Manuscript at the Pantocrator Monastery
Title
Manuscript at the Pantocrator Monastery
Date
1997-05-29
Description
Manuscript folio with decorative illuminations. This manuscript contains the New Testament or Gospels. It is located at the monastery's library (on the second floor of the tower) which contains several thousand printed books, and approx. 400 manuscripts. The monastery of Pantocrator was recognized as a monastery in the mid-14th century. Before then it was a loosely knit center of kelli (‘cells’ or monastic living quarters). Its founders are Alexios and Ioannis who were supported by their relative John V Palaiologos. The monastery also enjoyed later endowments from Manuel II Palaiologos, and (after the fall of Constantinople) the Danubian princes. The monastery suffered a devastating fire in 1773 and its reconstruction was aided by the financial support of Catherine the Great of Russia. The tower dates back to the monastery’s foundation aside from a few repairs. Most other buildings have been largely or completely renovated. The catholicon or communal church was consecrated in 1362-3 by
Source
Recollection Wisconsin
Type
image
Subject
Pantocrator Monastery
Monasteries
Greece
Mount Athos
Manuscripts
Collection
Citation
“Manuscript at the Pantocrator Monastery,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed July 6, 2024, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/34359.
Added by Rebecca Keyel
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