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Monks on Mount Athos: Two Eleventh-Century Lives of the Hegoumenoi of Iviron | | |
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This is the first English
translation of the Georgian Lives of Euthymios the Hagiorite (955-1028) –
along with John the Iberian – and George the Hagiorite (1009-1065). Commemorated
as saints of the Orthodox Church, Euthymios and George were distinguished hegoumenoi
on Mount Athos during the eleventh century who greatly influenced both the Church
of Georgia and Georgian culture.
The end of the tenth century was a period
when monks arrived from different parts of the Byzantine Empire to seek the solitary
life on the Holy Mountain of Athos in northern Greece. Georgian monks formed a
part of the initial steps to introduce the communal way of monastic life there,
and one of the first communities on Mount Athos was Iviron, founded as the monastery
of the Iberians (Georgians).
The monks of Iviron were strongly supported
by their fellow countrymen back in Georgia and they also benefited from imperial
patronage. Euthymios and George – wise leaders and spiritual teachers, outstanding
translators and writers – were able to play a crucial role in this development
by maintaining close contacts with the Byzantine imperial court as well as church
leaders both in Constantinople and the Christian East.
– 200
pages, 138 x 208mm, with 5 B&W illustrations and maps
Published
Bennett & Bloom, October 5, 2009 |
GEORGIAN
MONKS ON MOUNT ATHOS: TWO ELEVENTH-CENTURY LIVES OF HEGOUMENOI OF IVIRON
Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Georgian Monks on Mount Athos
in the Tenth-Eleventh Centuries
The Life of Our Blessed Fathers John and
Euthymios, and the Story of Their Worthy Citizenship as Described by the Poor
Hieromonk George the Hagiorite
The Life and Citizenship of Our Holy and
Blessed Father George the Hagiorite by George the Minor
Notes
Maps
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