Nikanor (Melentijević), the bishop of Pecs (Southern Hungary), as an author of the liturgical Office for the Serbian Despot John Branković
Sergeius Temcinas
Abstract
It is generally believed that the Old Church Slavonic liturgical Office for the Serbian Despot John Branković († 1502) was written in Fruška Gora (Vojvodina) by an anonymous monk of Krušedol monastery in 1708–1714 (traditional view) or, alternatively, in the 2nd half of the 16th century (modern view). The article presents evidence that the two Canons of the Office contain a joint acrostic (previously unnoticed) which includes the author’s name. There is good reason to believe that the Office was composed by Nikanor (Melentijević), the Serbian bishop of Pécs (Southern Hungary), during his stay in Jazak monastery (Fruška Gora) in 1711–1713.
Keywords:
Old Church Slavonic hymnography, Srbljak, acrostic, Despot John Branković, Bishop Nikanor (Melentijević), Serbian Orthodox hierarchy in Southern Hungary, Jazak monastery, Krušedol monastery, Fruška Gora
Temcinas, S. (2014). Nikanor (Melentijević), the bishop of Pecs (Southern Hungary), as an author of the liturgical Office for the Serbian Despot John Branković. Theological Yearbook, 56(1), 63–72. Retrieved from https://ojs.chat.edu.pl/index.php/rt/article/view/40
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