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Callistratus at Alexandria
Archbishop of Libya
Hieromonk

This Archbishop of Libya is in some bio, per Kirk.

All 4 forms show up with “archbishop” “Sinai”
The forms with one “l” are rare

Archbishop of Sinai 1867-85 )

He was a monk!
George Manginis
Mount Sinai
A History of Travellers and Pilgrims
By George Manginis · 2019
https://books.google.com/books?id=u_DwDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT204
Academia.edu

Malian Z. Simkovich
https://books.google.com/books?id=jOF0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24

Check the
Genius book, and
Elliott (likely we have all.

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Did the Simonides spiritual father Callistratus know of Sinaiticus?

together with others not unworthy of notice. All this I communicated to Constantius and later to my spiritual father Callistratus in Alexandria.

YES
On this account, the hieromonk Callistratus, a wise man, and companion of the same house, undertook the comparison of it, and did compare it with other codices of the same house, by command of Constantius, the patriarch. And he, having partly corrected it, left it in the library awaiting the return of Simonides, the first calligrapher in Greece.

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and which was afterwards given to the Hieromonachus Callistratus to be compared with the three old Codices of the sacred Scriptures (which thou knowest, and which

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The holy monk Callistratus 1 compared the Codex in part with Sinai conies, and left the rest against Simonides’ return [when had he been there before?].
1 Of this Callistratus Simonides speaks nothing, unless he be the same as ‘Callistratus my spiritual father, at Alexandria' (Guardian, Sept 3).

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Is this the same Callistratus as was involved as the Archbishop of Sinai in turning over the ms. to the Russians?

(Also can ask similar questions about Dionysius.)
 
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Group of individuals involved, as stated by Simonides, some alive, some deceased by 1862, when the history of the ms. movement was given.

Anthimos, Constantius, Germanus, John Prodromus, Callistratus and Hilarion.
While Cyrillos became the inside man for the Tischendorf thefts.
 
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Tischendorf and Callistratus

Who Owns the Codex Sinaiticus?
The Monks at Mt. Sinai got Conned?
http://www.biblia.work/sermons/whoowns-codex-sinaticushow-the-monks-at-mt-sinai-got-conned/
https://members.bib-arch.org/biblical-archaeology-review/33/6/7

(Only in 1869, when a somewhat mysterious ratification of the gift was executed, was the manuscript removed from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and placed in the Imperial Public Library of St. Petersburg.)

... It was left to Cyril’s successor, Archbishop Callistratus, to provide the Russian authorities with a confirmatory deed of gift. This was done only in 1869, 10 years after Tischendorf had taken the manuscript from the monastery. Although the deed of gift has often been referred to since then and even quoted in existing documents, it has yet to be published. Sevcenko says that his investigation indicates that the deed of gift was obtained “by the use of pressures that deserve closer scrutiny”6 Callistratus himself expressed “bitter complaints” that the manuscript had been “purloined” from the monastery.7 In the words of the Russian diplomat who negotiated the “donation,” he wanted to put “an end to the story of the Sinai Bible [that had been] stolen by us.”8
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https://nlr.ru/eng_old/exib/CodexSinaiticus/zah/3.html
The Act is partly reproduced in Cyril's memo published by I. Ševčenko 60. However, instead of donation, the final phrase implies only loan of the manuscript. Regretfully, we have no evidence of the original Act surviving to date or any means to reconstruct the original content. There are two likely conjectures for the time being. Either Archbishop Callistratus and Council members provided the Russian Consulate with a duplicate inconsistent with the original Act, revising the formulation to their own advantage; or Archbishop Cyril misrepresented the Act for his own benefit in his memorandum.

Callistratus, the Archbishop from whom the donation was finally obtained, continued to write Tischendorf sweet-sounding letters until the
latter’s death in 1874 (76), for the Archbishop always hoped for Tischendorf s assistance. But these letters are no proof that Tischendorf had been a perfect gentleman, nor even that Callistratus thought he had. Rightly
 
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Callistratus' watchful eye. Both Callistratus and Kallinikos wanted him to return to "finish the job."

At St. Catherine’s, Callistratus checked over and partially corrected the codex. He decided much more had to be done. So sometime in 1842, Callistratus returned the partially corrected Codex to Athos for Simonides to correct. He also informed Simonides that he wanted him to come to St. Catherine's monastery to finish the job and make a final copy for the Tsar, and he gave him a time limit to do so. ...


