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
- Chap. I Introduction
- Chap. II ‘Exposition concerning the following narrative:’ Of the erection of the patriarchate of Moscow
- Chap. III ‘Embassy sent by the tsar’ Theodore Ivan, to Constantinople (in 1592-1593) for the definitive and canonical erection of the same patriarchate
- Chap. IV Of the privileges of the different patriarchates
- Chap. V Entrance upon the subject.‘Nicon, before becoming patriarch in 1652, had dissembled his true character
- Chap. VI ‘Statement of the scandal which arose:’ How Bogdan Matv. Khitroff made ‘a beginning of skirmishing,’
- Chap. VII Nicon's abdication (10 July 1658)
- Chap. VIII ‘A local synod’ convened by the tsar (A.D. 1660)
- Chap. IX ‘Contumacy of Nicon towards the synod,’ which he calls a ‘synagogue,’
- Chap. X ‘Doubt of the synod,’ whether Nicon's abdication involved also the loss of all sacerdotal rank
- Chap. XI Condescension of the emperor
- Chap. XII ‘Arrival at Moscow of the metr. of Gaza’ (28 Apr. 1662): he comes of himself, without any invitation or mission: Arsenius Souchanoff visits him on behalf of Nicon; and Nicon afterwards writes to him a letter
- Chap. XIII ‘Answer of Paisius to the letter of Nicon’ (an answer written not without the imperial command), 12 July 1662
- Chap. XIV Nicon's idea of appealing to the Pope
- Chap. XV Solution of the difficulty of the synod: Ligarides is called to the patriarchate; and is consulted,
- Chap. XVI Questions of the Boyars
- Chap. XVII Resolution of the emperor
- Chap. XVIII Another villanous machination of Nicon
- Chap. XIX Departure of the imperial commissioners
- Chap. XX Return of Meletius
- Chap. XXI Second mission to the oecumenical patriarchs
- Chap. XXII ‘Furtive attempt of Nicon:’ that is, his unexpected return to Moscow in the night, 17-18 Dec. 1664
- Chap. XXIII Return of them that had been sent on the second mission
- Chap. XXIV Embassy from the emperor to the sultan
- Chap. XXV Another secret mission to the expatriarch of C.P. Dionysius
- Chap. XXVI Pecuniary loss of the metr. of Gaza
- Chap. XXVII Another commission sent from the emperor to Nicon
- Chap. XXVIII Manifold calumnies brought against the metr. of Gaza
- Chap. XXIX Decision and investigation by the synod
- Chap. XXX Ordination of new bishops
- Chap. XXXI Synodical review of Moon's acts
- Chap. XXXII Of certain heterodox Schismatics
- Chap. XXXIII Zeal of Paul, now metr. of Kroutitz, Paisius of Gaza, and Hilarion of Riazan against the Russian innovators
- Chap. XXXIV ‘Announcement of the approach of the patriarchs,’ that is, of Paisius of Alexandria and Macarius of Antioch
- Chap. XXXV Salutation of the two patriarchs by grandees sent in the emperor's name
- Chap. XXXVI ‘Arrival of the two most blessed patriarchs:’ Letter of welcome from the emperor (13 Oct. 1666)
- BOOK II Deposition and Degradation of Nicon
- BOOK III Creation of a new Patriarch, Joasaph II
Chap. XV - Solution of the difficulty of the synod: Ligarides is called to the patriarchate; and is consulted,
from BOOK I - The Abdication 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
- Chap. I Introduction
- Chap. II ‘Exposition concerning the following narrative:’ Of the erection of the patriarchate of Moscow
- Chap. III ‘Embassy sent by the tsar’ Theodore Ivan, to Constantinople (in 1592-1593) for the definitive and canonical erection of the same patriarchate
- Chap. IV Of the privileges of the different patriarchates
- Chap. V Entrance upon the subject.‘Nicon, before becoming patriarch in 1652, had dissembled his true character
- Chap. VI ‘Statement of the scandal which arose:’ How Bogdan Matv. Khitroff made ‘a beginning of skirmishing,’
- Chap. VII Nicon's abdication (10 July 1658)
- Chap. VIII ‘A local synod’ convened by the tsar (A.D. 1660)
- Chap. IX ‘Contumacy of Nicon towards the synod,’ which he calls a ‘synagogue,’
- Chap. X ‘Doubt of the synod,’ whether Nicon's abdication involved also the loss of all sacerdotal rank
- Chap. XI Condescension of the emperor
- Chap. XII ‘Arrival at Moscow of the metr. of Gaza’ (28 Apr. 1662): he comes of himself, without any invitation or mission: Arsenius Souchanoff visits him on behalf of Nicon; and Nicon afterwards writes to him a letter
- Chap. XIII ‘Answer of Paisius to the letter of Nicon’ (an answer written not without the imperial command), 12 July 1662
- Chap. XIV Nicon's idea of appealing to the Pope
- Chap. XV Solution of the difficulty of the synod: Ligarides is called to the patriarchate; and is consulted,
- Chap. XVI Questions of the Boyars
- Chap. XVII Resolution of the emperor
- Chap. XVIII Another villanous machination of Nicon
- Chap. XIX Departure of the imperial commissioners
- Chap. XX Return of Meletius
- Chap. XXI Second mission to the oecumenical patriarchs
- Chap. XXII ‘Furtive attempt of Nicon:’ that is, his unexpected return to Moscow in the night, 17-18 Dec. 1664
- Chap. XXIII Return of them that had been sent on the second mission
- Chap. XXIV Embassy from the emperor to the sultan
- Chap. XXV Another secret mission to the expatriarch of C.P. Dionysius
- Chap. XXVI Pecuniary loss of the metr. of Gaza
- Chap. XXVII Another commission sent from the emperor to Nicon
- Chap. XXVIII Manifold calumnies brought against the metr. of Gaza
- Chap. XXIX Decision and investigation by the synod
- Chap. XXX Ordination of new bishops
- Chap. XXXI Synodical review of Moon's acts
- Chap. XXXII Of certain heterodox Schismatics
- Chap. XXXIII Zeal of Paul, now metr. of Kroutitz, Paisius of Gaza, and Hilarion of Riazan against the Russian innovators
- Chap. XXXIV ‘Announcement of the approach of the patriarchs,’ that is, of Paisius of Alexandria and Macarius of Antioch
- Chap. XXXV Salutation of the two patriarchs by grandees sent in the emperor's name
- Chap. XXXVI ‘Arrival of the two most blessed patriarchs:’ Letter of welcome from the emperor (13 Oct. 1666)
- BOOK II Deposition and Degradation of Nicon
- 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. 71 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2010First published in: 1873