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The most important known materials that can shed additional light
Letter from Simonides to Hodgkin discussing Sinaiticus evidences - translated in Australia, waiting publication
Letter from Simonides to Kallinikos discussing hieroglyphics - translated in Australia, waiting publication
Uspensky materials
P. Uspenskij, Kniga bytija moego. Dnevniki i avtobiograficeskija zapiski episkopa Porfirija Uspenskago. Izdanie Imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk* pod redakcieju P. A. Syrku Ipostumj, 8 vols
(St Petersburg, 1894-1902). This gave the 1860 quote that it is not an old manuscript.
Uspensky materials with 20 pages on Sinaiticus, referenced by McGrane
Uspensky’s 132pp manuscript
Замечательные рукописи в библиотеках Синайского монастыря и в архиепископских кельях там
[‘Wonderful manuscripts in the libraries of the Sinai monastery and in the Archbishop's cells there’]
in the Uspensky collection at the Imperial Academy of Sciences, № 136.1.
Pages 3-22 are dedicated to Codex Sinaiticus.
Other letters not yet published
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BEGIN REVIEW OF PERSONS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE ATHOS MANUSCRIPT AND ITS TRANSPORT TO SINAI
AND SCHOLARSHIP BACKGROUND OF BENEDICT
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Constantine Simonides
Benedict (Bessarion) (Basilaeus) - (1760-1840) very substantial documentation of his scholarship background.
Benediktos Rossios (Spiachios, born in Symi in 1760 and died in Athos, on 28.5.1840.)
Nikolos Farmakidis, historian, and David W. Daniels have information on his education
At Calauria In 1784 began project to defend the Septuagint.
Athonias School, with Evgenios Voulgaris as a teacher,
Kydonias, Benedict also taught at the Theological School of Halkis (Kydoniae/Ayvalik)
taught on Spetses Island;
Kapodistrias commanded Benedict to teach 12-15 Greek youths on Kalavria Island;
likely taught in the Greek area, Constantinople and Jerusalem.
belonged to a pan-Hellenic circle of scholars, with many acquaintances in diplomatic circles of the West, Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
Kapodistrias said, "no one in Greece until this day has a true education, except for the old Benedictus of Simaeus"
Samuel Nicolaides, from the Greek community in Liverpool tried to pretend that Benedict did not exist, demonstrating the unreliability of negative Athos commentary on Simonides by 1863
“Simonides declares himself able to point out on his codex certain marks and corrections made by his uncle Benedict and Dionysius ..”.
Procopius Dendrino - (d. 1848) Benedict consulted with Procopius - letter of recommendation for Simonides
Benedict…. he consulted with the herald Procopius an[d] the Russian monk Paul, and they decided upon a copy of the Old and New Testaments, written according to the ancient form, in capital letters, and on parchment.
Countess K. Etling, she returned from Constantinople about the 1841 or 1842 ... Constantine Simonides, whom she had taken under her care from Constantinople at the request of the Reverend Archimandrite Procopius Deudrinos,
Reverend Archimandrite Procopius Dendrinos
Biographical Memoir 1859
Such is the account given by Simonides himself, but it is coroborated .. After a short residence at Syme, Simonides went to visit Anthimos, the renowned Patriarch of Constantinople, and brought him recommendations from several of the principal persons of Athos, and especially one from Procopius, a sacred officer of the Church of the Greeks.
Kevin McGrane in Cooper book
(he has the wrong Benedict but the Procopius info is helpful, where is it recorded?)
(this would make Procopius about 95 when he gave a recommendation to Simonides.)
153 The Biographical Memoir, which is based almost entirety on Simonides' tales, states that in 1840 'Benedict was an old man of seventy', i.e. the account subtracts 36 years from Benedict7s real age to make the problem less acute. In fact, it is recorded that both Benedict and Prokopios Dendrinos at the St Panteleimon monastery were trained at the Athoniada Academy on Mount Athos in the mid-1750s, which requires that Benedict was born no later than the 1730s, which is consistent with his being 106 in 1840.
Genius - Lilia 1824-1828 p. 307
Paul (Russian monk) Pavel - Benedict consulted about project
"Benedict…. he consulted with the herald Procopius an[d] the Russian monk Paul, and they decided upon a copy of the Old and New Testaments, written according to the ancient form, in capital letters, and on parchment."