Simonides was a child prodigy. Everyone wanted him to do well. Constantius I did, Anthimus did and was his overseer of his activities for a year and a half, Callistratus did and figured love of the Orthodox religion would get him to finish the project, and numerous others. The Greek scholars loved him.

are kept in the treasury),
David book
https://books.google.com/books?id=bXJGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA313
three old codices
... afterwards given to the Hieromonachus Callistratus to be compared with the three old Codices of the sacred Scriptures (which thou knowest, and which are kept in the treasury)

1842
My theory - Callistratus returned the partially-corrected Codex to Panteleimon for Simonides to correct;
Simonides was at Panteleimon monastery, having compiled 7 different versions of Barnabas from the 1837 stash;
Germanus IV became Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

1843
Before May - Simonides sent the Codex back to Callistratus at St. Catherine's;
My theory - May or later Callistratus decided to use the expensive vellum for other projects when Simonides did not accompany the Codex;

1870June 22 - Ambassador Ignatieff wrote that “Cyril's kindred had time enough to rob a little”;
Callistratus got to become Archbishop of Sinai in exchange for saying nothing about the Codex. And his monks received 9,000 gold rubles for the “gift”;
Revisers began work on what became the English Revised Version
 
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This is the hodge podge on the page of many names who saw the ms.

Callistratus
Kallistratos (1867–1884) Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archbishop_of_Mount_Sinai_and_Raithu

the hieromonk Callistratus, a wise man, and companion of the same house, undertook the comparison of it, and did compare it with other codices of the same house, by command of Constantius, the patriarch.
"thy spiritual father, Callistratus, when he went to Alexandria"
CSP
their election of a new Archbishop, Kallistratos. The latter was duly consecrated by the Patriarch of Jerusalem, but not recognised by either the other Patriarchs and Orthodox Churches or the political authorities, since they continued to consider Kyrillos, who resided in Constantinople after his disavowal by the Brotherhood, as the legitimate and rightful Archbishop. Finally, in 1869, Kallistratos achieved recognition as Archbishop by all canonical and state authorities.
"Cyril Rokidis (later named Kallistratos) worked hard during 1867-1868 Tor an acceptable solution on the Sinai Question "
p. 376

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David Daniels
Callistratus got to become Archbishop of Sinai in exchange for saying nothing about the Codex. And his monks received 9,000 gold rubles for the “gift”;

not in Genius - check spelling
 
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This additional is from James Keith Elliot
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I assume you are asking about Callistratus, the Archbishop of Mount Sinai in 1866. Unfortunately, I could not find any specific information about him. However, I found a few resources that might help you learn more about the history of the Mount Sinai Monastery and its archbishops. You can check out the following links:

The Codex Sinaiticus and the Manuscripts of Mt Sinai in the National Library of Russia: This website provides a detailed history of the Codex Sinaiticus, a manuscript of the Christian Bible, and its acquisition by the Russian Empire. The website also contains archival materials related to the acquisition of the Codex Sinaiticus by Russia, including letters from Archbishop Callistratus of Mt Sinai Monastery.
A.V. Zakharova. The History of the Acquisition of the Sinai Bible by Russia: This website provides a detailed account of the acquisition of the Sinai Bible by Russia in the 19th century. The website contains a letter of guarantee by Prince A.B. Lobanov-Rostovsky to Archbishop and the Community of Mt Sinai Monastery, dated 10 September 1859, and a letter by Archbishop Callistratus of Mt Sinai Monastery to N.P. Ignatyev, dated 5 July 1868.
Archbishop of Mount Sinai and Raithu - Wikipedia: This Wikipedia page provides a list of Orthodox Archbishops of Mount Sinai and Raithu, including Archbishop Callistratus of Mt Sinai Monastery.
I hope this helps!

