The same ancient text or artifact as recorded by 3 records across 3 independent projects, recognised as one entity by its TM-Text identifier. View on Trismegistos →
A humble monk named John who belonged to the community of Aphrodito sends his greetings to George, the superior of the Monastery of Penitence, and asks him to remember him in his prayers. This is a good example of the effusive style of Byzantine epistolography.
καὶ νῦν τῆς εὐκαιρίας δραξάμενος τοῦ γραμματηφόρου μονάζοντος κατερχομένου μετὰ τῶν γραμμάτων τοῦ ὁσιοτάτου ἀββᾶ Ἀνδρέου πρὸς τὴν ὑμετέραν πατρικὴν ἁγιοσύνην, γεφ γέγραφα πρῶτον μὲν προσκύνων καὶ προσφθεγγόμενος αὐτήν, ἔπειτα δὲ καὶ παρακαλῶ μνησθῆναι τῆς ἐμῆς βραχύτητος ἐν ταῖς …
Spotted an error, a mis-mapped findspot, or have a suggestion? We read every note.