The Great Canon of Repentance by St. Andrew... Bishop of Crete according to the Lenten Triodion F.304/I, no. 25 from the Manuscript Collection of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius: On the Problem of Russian Version

The aim of the article is to analyze the version of the Great Canon of Repentance by St. Andrew bishop of Crete, found so far in the unique manuscript – the East Slavonic Lenten Triodion of the 14th century F.304/I, no. 25 from the Manuscript Collection of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius stored in the Russian State Library. The use of the Greek origin for the compilation of this particular version of the text is proved, the Slavonic editions which served as a basis for the corrected version are revealed, the peculiarities of the version’s language and poetics, as well as the changes made by the anonymous editor are analyzed. The editor’s insertions in the Slavonic text – additional troparia not found in the authentic text of the Canon, probably translated from the Greek manuscript – are identified and described. Suggestions are made as to the place of composition of the version and the reasons for its low circulation.

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