"This is the first time I’ve found Simonides listing names of people who agreed with Benedict’s plan: a herald named Procopius and a Russian monk named Paul. Remember that there was no division between Russian and Greek Orthodox, since until 1830 there had been no Greek state, and this was to be an impressive gift for the Russian Tsar who was the benefactor of all Orthodox monasteries." -
David W. Daniels, Who Faked, p. 271
D. 1848
Alexandr Sturtza (1791-1854)
Countess Etling (Roxandra Edling-Sturdza) (1786-1844)
Georgios Rhodokanakis -mΓεωργίου Ροδοκανάκη ,
Barnabas
Demetrios Rhodokanakis - Genius - Andreas Muller and much more but c. 1867, born 1840
about his plans to marry an English woman, named Miss Morland.49 However, in January 1866 he was already in Cairo50 and in October 1867, both Phillipps and Hodgkin received not a wedding invitation but a note from Dimitrios Rhodokanakis announcing the death of Simonides from leprosy in Alexandria of Egypt:
Porfiry Uspensky
sees manuscript in 1845 and 1850 testifies in 1865 that it is not an old manuscript
Patriach Kallinikos of Alexandria
Uspensky conversation with, in 1860 about removal of the manuscript from Sinai to Russia
Kallinikos
pegs 1844 theft from Tischendorf
called shot - colouring of manuscript that makes 1859 section darker than 1844
notes that Tischendorf 1859 manuscript "loan" is bogus
references that Uspensky had stolen from Dionysius monastery in Athos
laughs about bungling Greek of Tischendorf
And if it is mistranslated and then published, inform me or else publish the true text of my letter in Greek and send me a copy of the magazine, but let it be quickly, for in the new year (God willing) I will go to Jerusalem and from there in Damascus, because the Roman Catholics and followers of Mohammed are creating some bad incidents against us. But I will write to you again from Jerusalem, and I will send you the copy of the inscriptions from Vostran, Syria, and Palestine. I bid you farewell again and again, my son in the Lord, and fight the good fight and write to us. Your spiritual father. COSMETIC MONK. Alexandria, November 6, 1862."
letters of Callinicus from Athos
Thessaloniki
a Thessalonian by birth, his ancestors coming from the city of Naoussa in Macedonia, and related to the general Kayatasos. He was born in 1802 and was named Kyriakos, he took the name Kallinikos upon entering the church and having taken an active part in the Greek revolution, he received the surname of Keraynos, due to his bravery. He then ceased (as is necessary, according to our ecclesiastical law, in cases where a priest takes arms), from the exercise of public rites, and spent a long time in a monastery on Mount Athos, where I met him. Since then he has been engaged in semi-political missions and I am in constant correspondence with him. He has traveled in Europe, Asia, and part of Africa, and throughout the Archipelago, and has published in Moscow and Odessa a series of letters which I sent him on archaeological subjects. What does my friend have in common with
Kallinikos note about Damascus and Jerusalem -
Markos (Charkos) and Dorotheus and Joasaph
https://www.purebibleforum.com/index.php?threads/kallinikos-note-about-damascus-and-jerusalem.3489/
Kallinikos of Sinai - the absent - passed along Cyrillos shill info
Gregory VI (Gregorius) - (1798-1881)
en.wikipedia.org
Knew Benedict at Athos, written about in Periplus of Hannon
Odessa publisher contacted by Hodgkin
Genius p. 62
Nikolos
Letter in Australia
Athos Library Entries - 1895 and 1900 - by Spyridon Lambrou
Supports Kallinikos and Simonides working together at Athos on manuscripts.
Dionysius the calligraphist of Russico,
“Simonides declares himself able to point out on his codex certain marks and corrections made by his uncle Benedict and Dionysius ..”.
likely made notes with his name on the Sinaiticus manuscript
"copied the treatise of Pausclenus about Dionysius of Agrapha at the request of Pappa Macarius for M. Didron. It is possible that he is mentioned in that work" - Hodgkin in Elliott p. 75 this may be the same
Genius p. 42 - Lilia
Theophylact is on the Sinaiticus manuscript
Deacon Hilarion of Russico, likely made notes with his name on manuscript
("friends Nicander and Niphon, who lent thee the books of Esdras...")
brought Simonides the 25,000 piastres from Constantius
Hilarion of Russico D. 1886 - in 2012 Danilets
NIcander
Farmakidis
Nicander (Michael Kalafatas)
His uncle Michael Kalafatas Ioannidis, in 1858, after
Niphon
“Nicander and Niphon, who lent thee the Books of Esdras…”
Hadji John Prodromus - coffee shop in Galata, outskirts of Constantinople
Pappa Prodromus had church in Trebizond on the northern coast (unclear if he saw manuscript)
Anthimus IV - (1785-1874) Patriarch (Bishop) of Constantinople - letter of recommendation
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimus_IV_of_Constantinople
Anthimus IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1840–1841 and 1848–1852
The contra tried to pretend this was a different Anthimus
https://forums.carm.org/threads/codex-sinaiticus-constantine-simonides-the-russian-orthodox-review-vol-10-1863-Православное-Обозрение-1863-Х-p-362ff.15124/page-6#post-1319327
Anthimus III
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimus_III_of_Constantinople
Anthimus V - emphasized by Nikolos Farmikidis
[URL unfurl="false”]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimus_V_of_Constantinople[/URL]
p. 151-153
Constantius I - (1770-1859) manuscript examination and corrections at Constantinople
1830-1834 ecumenical patriarch of constantinople
not in Genius
Did Simonides write of him as Constantius I in a back-dated writing?
