Окружное послание преподобного Навкратия о кончине Преподобного Феодора Студита
Encyclical letter of holy Naucratius about the death of holy Theodorus of Studion

Summary/Abstract: This article acquaints readers with encyclical letter of holy Naucratius about the death of holy Theodorus of Studion, the founder of Studion monkhood (760–826). St. Naucratius was economus of Studion monastery and one of the closest disciples of St. Theodor of Studion. In 815, during f the Second Iconoclasm St. Naucratius together with his teacher tolerated expulsion, tortures, but he remained faithful to the Orthodoxy. He was the witness of the last days of St. Theodorus Studites and he described the circumstances of his death. His letter gives unique information both about St. Theodorus Studites and the Orthodox monastic movement of time of the Second Iconoclasm. The commented text of his epistle is offered to Russian readers for the first time.

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