Peter Damaskin ( Greek Πέτρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός ) is an Orthodox ascetic, a learned monk, who lived in Damascus in the second half of the 12th century.
| Peter Damascene | |
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| Πέτρος ὁ Δαμασκηνός | |
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| Birth | 12th century Damascus |
| Is revered | in orthodoxy |
| In the face | holy martyrs |
| Day of Remembrance | February 22 (9) |
Canonized by the Orthodox Church in the guise of a holy martyr ; The memory takes place (9) February 22.
Biography
Little is known about his life, his works until the 19th century in Russia were known only from passages found in the writings of the Rev. Joseph Volotsky and in the Slavic Good-Loving , as well as from entire texts stored in the manuscripts of the Moscow Synodal Library and the libraries of Paris, Vienna and other
His creations enjoy great prestige - they are even called the "Small Kindness". Only in 1874 they were published in Russian translation from Greek in Moscow. Of these, the most noteworthy is the argument that one should not be afraid of danger in defending the truth; away from sin; about the commandments of the Lord; about the three powers of the soul; about spiritual warfare.
Peter Damaskin is one of the ancient writers, especially respected by Russian Old Believers [1] . The reason for this was that in the essay included in the Philokalia, the doctrine of two-fingers was set forth: “Two fingers and one hand (δύω δάκτυλοι, και η μια χεὶρ) reveal the Crucified Lord Jesus Christ in two natures and the one Hypostasis of the “ knowable ”( ) [2] [3] [4] . In the Kindness of Love, translated from Greek by Paisius Velichkovsky into Church Slavonic, this place was omitted during translation [5] . In the Russian translation of Theophan the Recluse, all the writings of Peter Damaskin were altogether withdrawn (Good-natured, V volume, 1900). The same fate was in the translation of this place in all editions of the writings of Peter Damaskin, translated from Greek into Russian, the place of double-edgedness was removed [6] .
Paisy Velichkovsky wrote about the works of Peter Damaskin: “I looked in the book and saw that it was the book of St. Peter Damaskin. Inexpressible joy swept through my soul. I felt that I had found heavenly treasure on earth. ” The first translator of his writings into Russian, Archimandrite Yuvenaly (Polovtsev), wrote about Pyotr Damaskin: “A writer is seen in him, not borrowing only words from others, as he speaks of himself, from his deep humility, but he himself, from his own experience, clearly knew the truths of inner life, enlightened by the many subtle networks surrounding the internal and external activities of the Christian ascetic; the warrior is visible, coming out of them elusive, and therefore it is not easy to show the way to others who want to fight. "
Works
- Rev. Peter Damascene. Creations, M., 1874
- Rev. Peter Damascene. Creations, K., 1902
- The creations of the Rev. and God-bearing father of our holy martyr Peter Damaskin in the Russian translation from Hellenic-Greek. In two books. Third edition of the Kiev Pechersk Lavra. Kiev. Printing house of the Kiev-Pechersk Assumption Lavra. 1905 342 p.
- Rev. Peter Damascene. Creations. M., "Edition of the Holy Trinity-Sergius Lavra." ISBN 5-7789-0123-2 ; 2001 320 p.
Notes
- ↑ Creations - Rev. Peter Damascene . Date of treatment March 29, 2013. Archived April 9, 2013.
- ↑ Φιλοκαλία (Philokalia) 1782 p. 642
- ↑ 179. (1851). Peter Damascene book is the first, on bombitsin, semi -ust. in two columns, XIV century, in a sheet, 192 pages, the start and end sheets are soaked. sheet 96
- ↑ How can the mark of the honest and lively cross drive away the essence of demons and various nonsense, the thing of all is priceless and demon of labor and praise be to him who can disappear, the speech of holy Ephraim, see his holy mark of the holy father, betraying the unfaithful sentence heretic. It is like two fingers (one finger) and one united hand to reveal the Lord Jesus Christ to us with two natures and one composition, we will be blessed, the right hand is his indescribable strength, he will announce the grace of his father, and from above beginner from heaven to us, convergence, and packs the oppression of the country on the left to ward off the enemies is the Lord's invincible force of victory for the devil, while shuya being weak is clouded.
- ↑ Ambitiousness of 1793. Part 3, Sheet 70 about.
- ↑ Sergey Raskin Falsification of the words of Peter Damaskin “On the Difference of Thoughts and Prilogy” in the Synodal Editions
Literature
- Damaskin, Peter // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- Moscow Compound of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra. 2001