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
- ‘Introduction:’ Of the Threes
- Chap. I ‘Arrival of the patriarchs, and how they were first met with an address of welcome’ by Hilarion abp. of Riazan
- Chap. II ‘Entry of the patriarchs into Moscow:’ address by Paul metr. of Kroutitz
- Chap. III ‘Audience of the patriarchs:’ their speech to the emperor, and his speech in reply
- Chap. IV Homage of the bishops: gifts from the archimandrites: address from the metr. of Gaza
- Chap. V Other addresses to the two patriarchs
- Chap. VI ‘Visits of the patriarchs to two holy monasteries:’ Latin address from Simeon of Pololsk (translated into Greek by the metr. of Gaza)
- Chap. VII Certain preparatory matters or synodical questions: Whether synods are lawful, and useful
- Chap. VIII ‘Whether it was competent for our autocrat Alexis to convoke a synod?’ or should synods be convoked only by patriarchal authority? or by the Bishop of Rome?
- Chap. IX What, then, is this present assembly? an æcumenical synod, or a particular trial and judgment?
- Chap. X How two great questions were proposed to the patriarchs for solution
- Chap. XI Synodical meeting (7 and 28 Nov.) in the Zolotaia palata (the Golden hall) of the palace
- Chap. XII ‘Summary of the libels of accusation presented to the two patriarchs against Nicon:’ digested by Paisius Ligarides
- Chap. XIII How Nicon was summoned by the synod, and came and appeared before it
- Chap. XIV How Nicon appeared personally before the most sacred synod,' and before the tsar and the synclete (1 Dec. 1666) in the Zolotaia palata of the palace
- Chap. XV How Nicon was synodically condemned in the second act
- Chap. XVI How Nicon was definitively deposed by sentence of the synod in its third act, 12th Dec.
- Chap. XVII ‘Recapitulation of the troubles which had come upon the Church’ by the fault of Nicon: The tsar commits to the two patriarchs the task of making a general correction and settlement
- BOOK III Creation of a new Patriarch, Joasaph II
Chap. X - How two great questions were proposed to the patriarchs for solution
from BOOK II - Deposition and Degradation of Nicon
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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
- ‘Introduction:’ Of the Threes
- Chap. I ‘Arrival of the patriarchs, and how they were first met with an address of welcome’ by Hilarion abp. of Riazan
- Chap. II ‘Entry of the patriarchs into Moscow:’ address by Paul metr. of Kroutitz
- Chap. III ‘Audience of the patriarchs:’ their speech to the emperor, and his speech in reply
- Chap. IV Homage of the bishops: gifts from the archimandrites: address from the metr. of Gaza
- Chap. V Other addresses to the two patriarchs
- Chap. VI ‘Visits of the patriarchs to two holy monasteries:’ Latin address from Simeon of Pololsk (translated into Greek by the metr. of Gaza)
- Chap. VII Certain preparatory matters or synodical questions: Whether synods are lawful, and useful
- Chap. VIII ‘Whether it was competent for our autocrat Alexis to convoke a synod?’ or should synods be convoked only by patriarchal authority? or by the Bishop of Rome?
- Chap. IX What, then, is this present assembly? an æcumenical synod, or a particular trial and judgment?
- Chap. X How two great questions were proposed to the patriarchs for solution
- Chap. XI Synodical meeting (7 and 28 Nov.) in the Zolotaia palata (the Golden hall) of the palace
- Chap. XII ‘Summary of the libels of accusation presented to the two patriarchs against Nicon:’ digested by Paisius Ligarides
- Chap. XIII How Nicon was summoned by the synod, and came and appeared before it
- Chap. XIV How Nicon appeared personally before the most sacred synod,' and before the tsar and the synclete (1 Dec. 1666) in the Zolotaia palata of the palace
- Chap. XV How Nicon was synodically condemned in the second act
- Chap. XVI How Nicon was definitively deposed by sentence of the synod in its third act, 12th Dec.
- Chap. XVII ‘Recapitulation of the troubles which had come upon the Church’ by the fault of Nicon: The tsar commits to the two patriarchs the task of making a general correction and settlement
- BOOK III Creation of a new Patriarch, Joasaph II
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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. 144 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1873