Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 2712
(formerly typ/819)

	Ἀρχιερέων καλλονή, φωστὴρ τῆς ἐκκλησίας,
	ἁμαρτωλῶν ἐγγυητὰ, κῆρυξ τῆς μετανοίας,
	Ἰωάννη πάντιμε καὶ θεῖε Χρυσολόγε,
	ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν ἀείποτε μὴ παύση δυσωπεῖν σε,
	τὸν ἀγαθὸν φιλάνθρωπον καὶ κτίστην τῶν ἁπάντων,
	ὡς παρρησίαν ἄμετρον πρὸς αὐτὸν κεκτημένος.

Text source	L. Politis, M. Politi, 1991, Κατάλογος τῶν χειρογράφων τῆς Ἐθνικῆς Βιβλιοθήκης τῆς Ἑλλάδος ἀρ. 1857-2500, Athens: 473
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Author-related epigram
Metre(s)	Decapentasyllable
Subject(s)	John Chrysostom (saint)
Tag(s)	Introduction to the subject Praise of the author Prayer Reference to content of the book
Critical Notes	4 ἀείποτε ] ἀεί ποτε Halkin (1974:366)
Bibliography	Primary F. Halkin 1974, Une invocation métrique à S. Jean Chrysostome, Analecta Bollandiana test, 92, 366: 366
Number of verses	6
Occurrence(s)	[18350] Ἀρχιερέων καλλονή, φωστὴρ τῆς ἐκκλησίας [1376-1425] ATHENS - Ethnike Bibliotheke tes Hellados 2470 [1376-1425] (f. 110v) (6 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Cristina Cocola The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 82: "Precatio ad Ioann. Chrysostomum"
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