Constantius II was (1789-1859) 1834-1835 ecumenical patriarch of constantinople
Is wiki correct that both died in 1859?
Germanus - transports manuscript from Antigonus to Sinai
Elliott p. 76-77 - letter from Kallinikos
"delivered to the illustrious patriarch Constantius, and he sent it to the monastery in Sinai by a monk of that house, named Germanus, whose subordinate still lives in Athos to attest the writer."
“... Archimandrite German, secretary of Mt Sinai Monastery at the time of the discovery and transfer of the above manuscript.”
https://expositions.nlr.ru/eng/ex_manus/CodexSinaiticus/zah/3.php#5
"the blessed patriarch Constantius, who sent it to Mount Sinai by the Monk Germanus of Sinai, whom thou knowest,"
This is likely Archimandrite Germanus Aphthonides, who is described as late by Anges Smith Lewis, and who published on Athanasius Comnenus Ypsilanti.
In the extensive writings of Athanasius Ypsilanti ( +1775) recently published by the Archimandrite Germanus Aphthonides of Sinai, bearing the title “Events after the Capture” (of Constantinople), you will find much relating to the Patriarchal See of Antioch.
(A History of the Holy Eastern Church, 1873 John Mason Neale)
https://archive.org/details/ahistoryholyeas03nealgoog
Daniels, Faked p. 70
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ap83EAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA70
continues!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_IV_of_Constantinople
not in Genius
Who Faked p. 187 Kindle
Also
At the same time, Ignatyev instructed his secretary, A. Kumani, to discuss the subject with the previous Archbishop Cyril residing in Constantinople53. Here is an extract from Kumani's account:
<…> Evidence on the Sinai Bible case provided by Professor Tischendorf, <…> is not fully consistent with explanations offered by Cyril Archbishop of Sinai and Archimandrite German, secretary of Mt Sinai Monastery at the time of the discovery and transfer of the above manuscript. Rather amazingly, both divines maintain that Mt Sinai community never wished, nor even intended to present the Bible to His Majesty the Emperor. <…> Right Rev. Cyril admits this desire on his own part, while insisting that he could not fulfill it just because the brethren still show no inclination whatever to pass the Bible to Russia… (See the memorandum) https://nlr.ru/eng_old/exib/CodexSinaiticus/zah/3_2.html
53 — Count Ignatiev informs thereof Chancellor A.M. Gorchakov in his confidential letter from Bujuk-dere, 14/26 May 1868, no. 135 (AVPRI, f. 161 II-11, op. 50, d. 5, fols. 82r-84r).(back to the text)
Callistratus
Kallistratos (1867–1884) Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Mount_Sinai_and_Raithu
the hieromonk Callistratus, a wise man, and companion of the same house, undertook the comparison of it, and did compare it with other codices of the same house, by command of Constantius, the patriarch.
"thy spiritual father, Callistratus, when he went to Alexandria"
CSP
their election of a new Archbishop, Kallistratos. The latter was duly consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, but not recognised by either the other Patriarchs and Orthodox Churches or the political authorities, since they continued to consider Kyrillos, who resided in Constantinople after his disavowal by the Brotherhood, as the legitimate and rightful Archbishop. Finally, in 1869, Kallistratos achieved recognition as Archbishop by all canonical and state authorities.
" Cyril Rokidis (later named Kallistratos) worked hard during 1867-1868 Tor an acceptable solution on the Sinai Question "
p. 376
David Daniels
Callistratus got to become Archbishop of Sinai in exchange for saying nothing about the Codex. And his monks received 9,000 gold rubles for the “gift”;
not in Genius - check spelling
Michael Fotiadis went to Constantinople with Simonides in 1841
. Michael Fotiadis Markonis (b. 1775),
Gabriel - St. Catherine's - the keeper of the treasures
https://books.google.com/books?id=kR82AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA223
The one before Gabriel is unnamed, who gave Tischendorf access to the manuscript.
"I certified them that this MS. of the Scriptures is still preserved in Sinai (as thou also knowest), because I saw it there with my own eyes when I was in the Monastery of St. Catherine in 1845 in the month of July, and handled it with my own hands, and found it very defective, and somewhat changed; and when I asked the reason, I understood from Gabriel, the keeper of the treasures, that his predecessor had given the manuscript to a German, who visited the monastery in 1844 in the month of May, and who having had the MS. in his hands several days, secretly removed a part of it, and went away during the time that the librarian lay ill, afflicted with a typhoid fever."
not in Genius
Gabriel - Kallinikos = Keeper of the Treasures (i.e. the Skeuophylax or Sacristan) in 1858 σκευοφύλαξ mentioned by Tisch?
David Daniels uses Skeuophilax- it was Vitalios or Vitaly who said not Tischendorf in 1859
NOTE: (See also Grenzboten)
Elliott p. 71
“Neither Dionysius the scribe nor Germanus the monk nor Hilarion the deacon nor John Podromos [sic] the coffee-house keeper were called upon to corroborate the story."
