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Book/Printed Material Greek Codex from the Abbey of Grottaferrata.

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Title

  • Greek Codex from the Abbey of Grottaferrata.

Summary

  • Saint Nilus the Younger (circa 910--1005) was born in Rossano (Calabria, southern Italy) into a notable and wealthy family. Calabria was at that time a district of the Byzantine Empire and members of Nilus's family held important offices under the Byzantine emperors. He distinguished himself from a young age by his voracious reading and learning. Later in life he founded libraries devoted to the production of manuscripts and the teaching of calligraphy. He became a monk at about age 30 and, as a follower of the teachings of Saint Basil of Caesarea (circa 329--79), was known for both his asceticism and theological learning. He established a number of monasteries, the most important of which is the Abbey of Grottaferrata near Frascati, southeast of Rome. The codex presented here, attributed to Nilus, is one of a series of manuscripts produced and preserved at the Abbey of Grottaferrata relevant for the study of the Greek-rite monastic communities in southern Italy during the 9th--11th centuries. According to the incipit, it contains a collection of teachings by "Mark the Monk," who is otherwise unidentified.

Names

  • Nilus, the Younger, Saint, circa 910--1005 Author.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [910 to 1005]

Headings

  • -  Italy--Lazio--Grottaferrata
  • -  910 to 1005
  • -  Codex
  • -  Monastic and religious life

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  "Also known as Codices Cryptenses B. a. XIX (Crypt. GR. 215)"--Note extracted from World Digital Library.
  • -  Original resource at: Library of the National Monument of Grottaferrata.
  • -  Content in Ancient Greek (to 1453).
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667883

Online Format

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  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Nilus, The Younger, Saint, Circa 910. Greek Codex from the Abbey of Grottaferrata. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 910 to, 0910] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667883/.

APA citation style:

Nilus, T. Y. (0910) Greek Codex from the Abbey of Grottaferrata. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 910 to] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667883/.

MLA citation style:

Nilus, The Younger, Saint, Circa 910. Greek Codex from the Abbey of Grottaferrata. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 910 to, 0910] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667883/>.