Chapter La «Narrazione sul segno della croce» di Massimo il Greco: esegesi delle Scritture e prassi ortodossa nella Moscovia cinquecentesca
The article is devoted to the Narrative on the Sign of the Cross by Maximus the Greek. The text belongs to the first half of the 16th century, a period when Muscovy definitively asserted itself on the European and Mediterranean chessboard as the third and last surviving Christian world power. The co...
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| description | The article is devoted to the Narrative on the Sign of the Cross by Maximus the Greek. The text belongs to the first half of the 16th century, a period when Muscovy definitively asserted itself on the European and Mediterranean chessboard as the third and last surviving Christian world power. The construction of the Russian Empire rested on the definition of Russian Christianity. The contribution Maximus made to this process consisted of revised translations and new translations of sacred texts, of religious essays, as well as of his engagement in the interconfessional and intercultural debates of the times. In all these fields, Maximus applied the tools and methods that he had acquired in Italy under the influence of Humanism. The Narrative offers a good example of Maximus’ approach: Therein he defends the most ancient sign of the cross with two fingers by means of the medieval doctrine of the four senses of the Holy Scriptures. In this way, Maximus not only participated in the definition of Russian Orthodoxy, safeguarding the local tradition, but also sought to raise Muscovy to a higher level of cultural and theological competence, creating the condition for its actual ecclesiastical autonomy. |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-1633032025-08-02T05:01:24Z Chapter La «Narrazione sul segno della croce» di Massimo il Greco: esegesi delle Scritture e prassi ortodossa nella Moscovia cinquecentesca ROMOLI, FRANCESCA Maximus the Greek “Narrative on the Sign of the Cross” Russian Orthodoxy medieval doctrine of the four senses of the Holy Scriptures tradition and modernization. The article is devoted to the Narrative on the Sign of the Cross by Maximus the Greek. The text belongs to the first half of the 16th century, a period when Muscovy definitively asserted itself on the European and Mediterranean chessboard as the third and last surviving Christian world power. The construction of the Russian Empire rested on the definition of Russian Christianity. The contribution Maximus made to this process consisted of revised translations and new translations of sacred texts, of religious essays, as well as of his engagement in the interconfessional and intercultural debates of the times. In all these fields, Maximus applied the tools and methods that he had acquired in Italy under the influence of Humanism. The Narrative offers a good example of Maximus’ approach: Therein he defends the most ancient sign of the cross with two fingers by means of the medieval doctrine of the four senses of the Holy Scriptures. In this way, Maximus not only participated in the definition of Russian Orthodoxy, safeguarding the local tradition, but also sought to raise Muscovy to a higher level of cultural and theological competence, creating the condition for its actual ecclesiastical autonomy. 2025-08-02T05:01:23Z 2025-08-02T05:01:23Z 2025-08-01T15:43:44Z 2024 chapter ONIX_20250801T173835_9791221506464_43 2975-0326 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/104593 9791221506464 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/163303 ita Europe in between. Histories, cultures and languages from Central Europe to the Eurasian Steppes open access image/jpeg Attribution 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/104593/1/44278.pdf Firenze University Press 10.36253/979-12-215-0646-4.15 10.36253/979-12-215-0646-4.15 2ec4474d-93b1-4cfa-b313-9c6019b51b1a 9791221506464 17 Florence open access |
| spellingShingle | Maximus the Greek “Narrative on the Sign of the Cross” Russian Orthodoxy medieval doctrine of the four senses of the Holy Scriptures tradition and modernization. ROMOLI, FRANCESCA Chapter La «Narrazione sul segno della croce» di Massimo il Greco: esegesi delle Scritture e prassi ortodossa nella Moscovia cinquecentesca |
| title | Chapter La «Narrazione sul segno della croce» di Massimo il Greco: esegesi delle Scritture e prassi ortodossa nella Moscovia cinquecentesca |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Chapter La «Narrazione sul segno della croce» di Massimo il Greco: esegesi delle Scritture e prassi ortodossa nella Moscovia cinquecentesca |
| title_short | Chapter La «Narrazione sul segno della croce» di Massimo il Greco: esegesi delle Scritture e prassi ortodossa nella Moscovia cinquecentesca |
| title_sort | chapter la narrazione sul segno della croce di massimo il greco esegesi delle scritture e prassi ortodossa nella moscovia cinquecentesca |
| topic | Maximus the Greek “Narrative on the Sign of the Cross” Russian Orthodoxy medieval doctrine of the four senses of the Holy Scriptures tradition and modernization. |
| topic_facet | Maximus the Greek “Narrative on the Sign of the Cross” Russian Orthodoxy medieval doctrine of the four senses of the Holy Scriptures tradition and modernization. |
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