Charles Stewart - writes biographical Memoir - testifies to Simonides manuscript involvement by 1860
"Simonides first committed to writing in England (in a letter to Mr. Charles Stewart, dated 4th (16th) January, 1860) his version of the history of the Codex Sinaiticus."
John Eliot Hodgkin - (and others, including John Newton who showed CFA book and maybe Benjamin Wills Newton) - would learn about the Sinaiticus issues before they were made public.
28 in Genius
Mark and Dorotheus and Joasaph greet you, they are going tomorrow to Jerusalem and from there to Damascus. I have received all your books, and have given them to your friends, so feel free to ask this question. When will you come to Egypt? You know that your presence is urgently required. Come quickly, please again, for we are on the eve of great affairs, as you well know. In a great hurry."
The reinstatement of the Code after its publication was guaranteed by the Russian ambassador in Constantinople,
Drakakes - medical student
Also editor of the Literary Churchman "saw" acrostics and Kallinikos
Both letters appeared in The Guardian. A point from an earlier letter by
Wright is commented on by L. Drakachis, who announces himself as a friend of
Simonides. He was a medical student introduced to Simonides at J.E. Hodgkin’s
request by his uncle Dr. Thomas Hodgkin to act as an interpreter.
Tischendorf -
already concerned about Simonides in 1859 en route to monastery
writes of Simonides claiming to use "mountains of Athos manuscripts"
The Moscow Bible and Montfaucon on Greek Palaeography would be easily available as well
Hort and others know of claim by Dec, 1861
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2 Pavlos P. Peppas Aeginitis (Student of the Central School and Teacher at the "Orphanage"). Archive of the Academy of Athens. It bears number 403 and the seal of the Academy. Treasurer's correspondence from Treasurer no.
Konstantinos Oikonomos
We must note that Constantios I died on January 6, 1859, Oikonomos in 1857 and Sturtzas in 1854.
Barnabas 1843, published by
Rodokanaki
Rhodokanakis Rodokanakis
Rhodocanakis Georgios -
Do not have date of birth-death
Rhodocanakis, Georgios - Rodokanakis, Georg D. - (1838) Regierungs-Blatt des Königreichs Griechenland: (amtliche Übersetzung aus dem ... - Hellas - Rhodocanakis Georgios
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Cyrillos the Corrupt - was Tischendorf's guy at the monastery, exposed as ultra-corrupt
Kallinikos the Absent -echos Cyrillos to Silvester Davies, for William Aldis Wright and the Investigative Clowns
Vitaly the sacristan at St. Catherine's
https://www.purebibleforum.com/inde...spensky-actions-and-writings.2837/#post-12435
Kevin McGrane makes a point about not mentioning
Gerasim (1772-1875) from Russico Hegumen Gerasim 'the Svjatogorets'
In addition to the lies from Nicolaides, there were denials from the Dionysius monastery.
And a puzzling letter perhaps from Russico printed in Russian
Lycurgus has frequent correspondence with Oikonomos ex Oikonomon, whom he calls a teacher. To him, he admonishes...
Amphilocius affirms the Simonides connection to Constantius, in a quote from Constantius dating back to c. 1857-58,
Amphilocius gives a letter negative to Simonides in 1863 in Elliott but does not cover manuscript, etc. It involves Gerasim and Dionysius and whether there was a stash of mss.
"the Odessa school Simonides became acquainted with Amphilochius during 1841-2, who confirms that he had “a slight knowledge of the rudiments of our ancient Greek language ..."
p. 118-120 Elliott
p. 120 - Meletius of Syme
Moreover when Mr. C. Simonides came to Alexandria in 1852, about the month of August, he resided on board the ship George and Minna of Maliaracades, Captain Nicolas, and sailed with that ship for England. He sometimes, however, slept at the wine—shop of the Cyprist, George Televantos; but I do not believe that he went to Mount Sinai; and he never resided in the Monastery of St. Saba.
Alexandria, July 26th, 1863.
Meletius of Syme,
Note material in Orthodox Review 1863 with letter in Russian.
Recommendations - Letters of Credence
Procopius - Simonides went to visit Anthimos, the renowned Patriarch of Constantinople, and brought him recommendations from several of the principal persons of Athos, and especially one from Procopius, a sacred officer of the Church of the Greeks. - 1859 Memoir
Symais 1849 - Anthimus IV (above)
Symais 1849 - Xenophon Pappadatos
Symais 1849 - Colonel Tzami Karatassos
Saint Beuve -Paris
Mordtmann, who was travelled around with Simonides in Constantinople,
Leaving aside the Hermas connection for now.
