On the Biography of Simon, one of the Authors of the Paterikon of the Kievan Cave Monastery

The author analyzes the evidence of the sources concerning the main points of Simon's biography, the first bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal and one of the authors of the Paterikon of the Kievan Cave Monastery. The hypothesis is that Simon was a descendant of Shimon the Varingian who arrived in Rus in the middle of 11th century. Simon’s desire to commemorate the role of this kin in the past of one of Rus’s most significant monasteries resulted in creating an ‘alternative’ version of the history of the house that was described in the Word of the Kievan Cave Church. This work was addressed to descendants of Shimon the Varangian settled down in Suzdal rather than to the monks of the Cave Monastery. It is highly likely that Monk Polikarp also was one of Shimon’s descendants.

Keywords

Old Rus, church, monasteries, monks, Bishop Simon of Vladimir and Suzdal, Prince Vsevolod Iurievich, Prins Iurii Vsevolodovich, Kievan Cave Monastery, Monastery of the Nativity of St Mary in Vladimir, the Paterikon of the Kievan Cave Monastery

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22.02.2022

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29.07.2022

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GOST	Artamonov Y. On the Biography of Simon, one of the Authors of the Paterikon of the Kievan Cave Monastery // ISTORIYA – 2022. – V. 13. – Issue 5 (115) [Electronic resource]. URL: https://history.jes.su/S207987840021615-5-1 (circulation date: 03.05.2024). DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021615-5
MLA	Artamonov, Yuri "On the Biography of Simon, one of the Authors of the Paterikon of the Kievan Cave Monastery." ISTORIYA 13.5 (115) (2022) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021615-5
APA	Artamonov Y. (2022). On the Biography of Simon, one of the Authors of the Paterikon of the Kievan Cave Monastery. ISTORIYA 13(5 (115)) DOI: 10.18254/S207987840021615-5

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