Nothing definite is known concerning his career or the exact time at which he lived. Only fragments of the literary remains of this author have been preserved, and they have still to be collected and separately criticized. In manuscripts, as a rule, he is given the honorary title of "Our Holy Father" [2] and, in cases where the authenticity of this title on a manuscript is certain, it is sufficient to distinguish him from others of the same name, and especially from the celebrated Hesychius of Jerusalem.
Examination of the Bible text on which the treatises of one or the other Hesychius are based is just as important a test as this external criterion; thus, Hesychius of Sinai in his Bible quotations regularly follows the version of the Codex Sinaiticus. How much of the literary material in the Migne edition of the works of the Fathers[5] published under the title of "Hesychius, Presbyter of Jerusalem", should properly be ascribed to Hesychius of Sinai, can only be determined by monographic investigation. The pivotal point about which such investigation would turn is a collection of 200 ascetic maxims.[6] Migne[7] attributes these to Hesychius of Jerusalem under a pseudonym, but they should, without doubt, be credited to Hesychius of Sinai. For the author of these maxims acknowledges, by a play on words (ho hesychias pheronymos), that his name is Hesychius and that he is a Basilian monk; furthermore a number of manuscripts support this intrinsic evidence.[8] The text of the Migne edition could be completed and improved to particular advantage from English MSS.[9] The fact that the maxims are dedicated to a certain Theodulus has given rise in certain manuscripts to the erroneous statement that Theodulus was their author. It cannot be determined here how many of these maxims were derived from older ascetics or how many were adopted by later ones. It is probable that the ascetic and Biblical-ascetic fragments Turin Codices[10] under the name of "Our Holy Father Hesychius" should also be attributed to Hesychius of Sinai.
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^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Hesychius of Sinai". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Mus. Brit. Addit. 9347, saec. XII, and Bodl. Cromwell. 6, saec. XV.
^B V 25, saec. XV, fol. 171-174 and C VI 8, saec. XIV, fol. 39 verso 41.
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hesychius, sinai, hieromonk, saint, catherine, monastery, mount, sinai, ascetic, author, byzantine, period, literature, nothing, definite, known, concerning, career, exact, time, which, lived, only, fragments, literary, remains, this, author, have, been, prese. Hesychius of Sinai was a hieromonk of Saint Catherine s Monastery on Mount Sinai and an ascetic author of the Byzantine period in literature 1 Nothing definite is known concerning his career or the exact time at which he lived Only fragments of the literary remains of this author have been preserved and they have still to be collected and separately criticized In manuscripts as a rule he is given the honorary title of Our Holy Father 2 and in cases where the authenticity of this title on a manuscript is certain it is sufficient to distinguish him from others of the same name and especially from the celebrated Hesychius of Jerusalem He is included in the Synaxarion of the Greek Orthodox Church which states that he was the Hegumen of Saint Catherine s Monastery on Mount Sinai in the 7th century and his feast day is held on March 29 3 His liturgical celebration in the Roman Catholic Church is on 3 October 4 Attribution editExamination of the Bible text on which the treatises of one or the other Hesychius are based is just as important a test as this external criterion thus Hesychius of Sinai in his Bible quotations regularly follows the version of the Codex Sinaiticus How much of the literary material in the Migne edition of the works of the Fathers 5 published under the title of Hesychius Presbyter of Jerusalem should properly be ascribed to Hesychius of Sinai can only be determined by monographic investigation The pivotal point about which such investigation would turn is a collection of 200 ascetic maxims 6 Migne 7 attributes these to Hesychius of Jerusalem under a pseudonym but they should without doubt be credited to Hesychius of Sinai For the author of these maxims acknowledges by a play on words ho hesychias pheronymos that his name is Hesychius and that he is a Basilian monk furthermore a number of manuscripts support this intrinsic evidence 8 The text of the Migne edition could be completed and improved to particular advantage from English MSS 9 The fact that the maxims are dedicated to a certain Theodulus has given rise in certain manuscripts to the erroneous statement that Theodulus was their author It cannot be determined here how many of these maxims were derived from older ascetics or how many were adopted by later ones It is probable that the ascetic and Biblical ascetic fragments Turin Codices 10 under the name of Our Holy Father Hesychius should also be attributed to Hesychius of Sinai References edit nbsp Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Hesychius of Sinai Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company tou hosiou patros hemon Hesychiou presbyterou Great Synaxaristes in Greek Ὁ Ὅsios Ἠsyxios ὁ Sinaiths 29 MARTIOY MEGAS SYNA3ARISTHS Santiebeati Hesychius of Sinai Jacques Paul Migne Patrologia Graeca XCIII 787 1560 Peri nepheos kai aretes De temperantia et virtute Jacques Paul Migne Patrologia Graeca XCIII 1479 1544 Bodl Barocc 118 saec XII XIII Bodl Laud 21 saec XIV Bodl Canon 16 saec XV Mus Brit Burn 113 saec XV et al Mus Brit Addit 9347 saec XII and Bodl Cromwell 6 saec XV B V 25 saec XV fol 171 174 and C VI 8 saec XIV fol 39 verso 41 nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Hesychius of Sinai Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company External links editCatholic Online Saint Hesychius of Sinai Katolsk no Hesychius of Sinai Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hesychius of Sinai amp oldid 1200084562, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