David W. Daniels
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ap83EAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA54
Letter from Simonides to Hodgkin discussing Sinaiticus evidences - translated in Australia, waiting publication
Letter from Simonides to Kallinikos discussing hieroglyphics - translated in Australia, waiting publication
Uspensky materials
P. Uspenskij, Kniga bytija moego. Dnevniki i avtobiograficeskija zapiski episkopa Porfirija Uspenskago. Izdanie Imperatorskoj Akademii Nauk* pod redakcieju P. A. Syrku Ipostumj, 8 vols
(St Petersburg, 1894-1902). This gave the 1860 quote that it is not an old manuscript.
Uspensky materials with 20 pages on Sinaiticus, referenced by McGrane
Uspensky’s 132pp manuscript
Замечательные рукописи в библиотеках Синайского монастыря и в архиепископских кельях там
[‘Wonderful manuscripts in the libraries of the Sinai monastery and in the Archbishop's cells there’]
in the Uspensky collection at the Imperial Academy of Sciences, № 136.1.
Pages 3-22 are dedicated to Codex Sinaiticus.
Other letters not yet published
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BEGIN REVIEW OF PERSONS WHO WERE INVOLVED IN THE ATHOS MANUSCRIPT AND ITS TRANSPORT TO SINAI
AND SCHOLARSHIP BACKGROUND OF BENEDICT
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Constantine Simonides
Benedict (Bessarion) (Basilaeus) - (1760-1840) very substantial documentation of his scholarship background.
Benediktos Rossios (Spiachios, born in Symi in 1760 and died in Athos, on 28.5.1840.)
Nikolos Farmakidis, historian, and David W. Daniels have information on his education
At Calauria In 1784 began project to defend the Septuagint.
Athonias School, with Evgenios Voulgaris as a teacher,
Kydonias, Benedict also taught at the Theological School of Halkis (Kydoniae/Ayvalik)
taught on Spetses Island;
Kapodistrias commanded Benedict to teach 12-15 Greek youths on Kalavria Island;
likely taught in the Greek area, Constantinople and Jerusalem.
belonged to a pan-Hellenic circle of scholars, with many acquaintances in diplomatic circles of the West, Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
Kapodistrias said, "no one in Greece until this day has a true education, except for the old Benedictus of Simaeus"
Samuel Nicolaides, from the Greek community in Liverpool tried to pretend that Benedict did not exist, demonstrating the unreliability of negative Athos commentary on Simonides by 1863
“Simonides declares himself able to point out on his codex certain marks and corrections made by his uncle Benedict and Dionysius ..”.
Procopius Dendrino - (d. 1848) Benedict consulted with Procopius - letter of recommendation for Simonides
Benedict…. he consulted with the herald Procopius an[d] the Russian monk Paul, and they decided upon a copy of the Old and New Testaments, written according to the ancient form, in capital letters, and on parchment.
Countess K. Etling, she returned from Constantinople about the 1841 or 1842 ... Constantine Simonides, whom she had taken under her care from Constantinople at the request of the Reverend Archimandrite Procopius Deudrinos,
Reverend Archimandrite Procopius Dendrinos
Biographical Memoir 1859
Such is the account given by Simonides himself, but it is coroborated .. After a short residence at Syme, Simonides went to visit Anthimos, the renowned Patriarch of Constantinople, and brought him recommendations from several of the principal persons of Athos, and especially one from Procopius, a sacred officer of the Church of the Greeks.
Kevin McGrane in Cooper book
(he has the wrong Benedict but the Procopius info is helpful, where is it recorded?)
(this would make Procopius about 95 when he gave a recommendation to Simonides.)
153 The Biographical Memoir, which is based almost entirety on Simonides' tales, states that in 1840 'Benedict was an old man of seventy', i.e. the account subtracts 36 years from Benedict7s real age to make the problem less acute. In fact, it is recorded that both Benedict and Prokopios Dendrinos at the St Panteleimon monastery were trained at the Athoniada Academy on Mount Athos in the mid-1750s, which requires that Benedict was born no later than the 1730s, which is consistent with his being 106 in 1840.
Genius - Lilia 1824-1828 p. 307
Paul (Russian monk) Pavel - Benedict consulted about project
"Benedict…. he consulted with the herald Procopius an[d] the Russian monk Paul, and they decided upon a copy of the Old and New Testaments, written according to the ancient form, in capital letters, and on parchment."
