From Peasant to Patriarch Account of the Birth, Upbringing, and Life of His Holiness Nikon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

by Shusherin, Ioann; Kain, Kevin; Levintova, Katia

• ISBN13: 9780739115794
• ISBN10: 0739115790
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-26
• Publisher: Lexington Books

Summary

The iAccounti chronicles Nikon's entire life, focusing on the patriarch's relationship with the Romanov royal family and his monastery building program. The narrative also features rare eyewitness accounts of monumental events and daily life in seventeenth-century Russia from a domestic perspective. The first annotated English language translation of the comprehensive text, iFrom Peasant to Patriarchi includes extensive commentary, parallel texts, and a glossary of Russian terms.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Account of the Birth, Upbringing, and Life of His Holiness Nikon, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Written by His Cleric Ioann Shusherin	p. 25
Annotations to the Account	p. 109
Bibliography	p. 171
Glossary of Russian Terms	p. 179
Index	p. 195
About the Authors	p. 203
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