Dmitry Manuilovich Trakhaniot (nicknamed Old ; 2nd half of the 15th century) - a diplomat who served to Ivan III , a publicist and translator from the Tarkhaniot family.
Biography
The Greeks Dmitry Trahaniot and his brother Yuri served as the family of the despot Morea Thomas Paleologus (brother of the last Byzantine emperor) who lived in Rome. His daughter Zoya (Sofia) Paleolog in 1472 was married to the widowed Ivan III. Sofia’s brother, Andrei , sent Trakhaniotov to Moscow as part of the Princess’s retinue to attend the wedding. Once again, Dmitry Trakhaniot arrived in Moscow in 1474 as the ambassador of Andrei Paleolog. In the 1480s, the Trahaniot brothers switched to Moscow service; it is possible that they moved in 1479, when Andrei Paleolog came to Moscow.
In the court group, Trahaniotes naturally belonged to the party of Sophia Paleolog and her son, the future Tsar Vasily III . In their religion, they were Orthodox Uniates. The party of Sofia Paleologus was in opposition to Elena Voloshanka’s palace circle, in which unconventional religious ideas spread, which were later condemned as heresy of the Judaizers . Hence the contacts of Trakhaniotov with the Novgorod archbishop Gennady , who was an ardent fighter with religious dissent.
Dmitry wrote two essays in the form of messages for Gennady: “ On the Trembling Hallelujah ” and “ On the Years of the Seventh Thousand ”. The essay on the trembling hallelujah addresses the urgent question at that time, how many times during the service it is necessary to sing "hallelujah" - twice or thrice. Discussions on this topic began at the beginning of the 15th century and intensified in connection with the speeches of Efrosin from Pskov. Trahaniot in his note evades extreme positions, allowing both options. The message about the seventh thousand years is caused by the fact that in 1492, according to the Orthodox calendar, the year 7000 came. It was widely believed that this is the time of the " end of the world ." Concerns about the upcoming end of the world were supported by many orthodox church leaders and refuted by heretics. These questions are reflected in the epistles of Gennady to Bishop Prokhor of Sars and Archbishop Joasaph of Rostov . The reasoning of Trahaniot on this topic is caused by the request of Gennady, it dates from 1489, and according to one of the lists - to 1491. Dmitry evades a direct answer, saying that the date of the end of the world is not known to anyone, but it should be, in modern terms, "a multiple of seven." The authorship of this article “On the Seventh Thousand Years” was attributed to Dmitry Gerasimov or the Greek Dmitry Ralev . However, in the argument there is a reference to the brother of Yuri, which indicates a more likely authorship of Dmitry.
Dmitry was also credited with the authorship of The Tale of the White Cowl , but most likely the author of this story is Dmitry Gerasimov.
The time of Dmitry's death is not known; his son Yuri Dmitrievich Trakhaniot served Basil III until the 1520s .