"This is the first time I’ve found Simonides listing names of people who agreed with Benedict’s plan: a herald named Procopius and a Russian monk named Paul. Remember that there was no division between Russian and Greek Orthodox, since until 1830 there had been no Greek state, and this was to be an impressive gift for the Russian Tsar who was the benefactor of all Orthodox monasteries." -
David W. Daniels, Who Faked, p. 271
D. 1848
Alexandr Sturtza (1791-1854)
Countess Etling (Roxandra Edling-Sturdza) (1786-1844)
Georgios Rhodokanakis -mΓεωργίου Ροδοκανάκη ,
Barnabas
Demetrios Rhodokanakis - Genius - Andreas Muller and much more but c. 1867, born 1840
about his plans to marry an English woman, named Miss Morland.49 However, in January 1866 he was already in Cairo50 and in October 1867, both Phillipps and Hodgkin received not a wedding invitation but a note from Dimitrios Rhodokanakis announcing the death of Simonides from leprosy in Alexandria of Egypt:
Porfiry Uspensky
sees manuscript in 1845 and 1850 testifies in 1865 that it is not an old manuscript
Patriach Kallinikos of Alexandria
Uspensky conversation with, in 1860 about removal of the manuscript from Sinai to Russia
Kallinikos
pegs 1844 theft from Tischendorf
called shot - colouring of manuscript that makes 1859 section darker than 1844
notes that Tischendorf 1859 manuscript "loan" is bogus
references that Uspensky had stolen from Dionysius monastery in Athos
laughs about bungling Greek of Tischendorf
And if it is mistranslated and then published, inform me or else publish the true text of my letter in Greek and send me a copy of the magazine, but let it be quickly, for in the new year (God willing) I will go to Jerusalem and from there in Damascus, because the Roman Catholics and followers of Mohammed are creating some bad incidents against us. But I will write to you again from Jerusalem, and I will send you the copy of the inscriptions from Vostran, Syria, and Palestine. I bid you farewell again and again, my son in the Lord, and fight the good fight and write to us. Your spiritual father. COSMETIC MONK. Alexandria, November 6, 1862."
letters of Callinicus from Athos
Thessaloniki
a Thessalonian by birth, his ancestors coming from the city of Naoussa in Macedonia, and related to the general Kayatasos. He was born in 1802 and was named Kyriakos, he took the name Kallinikos upon entering the church and having taken an active part in the Greek revolution, he received the surname of Keraynos, due to his bravery. He then ceased (as is necessary, according to our ecclesiastical law, in cases where a priest takes arms), from the exercise of public rites, and spent a long time in a monastery on Mount Athos, where I met him. Since then he has been engaged in semi-political missions and I am in constant correspondence with him. He has traveled in Europe, Asia, and part of Africa, and throughout the Archipelago, and has published in Moscow and Odessa a series of letters which I sent him on archaeological subjects. What does my friend have in common with
Kallinikos note about Damascus and Jerusalem -
Markos (Charkos) and Dorotheus and Joasaph
https://www.purebibleforum.com/index.php?threads/kallinikos-note-about-damascus-and-jerusalem.3489/
Kallinikos of Sinai - the absent - passed along Cyrillos shill info
Gregory VI (Gregorius) - (1798-1881)
Gregory VI of Constantinople - Wikipedia
Odessa publisher contacted by Hodgkin
Genius p. 62
Nikolos
Letter in Australia
Athos Library Entries - 1895 and 1900 - by Spyridon Lambrou
Supports Kallinikos and Simonides working together at Athos on manuscripts.
Dionysius the calligraphist of Russico,
“Simonides declares himself able to point out on his codex certain marks and corrections made by his uncle Benedict and Dionysius ..”.
likely made notes with his name on the Sinaiticus manuscript
"copied the treatise of Pausclenus about Dionysius of Agrapha at the request of Pappa Macarius for M. Didron. It is possible that he is mentioned in that work" - Hodgkin in Elliott p. 75 this may be the same
Genius p. 42 - Lilia
Theophylact is on the Sinaiticus manuscript
Deacon Hilarion of Russico, likely made notes with his name on manuscript
("friends Nicander and Niphon, who lent thee the books of Esdras...")
brought Simonides the 25,000 piastres from Constantius
Hilarion of Russico D. 1886 - in 2012 Danilets
NIcander
Farmakidis
Nicander (Michael Kalafatas)
His uncle Michael Kalafatas Ioannidis, in 1858, after
Niphon
“Nicander and Niphon, who lent thee the Books of Esdras…”
Hadji John Prodromus - coffee shop in Galata, outskirts of Constantinople
Pappa Prodromus had church in Trebizond on the northern coast (unclear if he saw manuscript)
Anthimus IV - (1785-1874) Patriarch (Bishop) of Constantinople - letter of recommendation
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimus_IV_of_Constantinople
Anthimus IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1840–1841 and 1848–1852
The contra tried to pretend this was a different Anthimus
https://forums.carm.org/threads/codex-sinaiticus-constantine-simonides-the-russian-orthodox-review-vol-10-1863-Православное-Обозрение-1863-Х-p-362ff.15124/page-6#post-1319327
Anthimus III
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimus_III_of_Constantinople
Anthimus V - emphasized by Nikolos Farmikidis
[URL unfurl="false”]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthimus_V_of_Constantinople[/URL]
- Anthimus III of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1822–1824
- Anthimus IV of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1840–1841 and 1848–1852
- Anthimus V of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1841–1842
- Anthimus VI of Constantinople, Ecumenical Patriarch in 1845–1848, 1853–1855, and 1871–1873
p. 151-153
Constantius I - (1770-1859) manuscript examination and corrections at Constantinople
1830-1834 ecumenical patriarch of constantinople
not in Genius
Did Simonides write of him as Constantius I in a back-dated writing?
