The Life of Saint Symeon the New Theologian

447 Pages·2013·17.534 MB·English

by  Niketas Stethatos, Richard P. H. Greenfield

DUMBARTON OAKS MEDIEVAL LIBRARY
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NIKETAS STETHATOS
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RICHARDΡ .Η .G REENFIELD
r:DUMBARTONO AKS
JiEDIEVA.,zιLB RARY
HARVARD UNIVERSITYP RESS
CAMBRIDGE,M ASSACHUSETTS
LONDON,E NGLAND
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Contents
Introdvuzczt ion
ΤΗΕ LIFEO F SAINTS YMEON
ΤΗΕ NEW THEOLOGIAN 2
Notoent hTeex t3 58
Nottetosh Te ex t3 78
Nottetosh T er ansl3a9t9i on
Bibliography 4r5
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Introduction
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CEw,a asB yzanmtyisnteaip cr,o lwirfiicta enardm , o nas­
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lonagf terawc alrodou,fcd o ntroavnedr ssyu shpuincgi on
arouhnidms ,o metwhhiinctgah i nhtiesd repauntda tion
prevehnitse dw orbke cformwoiimnd gek lnyo wunn til the
lattewre ntcieenttThuh rey. weonrtki TthlLeeife da nCdo n­
duct Foaft ahΟmeιorιtn rhgS e a iSnytnsιt ehNoeen wT heologian,
EldaenrSd ι ιpoetfrh Mieoo nra sotSfe aryiΛι nΙtα mXαse rokerkos,
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imporstiamnpbtle yc aoufs epi rtisn csiupbajbleu cittti , s
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INTR0DUCTI0N
othweary psr,o vigdliinmgip nsttehosoe f tbeint ptoelri tics
ofm onastainctdih scemo nsiderablet haalmtab yi valence
behitnhcdeo nstroufsc atnicoatnni tdth yne e gotiation of
orthoadtto hxyze e noiftt hhme e diBeyvzaaln Etmipnier e.
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la,tw ehrehnew aasr outnhdit rhty,ha etw ahsi msienlsfp ired
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aroyu tpiuntv otlhveeed di tainodn pubolfSi ycmaetioonn' s
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earellye vceenntthau lrty,h oautog nhte i mheew abs est
knowtnom odesrcnh olpao rnslahysai m incohra raicnt er
thdei spsuutrerso utnhdseio n-gc saclhlieosdfm hav­
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inwgr itatc erni toifcLi astemic nc lespiraasctt7iH icicasel s .
liteoruatrpcyuo tn teidin nuhtioes x troelmadeg weh,e int,
woualpdpa rer,e nowfnoehrdi o sw na scet8ia cnwidsi mth
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INTR0DUCTI0N
hiyso uthbfualt tfloersg ohtetb eenc,as muep eorfit ohre
Stuodimoosn asTtheiwrsoy. u pllda hcidese ath before
1092;
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hew apsr obaobvleeyri gwhhteyhn ed ied.
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denscueg gtehsaNttisk ectoamsp oTsheLedife o Sfy meaotn
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INTRODUCTION
frotmhL eife a,n dyi rreeclta tiboentswhteihepten w moe n
cahna vbee eonfo nlsyh odrutr aatnicdoo nn dulcatregde ly
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cadaefst heidrse a1t9a hn,dd u rihnilgsi feotpipmoen ents
harda idsoeudb atbsoh uitss k illw owridtIshm. portant
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actruoaίllηte h per oduoctfti heoenn t ciorrepo ufSs y me­
onw'rsi taisinh tga s su rvTihvreee dpa.rl o bhleerimets h at
Nikentoaotsn lwyr oteL ifetb huewt a asl tshoee d iotfo r
allS oefo ns'usr viwvoir2nk1Dg se .s ptihtweeil lingness of
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somsec hotloia grnsoo rrp el ay tdhoiews ns tuherisas i ses
antdh utsob elitehvaSety meo'nΌ'wswη r"i tmianybg se
distinfgruoiamsn hedev det nr eaatsme odr ree litahbalne
thLeife ,i rte matirntushe ao tup rr esiemnatog fSe y meon
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comeenst itrherloytu hgmeho rel eoasrcs t fiilvteoe fr Ni­
keteadsi'tsao nradiu atlh owroirakl.
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litts h uism porttora enmte mtbhetarth p er esLeifenί ts
carecfuolnlsyt rhuacgtieodgn roaatpc hadebmiiocg raph
y; y;
antdh aίηtί tth ree admearyb el earanlimnogas smt u ch
aboNuitk eatsaa bso Sute onl.n demeodr,te h an eighty
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INTRODUCTION
Nikectoanss trucatc eadr eahfunesldrk ei lwlofurolkfa pol­
ogetiincd,ep eodl emdiesci,g tnode edm onsStyrmaetoen 's
sanc2t4N iitky.eίtηao st,hw eorr dwsr,o tec otnov itnhcee
skepotrpi,ec r hmaoprsre e alisttosi ucsattlahlfiena iotfh
y,
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who remuanίcnoendvo ifSn ceeodn s'asn cmtoirtey than
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havbee eenx pecttore edc og2n6B iezfeot.raek tionmogu ch
atf acvea ltuheme,o derrena odfet rhL eife s houtlhdua sl ­
waybser eatdocy o nstihdiees rso ufe Nίkceotnatosrv'oeslr
thseu rvirveicnoogrfS d y meaonnwd h aetf ftehcimtsa y
havhea d.
SYMEON'Ls1 FE
Thee arclhya potfte hrLesife r ecotrhdSa ty mewoanbs o rn,
probaibn9l 4y9 tCoEa ,na ristofcarmaiftlriyoct m h e
villaGgael aίotηPf ia phlasgoomnei am,i leeasso tf
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parewnetrse well actto hnen eicmtpeedra inahdli sc ourt,
unnampeadt eurnncahllee la dni nfluential position there as
chambe(rκlοaιiτnω Aνsίa τy ηouςbn)og.S eonw,h ose
y, ym
baptinsammawela a sl mocsetr taGienolr2yg8w ea,sse ntto
thcea pibyth aiplsa retnort esc easi uviet eadbulcea 29t Iito n.
wouslede tmh ahtee njoayp erdi villiefgeeasdnt cdya lmee
too ccuapp yo sitiqounih tioegrf ha nka nrde sponsibility,
suittaosb olmee oonfhe ib sa ckgraonuadng det .h LeIife fi s
tob et rushtoewde,vh eer ,r eastitsetmbepydht iussn ctloe
introhdiumdc ier eicntttlohyi e n niemrp ecriiracll e, and
thearrieen dicianhti ipsoo nest rhye at lhwafateyh lsit m self
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