History of the Condemnation of the Patriarch Nicon By a Plenary Council of the Orthodox Catholic Eastern Church Held at Moscow A.D. 1666–1667
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Epigraph
- Contents
- EPITOME OR DIGEST
- ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
- Notices of Paisius Ligarides before his coming to Russia; from a Dissertation published at Moscow in 1662
- Dedication
- Frontispiece
- BOOK I The Abdication of Nicon
- BOOK II Deposition and Degradation of Nicon
- BOOK III Creation of a new Patriarch, Joasaph II
- Introduction
- Chap. I ‘How the two patriarchs celebrated the liturgy in the great church,’ i. e. on the 21st Dec, the festival of St. Peter the first metropolitan of Moscow
- Chap. II How on the f est. of Christ's Nativity the patriarchs came to the palace to sing the polychronion for the emperor
- Chap. III How the two patriarchs came also on the new year (Jan. 1. 1667) to the palace, and celebrated there the liturgy
- Chap. IV How the chronological reckoning of the years of the world from the creation was made a question by the Russian bishops
- Chap. V How the blessing of the water was performed twice, once on the eve, and again on the festival itself of the Lights (the Theophany or Epiphany)
- Chap. VI How some of the Eussian bishops were unwilling to subscribe the deposition of Nicon
- Chap. VII Whether the high-priesthood and the empire are ever united in one and the same person
- Chap. VIII Whether this unction which is given is to be understood materially or intellectually
- Chap. IX Of the meeting of the bishops to consider the question previously proposed, whether the patriarch be subject to the emperor?
- Chap. X How the bishops met, and the passages relating to the imperial and royal power were read
- Chap. XI Of a memorial or petition presented secretly to the patriarchs by the two bishops
- Chap. XII Decision of the synod respecting the question mentioned above as laid before it
- Chap. XIII How the two bishops were summoned before the synod and suspended
- Chap. XIV How all met in the stauropegion (the Choudoff monastery) to elect a new patriarch
- Chap. XV Resolution of these three preliminary questions
- Chap. XVI How Kyr Joasaph was proclaimed patriarch of Moscow, his advanced age being a convenience (see p. 261) and a recommendation
- Chap. XVII How the two suspended bishops were called before the synod, and made their apology
- Chap. XVIII ‘How Kyr Joasaph, the new patriarch, was ordained’ on the Sunday of the Carnival, 10th Feb. (Paisius Ligarides also joining in the imposition of hands)
- Chap. XIX Solution of certain questions proposed to the three patriarchs
- Chap. XX ‘Of certain other questions moved during the great Lent:’ especially concerning the validity of Latin baptisms
- Chap. XXI Of other occurrences during the great fast
- Chap. XXII Of the procession on. Palm Sunday, and the patriarch's riding on the ass,
- Chap. XXIII How the holy mvpov (the Chrism) was made by the patriarchs: and some other occurrences of the Great Week
SUPPLEMENTARY REFERENCES AND DOCUMENTS, APPENDED BY THE TRANSLATOR TO PAISIUS' HISTORY OF THE SYNOD OP A.D. 1666
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Colophon
- Epigraph
- Contents
- EPITOME OR DIGEST
- ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS
- Notices of Paisius Ligarides before his coming to Russia; from a Dissertation published at Moscow in 1662
- Dedication
- Frontispiece
- BOOK I The Abdication of Nicon
- BOOK II Deposition and Degradation of Nicon
- BOOK III Creation of a new Patriarch, Joasaph II
- Introduction
- Chap. I ‘How the two patriarchs celebrated the liturgy in the great church,’ i. e. on the 21st Dec, the festival of St. Peter the first metropolitan of Moscow
- Chap. II How on the f est. of Christ's Nativity the patriarchs came to the palace to sing the polychronion for the emperor
- Chap. III How the two patriarchs came also on the new year (Jan. 1. 1667) to the palace, and celebrated there the liturgy
- Chap. IV How the chronological reckoning of the years of the world from the creation was made a question by the Russian bishops
- Chap. V How the blessing of the water was performed twice, once on the eve, and again on the festival itself of the Lights (the Theophany or Epiphany)
- Chap. VI How some of the Eussian bishops were unwilling to subscribe the deposition of Nicon
- Chap. VII Whether the high-priesthood and the empire are ever united in one and the same person
- Chap. VIII Whether this unction which is given is to be understood materially or intellectually
- Chap. IX Of the meeting of the bishops to consider the question previously proposed, whether the patriarch be subject to the emperor?
- Chap. X How the bishops met, and the passages relating to the imperial and royal power were read
- Chap. XI Of a memorial or petition presented secretly to the patriarchs by the two bishops
- Chap. XII Decision of the synod respecting the question mentioned above as laid before it
- Chap. XIII How the two bishops were summoned before the synod and suspended
- Chap. XIV How all met in the stauropegion (the Choudoff monastery) to elect a new patriarch
- Chap. XV Resolution of these three preliminary questions
- Chap. XVI How Kyr Joasaph was proclaimed patriarch of Moscow, his advanced age being a convenience (see p. 261) and a recommendation
- Chap. XVII How the two suspended bishops were called before the synod, and made their apology
- Chap. XVIII ‘How Kyr Joasaph, the new patriarch, was ordained’ on the Sunday of the Carnival, 10th Feb. (Paisius Ligarides also joining in the imposition of hands)
- Chap. XIX Solution of certain questions proposed to the three patriarchs
- Chap. XX ‘Of certain other questions moved during the great Lent:’ especially concerning the validity of Latin baptisms
- Chap. XXI Of other occurrences during the great fast
- Chap. XXII Of the procession on. Palm Sunday, and the patriarch's riding on the ass,
- Chap. XXIII How the holy mvpov (the Chrism) was made by the patriarchs: and some other occurrences of the Great Week
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- History of the Condemnation of the Patriarch NiconBy a Plenary Council of the Orthodox Catholic Eastern Church Held at Moscow A.D. 1666–1667, pp. 313 - 558Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1873