Constantius II was (1789-1859) 1834-1835 ecumenical patriarch of constantinople
Is wiki correct that both died in 1859?
Germanus - transports manuscript from Antigonus to Sinai
Elliott p. 76-77 - letter from Kallinikos
"delivered to the illustrious patriarch Constantius, and he sent it to the monastery in Sinai by a monk of that house, named Germanus, whose subordinate still lives in Athos to attest the writer."
“... Archimandrite German, secretary of Mt Sinai Monastery at the time of the discovery and transfer of the above manuscript.”
https://expositions.nlr.ru/eng/ex_manus/CodexSinaiticus/zah/3.php#5
"the blessed patriarch Constantius, who sent it to Mount Sinai by the Monk Germanus of Sinai, whom thou knowest,"
This is likely Archimandrite Germanus Aphthonides, who is described as late by Anges Smith Lewis, and who published on Athanasius Comnenus Ypsilanti.
In the extensive writings of Athanasius Ypsilanti ( +1775) recently published by the Archimandrite Germanus Aphthonides of Sinai, bearing the title “Events after the Capture” (of Constantinople), you will find much relating to the Patriarchal See of Antioch.
(A History of the Holy Eastern Church, 1873 John Mason Neale)
https://archive.org/details/ahistoryholyeas03nealgoog
Daniels, Faked p. 70
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ap83EAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA70
continues!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germanus_IV_of_Constantinople
not in Genius
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At the same time, Ignatyev instructed his secretary, A. Kumani, to discuss the subject with the previous Archbishop Cyril residing in Constantinople53. Here is an extract from Kumani's account:
<…> Evidence on the Sinai Bible case provided by Professor Tischendorf, <…> is not fully consistent with explanations offered by Cyril Archbishop of Sinai and Archimandrite German, secretary of Mt Sinai Monastery at the time of the discovery and transfer of the above manuscript. Rather amazingly, both divines maintain that Mt Sinai community never wished, nor even intended to present the Bible to His Majesty the Emperor. <…> Right Rev. Cyril admits this desire on his own part, while insisting that he could not fulfill it just because the brethren still show no inclination whatever to pass the Bible to Russia… (See the memorandum) https://nlr.ru/eng_old/exib/CodexSinaiticus/zah/3_2.html
53 — Count Ignatiev informs thereof Chancellor A.M. Gorchakov in his confidential letter from Bujuk-dere, 14/26 May 1868, no. 135 (AVPRI, f. 161 II-11, op. 50, d. 5, fols. 82r-84r).(back to the text)
Callistratus
Kallistratos (1867–1884) Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Mount_Sinai_and_Raithu
the hieromonk Callistratus, a wise man, and companion of the same house, undertook the comparison of it, and did compare it with other codices of the same house, by command of Constantius, the patriarch.
"thy spiritual father, Callistratus, when he went to Alexandria"
CSP
their election of a new Archbishop, Kallistratos. The latter was duly consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, but not recognised by either the other Patriarchs and Orthodox Churches or the political authorities, since they continued to consider Kyrillos, who resided in Constantinople after his disavowal by the Brotherhood, as the legitimate and rightful Archbishop. Finally, in 1869, Kallistratos achieved recognition as Archbishop by all canonical and state authorities.
" Cyril Rokidis (later named Kallistratos) worked hard during 1867-1868 Tor an acceptable solution on the Sinai Question "
p. 376
David Daniels
Callistratus got to become Archbishop of Sinai in exchange for saying nothing about the Codex. And his monks received 9,000 gold rubles for the “gift”;
not in Genius - check spelling
Michael Fotiadis went to Constantinople with Simonides in 1841
. Michael Fotiadis Markonis (b. 1775),
Gabriel - St. Catherine's - the keeper of the treasures
https://books.google.com/books?id=kR82AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA223
The one before Gabriel is unnamed, who gave Tischendorf access to the manuscript.
"I certified them that this MS. of the Scriptures is still preserved in Sinai (as thou also knowest), because I saw it there with my own eyes when I was in the Monastery of St. Catherine in 1845 in the month of July, and handled it with my own hands, and found it very defective, and somewhat changed; and when I asked the reason, I understood from Gabriel, the keeper of the treasures, that his predecessor had given the manuscript to a German, who visited the monastery in 1844 in the month of May, and who having had the MS. in his hands several days, secretly removed a part of it, and went away during the time that the librarian lay ill, afflicted with a typhoid fever."
not in Genius
Gabriel - Kallinikos = Keeper of the Treasures (i.e. the Skeuophylax or Sacristan) in 1858 σκευοφύλαξ mentioned by Tisch?
