Pachomius the Serb | |
|---|---|
 Pachomius writes the Life of St. Alexius | |
| Born | Пахомије 15th century |
| Died | 1484 |
| Nationality | Serbian, Ottoman, Russian |
| Other names | Pachomius Logothetes |
| Occupation(s) | hagiographer, hymnwriter, translator |
Pachomius the Serb (Russian: Пахомий Серб; Serbian: Пахомије Србин), also known as Pachomius Logothetes (Russian: Пахомий Логофет; Greek: Παχώμιος Λογοθέτης), was a 15th-century Serbian hagiographer who, after taking monastic vows, was schooled on Mount Athos and mastered the ornate style of medieval Serbian literature.[1]: 166–177 He is credited by the Russian Early Texts Society for the Serbian version of Barlaam and Josaphat from Old Greek.[2]
In the 1450s and 1460s he resided at the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius north of Moscow. One of his major undertakings was a Russian translation of the New Testament. In about 1470 Archbishop Jonah (Iona) asked him to settle in Novgorod where he prepared a set of the lives of local saints. It has been suggested that The Tale of the Princes of Vladimir was also authored by Pachomius.[3]
- ^ G. M. Prokhorov, “Pakhomii Serb,” in D. S. Likhachev, Slovar’ knizhnikov i knizhnosti Drevnei Rusi, vol. 2, Pervaia polovina XIV-XVI v., pt. 2.
- ^ History of Prose Fiction. G. Bell and Sons. 1896.
- ^ Dunlop, John Colin (1896). "History of Prose Fiction".