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Patericon or paterikon ( el, πατερικόν), a short form for πατερικόν βιβλίον ("father's book", usually Lives of the Fathers in English), is a genre of
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by Palladius of Galatia, Palladius - of the 4th century. Various paterica also known in translations into a number of languages (Latin, Slavonic, Coptic, Armenian, etc.) In Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodoxy this kind of literature is known from the early Slavic literature, first translations, then original texts created in various monasteries. The popular paterica in the Russian monastic scene included the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Kievan Cave patericon, the patericon of Volokolamsk Monastery, and the patericon of Solovetsky Monastery, Solovki Monastery. The Kievan Cave patericon dates back from the first half of the 13th century and it also includes tales about the history of the monastery and its first monks such as the correspondence between Bishop Simon of Vladimir-Suzdal and the cave monk Polikarp. The text is based on the paterica compiled in the centers of Eastern Orthodox Church and was preserved in three 15th-century redactions: Arsenian (1406), First Cassian (1460), and Second Cassian (1462).
* ''Romanian Patericon'
* ''Serbian Patericon'
* ''Scete Patericon'', an early Slavonic translation of ''Apophthegmata Patrum'' * ''Kievan Cave Patericon'', a paterikon of the Kiev Cave Monastery (13th century), :uk:Патерик Києво-Печерський * ''Volokolamsk Patericon (16th century)
Patericon or paterikon ( el, πατερικόν), a short form for πατερικόν βιβλίον ("father's book", usually Lives of the Fathers in English), is a genre of Byzantine literature
Byzantine literature is the Greek literature of the Middle Ages, whether written in the territory of the Byzantine Empire or outside its borders.Encyclopædia Britannica - "Greek literature: Byzantine literature" It forms the second period in th ...
of religious character, which were collections of saying
A saying is any concisely written or spoken expression that is especially memorable because of its meaning or style. Sayings are categorized as follows:
* Aphorism: a general, observational truth; "a pithy expression of wisdom or truth".
** Adag ...
s of saints, martyrs and hierarchs, and tales about them. These texts also have their roots in early monasticism.
Among the earliest collections of this kind are the Αποφθέγματα των άγίων γερόντων (''Apophthegmata of Saint Elders'', also known as the ''Alphabetical Patericon'', ''Apophthegmata Patrum
The ''Sayings of the Desert Fathers'' ( la, Apophthegmata Patrum Aegyptiorum; el, ἀποφθέγματα τῶν πατέρων, translit=Apophthégmata tōn Patérōn) is the name given to various textual collections consisting of stories and ...
'', ''Sayings of the Fathers of the Desert'' (''Sayings of the Desert Fathers'', the ''
Historia monachorum in Aegypto
The ''Historia monachorum in Aegypto'', also called the ''Lives of the Desert Fathers'', is a combination travelogue and hagiography from the late 4th century AD. It recounts the travels of a band of seven Palestinian monks on a pilgrimage through ...
'' and Λαυσαϊχόν (''Lausiac History, Historia Lausiaca''by Palladius of Galatia, Palladius - of the 4th century. Various paterica also known in translations into a number of languages (Latin, Slavonic, Coptic, Armenian, etc.) In Russian Orthodox Church, Russian Orthodoxy this kind of literature is known from the early Slavic literature, first translations, then original texts created in various monasteries. The popular paterica in the Russian monastic scene included the Kiev Pechersk Lavra, Kievan Cave patericon, the patericon of Volokolamsk Monastery, and the patericon of Solovetsky Monastery, Solovki Monastery. The Kievan Cave patericon dates back from the first half of the 13th century and it also includes tales about the history of the monastery and its first monks such as the correspondence between Bishop Simon of Vladimir-Suzdal and the cave monk Polikarp. The text is based on the paterica compiled in the centers of Eastern Orthodox Church and was preserved in three 15th-century redactions: Arsenian (1406), First Cassian (1460), and Second Cassian (1462).
Some paterica
* ''Valaam Patericon'', a paterikon of the Valaam Monastery]* ''Romanian Patericon'
* ''Serbian Patericon'
* ''Scete Patericon'', an early Slavonic translation of ''Apophthegmata Patrum'' * ''Kievan Cave Patericon'', a paterikon of the Kiev Cave Monastery (13th century), :uk:Патерик Києво-Печерський * ''Volokolamsk Patericon (16th century)
See also
* Synaxarion * Patristics * Kiev Patericon reference to St. Mark of the CavesReferences