David Daniels uses Skeuophilax- it was Vitalios or Vitaly who said not Tischendorf in 1859
NOTE: (See also Grenzboten)
Elliott p. 71
“Neither Dionysius the scribe nor Germanus the monk nor Hilarion the deacon nor John Podromos [sic] the coffee-house keeper were called upon to corroborate the story."
Charles Stewart - writes biographical Memoir - testifies to Simonides manuscript involvement by 1860
"Simonides first committed to writing in England (in a letter to Mr. Charles Stewart, dated 4th (16th) January, 1860) his version of the history of the Codex Sinaiticus."
John Eliot Hodgkin - (and others, including John Newton who showed CFA book and maybe Benjamin Wills Newton) - would learn about the Sinaiticus issues before they were made public.
28 in Genius
Mark and Dorotheus and Joasaph greet you, they are going tomorrow to Jerusalem and from there to Damascus. I have received all your books, and have given them to your friends, so feel free to ask this question. When will you come to Egypt? You know that your presence is urgently required. Come quickly, please again, for we are on the eve of great affairs, as you well know. In a great hurry."
The reinstatement of the Code after its publication was guaranteed by the Russian ambassador in Constantinople,
Drakakes - medical student
Also editor of the Literary Churchman "saw" acrostics and Kallinikos
Both letters appeared in The Guardian. A point from an earlier letter by
Wright is commented on by L. Drakachis, who announces himself as a friend of
Simonides. He was a medical student introduced to Simonides at J.E. Hodgkin’s
request by his uncle Dr. Thomas Hodgkin to act as an interpreter.
Tischendorf -
already concerned about Simonides in 1859 en route to monastery
writes of Simonides claiming to use "mountains of Athos manuscripts"
The Moscow Bible and Montfaucon on Greek Palaeography would be easily available as well
Hort and others know of claim by Dec, 1861
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2 Pavlos P. Peppas Aeginitis (Student of the Central School and Teacher at the "Orphanage"). Archive of the Academy of Athens. It bears number 403 and the seal of the Academy. Treasurer's correspondence from Treasurer no.
Konstantinos Oikonomos
We must note that Constantios I died on January 6, 1859, Oikonomos in 1857 and Sturtzas in 1854.
Barnabas 1843, published by
Rodokanaki
Rhodokanakis Rodokanakis
Rhodocanakis Georgios -
Do not have date of birth-death
Rhodocanakis, Georgios - Rodokanakis, Georg D. - (1838) Regierungs-Blatt des Königreichs Griechenland: (amtliche Übersetzung aus dem ... - Hellas - Rhodocanakis Georgios
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Cyrillos the Corrupt - was Tischendorf's guy at the monastery, exposed as ultra-corrupt
Kallinikos the Absent -echos Cyrillos to Silvester Davies, for William Aldis Wright and the Investigative Clowns
Vitaly the sacristan at St. Catherine's
https://www.purebibleforum.com/inde...spensky-actions-and-writings.2837/#post-12435
Kevin McGrane makes a point about not mentioning
Gerasim (1772-1875) from Russico Hegumen Gerasim 'the Svjatogorets'
In addition to the lies from Nicolaides, there were denials from the Dionysius monastery.
And a puzzling letter perhaps from Russico printed in Russian
Lycurgus has frequent correspondence with Oikonomos ex Oikonomon, whom he calls a teacher. To him, he admonishes...
Amphilocius affirms the Simonides connection to Constantius, in a quote from Constantius dating back to c. 1857-58,
Amphilocius gives a letter negative to Simonides in 1863 in Elliott but does not cover manuscript, etc. It involves Gerasim and Dionysius and whether there was a stash of mss.
"the Odessa school Simonides became acquainted with Amphilochius during 1841-2, who confirms that he had “a slight knowledge of the rudiments of our ancient Greek language ..."
p. 118-120 Elliott
p. 120 - Meletius of Syme
Moreover when Mr. C. Simonides came to Alexandria in 1852, about the month of August, he resided on board the ship George and Minna of Maliaracades, Captain Nicolas, and sailed with that ship for England. He sometimes, however, slept at the wine—shop of the Cyprist, George Televantos; but I do not believe that he went to Mount Sinai; and he never resided in the Monastery of St. Saba.
Alexandria, July 26th, 1863.
Meletius of Syme,
Note material in Orthodox Review 1863 with letter in Russian.
Recommendations - Letters of Credence
Procopius - Simonides went to visit Anthimos, the renowned Patriarch of Constantinople, and brought him recommendations from several of the principal persons of Athos, and especially one from Procopius, a sacred officer of the Church of the Greeks. - 1859 Memoir
Symais 1849 - Anthimus IV (above)
Symais 1849 - Xenophon Pappadatos
Symais 1849 - Colonel Tzami Karatassos
Saint Beuve -Paris
Mordtmann, who was travelled around with Simonides in Constantinople,
Leaving aside the Hermas connection for now.
David W. Daniels
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ap83EAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PA54
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