«The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria

«The Life of St. John Chrysostom» was written in the second part of the 7th century by an unknown author and inscribed with the name of George, the bishop of Alexandria. It is a compilation of diff erent sources, including folk legends about the saint, which were very popular among medieval readers....

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Main Author: Balakhovskaia Aleksandra
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's University 2012-03-01
Series:Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ III. Filologiâ
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Online Access:http://periodical.pstgu.ru/en/pdf/article/1706
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spelling doaj-f64d5ad6bdde452ca7c88d75110ca25e2020-11-24T22:36:30ZrusSt. Tikhon's UniversityVestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ III. Filologiâ1991-64852409-48972012-03-01127721«The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of AlexandriaBalakhovskaia Aleksandra«The Life of St. John Chrysostom» was written in the second part of the 7th century by an unknown author and inscribed with the name of George, the bishop of Alexandria. It is a compilation of diff erent sources, including folk legends about the saint, which were very popular among medieval readers. But the information from these sources requires critical approach, because they often distort the real historical image of St. John Chrysostom.http://periodical.pstgu.ru/en/pdf/article/1706hagiographyLifesourcelegendloanwordcompilation
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«The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria
Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ III. Filologiâ
hagiography
Life
source
legend
loanword
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author_facet Balakhovskaia Aleksandra
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title «The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria
title_short «The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria
title_full «The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria
title_fullStr «The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria
title_full_unstemmed «The life of st. John Chysostom» by George of Alexandria
title_sort «the life of st. john chysostom» by george of alexandria
publisher St. Tikhon's University
series Vestnik Pravoslavnogo Svâto-Tihonovskogo Gumanitarnogo Universiteta: Seriâ III. Filologiâ
issn 1991-6485
2409-4897
publishDate 2012-03-01
description «The Life of St. John Chrysostom» was written in the second part of the 7th century by an unknown author and inscribed with the name of George, the bishop of Alexandria. It is a compilation of diff erent sources, including folk legends about the saint, which were very popular among medieval readers. But the information from these sources requires critical approach, because they often distort the real historical image of St. John Chrysostom.
topic hagiography
Life
source
legend
loanword
compilation
url http://periodical.pstgu.ru/en/pdf/article/1706
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