Avvakum

thumb|Avvakum Avvakum Petrov (20 November 1620/1621 – 14 April 1682; also spelled Awakum) was a Russian Old Believer and protopope of the Kazan Cathedral on Red Square who led the opposition to Patriarch Nikon's reforms of the Russian Orthodox Church. His autobiography and letters to the tsar and other Old Believers such as Feodosia Morozova are considered masterpieces of 17th-century Russian literature. Life of Archpriest Avvakum Written by Himself Avvakum, Vita dell'Arciprete Avvakum scritta da lui stesso, translation into Italian by Lia Pera, Adelphi, 1986, ISBN 978-88-459-0208-0 Incipit Charity Exhortation to the love of our venerable Father Abbot Dorotheus. Try to unite with one another: for as close as one gets to one's neighbor, one is united with God for so much. I will give you an example from the fathers, to let you know the strength of this word. Explicit The language For the blessing of my father the starec Epifanij my life written with my sinful hand by me, the archpriest Avvakum, and if anything is said to you in the good, well, you who read or listen do not despise, for the love of the Lord, our vulgar, because I love my motherly Russian language, I do not use to adorn my speech with philosophical verses, since God does not listen to beautiful words, but it is our works that he wants. Paul writes: "If I speak the tongues of men and angels without having charity, they are nothing." This is what can be a matter of long reflection: the Lord does not seek from us phrases in Latin, Greek, or Hebrew, or any other dialect, but rather wants love with other virtues; for this reason, I do not care about beautiful speech and I do not humiliate my Russian language. Well, forgive me, sinner, and all of you, servants of Christ, may God forgive and bless you. Amen. Quotes about [La lingua di Avvakum è] Un torrente impetuoso che incorpora e incessantemente trascina via con sé ciottoli e blocchi di slavo ecclesiastico. [The tongue of Avvakum is] A rushing torrent that incorporates and incessantly drags away with it pebbles and blocks of Church Slavonic. Avvakum, Vita dell'Arciprete Avvakum scritta da lui stesso, translation intoi Italian by Pia Pera, Adelphi, 1986, p. 46. ISBN 978-88-459-0208-0. External links Category:1620s births Category:1682 deaths Category:Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church