
member of the Filiki Eteria, a part of the secret society
that raised rebellion against the Ottoman Empire in
later 1821-28.1 wonder ifhe would have told any war
stories in the classroom? I’ll bet he did.

Grigorios Konstantas
Simonides "Gregorius Constantas"

Grigorios Konstantas was equally amazing. He
was said to be “a venerable deacon, professor
of philosophy and belles-lettres, and deputy of
Thessaly,” who was director of public instruction
from July, 1824. If you have a new Greek state and
a new capital that might be where you want to put
the director of public instruction. But is this proof
that he also was on the Isle of Aegina, as Simonides’
biographer claims?
Again, Wikipedia has such basic information.
Anyone could have found out this:
“(1753-1844) [Grigorios Konstantas] was a
Greek scholar and figure of the modern
Greek Enlightenment. He was actively
involved in various educational issues as
well as participated in the Greek War of
Independence.”
"When Greek independence was established
he worked as a teacher in the orphanage of
Aegina, an institution founded by the head
of the newly formed Greek state, Ioannis
Kapodistrias. With the arrival of Prince Otto he
left the orphanage and in 1835 he returned to
his hometown, which was still under Ottoman
rule. There he continued his teaching activity
until his death in 1844.” 175
Konstantas was a teacher at the orphanage of
Aegina for a limited time, while Simonides was there.
Prince Otto Friedrich Ludwig (1815-1867) was a
prince of Bavaria who ruled as king of Greece under
the London Convention of 1832 until 1862 when he
was deposed. So Konstantas taught from about 1828
to 1832, a very limited time.

Simonides tells more about Konstantas:

"At twelve years of age I was called young
Stelokopes, because, like Polimon, I passed my
time with the stones, occupying my leisure
hours in reading and copying the ancient
inscriptions of the Aegina collection. Many
of these (about 200) I copied exactly, and
presented my work to one of my teachers,
Gregorius Constantas, on his birthday. He
accepted them most kindly, kissed me many
times, called me young Stelokopes, and made
me a present of books, especially of those
which he had published in Vienna, one of
which, The Letters of Hynesius, was issued in
1792. I have preserved it carefully till now,
and it contains the following presentation
note: —’To Constantine Simonides, the young
Stelokopes, good and honourable youth,
obedient, most studious and skilful copyist
of the Antiquities of Aegina, this book is
presented as a gift by his master Gregorius
Constantas, Aegina, the year of salvation
1832, January 31st.”
Simonides said he was 12 when Konstantas called
him Stelokopes (stone-carver or cutter), for his
ability to copy inscriptions on stone monuments
scattered all over Aegina. This would mean the year
1832, if Simonides were born in 1820, and indeed,
Konstantas was still on the island at that time!
Everything in Simonides’ testimony continues to fit
together.

Simonides said he received a present from
Konstantas of a book he wrote while in Vienna and
issued in 1792.1 have not found that particular book
by Konstantas, though he was widely published, and
I’ve only searched in English. But there is another
question: was Grigorios Konstantas even in Vienna at
that time? According to Wikipedia:

“In 1788 he went in a number of European
cities (Vienna, Halle, Padua) to continue his
studies...” 176

This is backed up in a paper on the history of Math
in Greek education:

"Konstantas studied in Halle, Padova and
Vienna.” 177


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172) Biographical Memoir (1859), p. 3.

173) See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Neophytos_Doukas. Emphasis mine.

174) The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for
British India and its Dependencies Vol. 19, No. 113,
Jan-Jun 1825 (London: Kingsbury, Parbury & Allen),
p. 661. Found online at https://books.google.com/
books?id=2 7JFAQAAM AAJ&pg=PA6 61 &lpg=PA661

175) See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Grigorios_Konstantas. This article backs up its
claims with current research.

176) See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Grigorios_Konstantas.

 

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Benjamin of Lesbos
Benjamin of Lesvos

Benjamin of Lesbos - Wikipedia

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But as you saw, Veniamin of Lesbos was quite
a controversial character, supported by rich people
from Cydoniae to study in Paris, England, Germany
and northern Italy. When he returned to Cydoniae,
he brought teachings that were so unlike the
Orthodox religion they were condemned by the
Patriarchate in Constantinople in 1803. But rich and
important people like the Metropolitan of Ephesus,
came to Veniamin’s defense so he could keep
teaching.

Why is this important? Because Benedict had the
same perspective as Veniamin of Lesbos. Think about
it. According to Simonides, Benedict was preparing a
Bible that was to be based on Alexandrian and other
Egyptian documents, completely different from the
Byzantine text of the Orthodox church. If Benedict
had published what he wanted, he would have spread
a heretical Bible all over the Orthodox world.
Does it sound like today? A religious professor
spreading heresy by means of a false Bible? Although
Benedict was an Orthodox monk, his beliefs were
far from Orthodox teaching. In fact, he didn't sound
much different from European textual critics like
Tischendorf!