Porphiryj Uspenski

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Porphiryj Uspenski (1804-1885), archbishop of Kiev of the Russian Orthodox Church, and archeologist. His real name was Constantin Alexandrowich Uspenski (Russian: Константин Александрович Успенский).

In 1829 he finished Saint-Petersburg Theological Academy (Russian: Санкт-Петербургская духовная академия), became monk, and received name Porphiryj.

He was interested in a field of Early Christian History.

In 1834 he became archimandrite. In 1842 he organised and participated in the first Russian mission in Jerusalem. In 1845 he travelled to the Athos and Sinai, and he saw the Codex Sinaiticus (one year after Tischendorf's first visit). After a visit in the monastery of Mar Saba he took the codex, which was later named after him — Uspenski Gospels, and he brought it together with others manuscripts to Russia. In 1869 he received a doctor degree of Greek Philosophy.

[edit] Works

• 'Christian East: Egypt and Sinai' (Восток христианский: Египет и Синай), Petersburg, 1857.
• 'History of Athos' (История Афона), Two volumes, 1871.

[edit] External links

• Открытая Православная Энциклопедия (Russian)
• Biography of Uspiensky (Russian)
• Bogoslov (Russian)
• http://www.rulex.ru/01160490.htm (Russian)

[edit] Bibliography

• Порфирий Успенский, Первое путешествие в Синайский монастырь в 1845 году, Petersburg 1856.
• А. Дмитриевский, Еп. Порфирий Успенский, как инициатор и организатор первой рус. дух. миссии в Иерусалиме. Petersburg, 1906.
• А. Дмитриевский, Порфирий (Успенский) по поводу 100-летия со дня его рождения. Petersburg, 1906.
• П. Сырку, Описание бумаг еп. Порфирия (Успенского), пожертвованных имп. акад. наук по завещанию. Petersburg, 1891.