1832 Greek reference to Benedict, Procopius Dendrino and Capodistrias - Ethnikē ephēmeris (National Gazette)

Steven Avery

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Tutor, teacher and likely relative, great-uncle.

Ioannis Antonios Kapodistrias
(1776-1831)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Kapodistrias

Steven Avery said:
The history of Benedict of Symi, Procopius Dendrinos, Capodistrias (assassinated in 1831), the monastery on Mt. Athos and their backgrounds is simply historical fact. Simonides explained it accurately some years later.
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Here, in 1832 you can see the basic relationships discussed, and see the respect that Capodistrias had for Benedict and Procopius.

Ethnikē ephēmeris (National Gazette) (1832)
https://books.google.com/books?id=FlpEAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA3-PA91

About the Clergy of Greece p. 90

The Kapodistrian Government, upon its first state in January 1828, gave hope and spiritual care for the church and clergy. ... the wise head of Kapodistrias gave birth to such a committee, but always different, of which he had promised, and to another end. He appointed five bishops, and sent three of them to the Peloponnese, and two to the Aegean Sea ... to preach the Kapodistrian new gospel ... And that was the Kapodistrian church, a siatical committee. .... Kapodistrias wanted to show the world that he also cares about the education of the future of the clergy of Greece; he established a school in the Poron monastery; the students who received scholarships from his Government were limited to a large number of fifteen! and what age? from 12-18 years old! And what did it teach? the Greek language, catechism, and sacred history! And for these lessons he needed a separate school! ... two Athonite monks or Saints! The General Gazette No. 81 of 183 said. "Due to the lack of worthy teachers, the establishment of an Ecclesiastical School on the island of Poros has been postponed until now. The Panosiologiots Mr. Benedictus the Russian, and Archimandrite Procopius, to whom the A.E. looked from the beginning, knowing the ability and virtue of the men, convinced the latter [glory to God!] to accept the arrangement of this shop, etc. »
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Using Google translate, the honorific may be stronger for Benedict, the basic point was simple, Kapodistrias valued Benedict and Procopius very highly.

Nikolas Farmakidis uses a lot more than this, since he has easy access to the Greek historical sources. However, I like the fact that it is 1832, so if you want to claim it was Simonides at play, he was only a couple of years old!

TNC, you seem to be obsessed with the Kevin McGrane error about the 106-year-old Benedict, and then your new error about a new Benedict who is 30 years too late and also totally irrelevant.

Why not study and understand the actual Benedict of Symi history?
 
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TwoNoteableCorruptions said:
τοι Κύριοι Βενέδικτος Ρῶτος, καὶ Αρχιμανδρίτης Προκόπιος
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Maybe that is from the 1832 National Gazette article? c. p. 90-91 (the words are from the top of p. 91.)

Ethnikē ephēmeris (National Gazette) (1832)
https://books.google.com/books?id=FlpEAAAAcAAJ&pg=RA3-PA90

Ο Καποδίστριας ἠθέλησε νὰ δείξῃ εἰς τὸν κόσμον, ὅτι φροντίζει καὶ περὶ τῆς παιδείας τοῦ μέλλοντος τῆς Ἑλλάδος κλήρου· ἐσύστησεν εἰς τὸ κατὰ τὸν Πόρον μοναστήριον σχολεῖον ἐκκλησιαστικόν· οἱ εἰς αὐτὸ ὑπότροφοι τῆς Κυβερνή σεως μαθηταὶ περιωριζοντο εἰς δεκαπέντε· μέγας ἀριθμός! καὶ ποίας ἡλικίας; ἀπὸ 12-18 ἐτῶν ! Καὶ τί ἐδιδάσκον· το; τὴν Ἑλληνικὴν γλῶσσαν, τὴν κατήχησιν, καὶ τὴν ἱε ρὰν ἱστορίαν! καὶ διὰ τὰ μαθήματα ταῦτα ἦτον χρεία ἰδιαιτέρου σχολείου! Καὶ παρὰ τίνων ἐδιδάσκοντο; παρὰ δύο ἱερομονάχων Αθωνιτῶν ἡ Ἁγιορειτῶν! Ἡ Γενική Εφημερίς Αριθ. 81 τοῦ 183ο ἔλεγε. «Διὰ τὴν ἔλλειψιν ἀξίων διδα σκάλων ἀνεβλήθη μέχρι τοῦδε ἡ σύστασις κατὰ τὴν νῆσον Πόρου Εκκλησιαστικοῦ Σχολείου. Οἱ Πανοσιολογιώτα (p. 91) τοι Κύριοι Βενέδικτος Ρῶτος, καὶ Αρχιμανδρίτης Προκόπιος, πρὸς τοὺς ὁποίους ἀπέβλεψεν ἐξ ἀρχῆς ἡ Α. Ε. γνωρίζουσα τὴν ἱκανότητα καὶ ἀρετὴν τῶν ἀνδρῶν, ἐπείσθησαν τελευταῖον [δοξα τῷ Θεῷ!] ν ̓ ἀναδεχθῶσι τὴν διευθέτησιν τοῦ καταστήματος τούτου, κτλ.

Kapodistrias wanted to show the world that he also cared about the education of the future clergy of Greece; he established an ecclesiastical school in the monastery of Poros; the students in it, who were government-sponsored, were limited to fifteen; a large number! And of what age? From 12-18 years old! And what did they teach? The Greek language, catechism, and sacred history! And for these subjects a special school was needed! And from whom did they teach? From two Athonite or Athonite hieromonks! The General Gazette No. 81 of 183 said: “Due to the lack of worthy teachers, the establishment of an Ecclesiastical School on the island of Poros has been postponed until now. The Most Reverend Lords Benedictus Rotos and Archimandrite Prokopios, to whom the A. E., knowing the ability and virtue of the men, looked from the beginning, were finally persuaded [glory to God!] to accept the arrangement of this establishment, etc.

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Yes, Ρῶτος is likely related to his skills.
 
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