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Spiridon Kontogiannis,
The Sinai Question. 16th-19th Century, Jerusalem, Nea Sion, vol.
79, 1987, pp. 42

Review by Institut for Balkan Studies
Athanassios E. Karathanass
https://ojs.lib.uom.gr/index.php/BalkanStudies/article/view/2495/2519

The fathers at Sinai elected Cyril Rokidis in the post of father supreme and, Ôn August 24, 1867, the Patriarch of Jerusalem, in the presence of the exarchs of the Congregation of Sinai, dethroned Cyril. The dethronement was carried out over the objections of the Ecumenical Patriarch Grigorius VI, a friend and supporter of Cyril ’s, who claimed that the matter had to be decided together with the Church Seat. Cyril Rokidis (later named Kallistratos) worked hard during 1867-1868 for an acceptable solution on the Sinai Question and in order to restore the normal rotations between the Patriarch of Jerusalem and the Monastery. Kallistratos Rokidis had to overcome, at the same time, other difficulties, such as the anti-Greek policy of Ignatiev, the theft of the famous Codex of Sinai by Tischendorf and the abuses of father Serafim in one of the
Monastery’s dependencies, all issues that deeply divided the fraternity. By August 1873, most of the issues had been resolved and relations between the Monastery and the Patriarchate of Jerusalem became normal again. However, the Monastery of Sinai entered a period

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"Cyril" "jerusalem" "sinai" catherines "1867"

https://nlr.ru/eng_old/exib/CodexSinaiticus/zah/2.html
THE HISTORY OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE SINAI BIBLE BY THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF RECENT FINDINGS IN RUSSIAN ARCHIVES

Also

Hero or Thief? Constantine Tischendorf Turns Two Hundred - The BAS Library

Two hundred years after Constantine Tischendorf’s birth, questions remain as to the conditions of his removal of Codex Sinaiticus from St. Catherine’s Monastery. Stanley E. Porter contends that Tischendorf should be considered a hero, not a thief.
library.biblicalarchaeology.org
 
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“Codex Sinaiticus and the Simonides Affair: An Examination of the Nineteenth Century Claim that Codex Sinaiticus was Not an Ancient Manuscript.”
By James Keith Elliott
Patriarchikon Hidryma Paterikōn Meletōn
1982
Pages 54-56

[Quoting]:
The [Manchester] Guardian
26th August 1863

"...And twice have I seen it myself in the Library of Sinai, first in 1844 and then in 1 852.1 asked the librarian(s) [= plural] how and whence the Library had obtained it. They [the librarian(s) plural] having nothing to say (neither the first nor the second knowing anything about it), were silent, and I said nothing to them about the transcription; but taking it in my hands found it somewhat altered in form, both externally and internally, for it had an older appearance than it ought to have had, and the MS. was defective in part. As I remembered the dedication to the Emperor Nicholas (which I had prefixed to the book in golden characters), and found that it had been taken out, I smiled, and replaced the book in its original place, and commenced my philological investigations (for there were in that library many very valuable MSS), and pursuing them with diligence I discovered many things of great importance, among which the most important were all the pastoral writings of Hermas, and the Holy Gospel according to St. Mat- 56 thew, and the disputed epistle of Aristeas to Philocrates (as I have elsewhere remarked), all written upon Egyptian papyrus, principally in the first century, together with some other important MSS, which I described in a letter to Constantius. as also to my spiritual father Callistratus, Archbishop of Libya, on my return to Alexandria..."

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“Codex Sinaiticus and the Simonides Affair: An Examination of the Nineteenth Century Claim that Codex Sinaiticus was Not an Ancient Manuscript.”
By James Keith Elliott
Patriarchikon Hidryma Paterikōn Meletōn
1982
Pages 54-56

[Quoting]:
The [Manchester] Guardian
26th August 1863

"...And twice have I seen it myself in the Library of Sinai, first in 1844 and then in 1 852.1 asked the librarian(s) [= plural] how and whence the Library had obtained it. They [the librarian(s) plural] having nothing to say (neither the first nor the second knowing anything about it), were silent, and I said nothing to them about the transcription; but taking it in my hands found it somewhat altered in form, both externally and internally, for it had an older appearance than it ought to have had, and the MS. was defective in part. As I remembered the dedication to the Emperor Nicholas (which I had prefixed to the book in golden characters), and found that it had been taken out, I smiled, and replaced the book in its original place, and commenced my philological investigations (for there were in that library many very valuable MSS), and pursuing them with diligence I discovered many things of great importance, among which the most important were all the pastoral writings of Hermas, and the Holy Gospel according to St. Mat- 56 thew, and the disputed epistle of Aristeas to Philocrates (as I have elsewhere remarked), all written upon Egyptian papyrus, principally in the first century, together with some other important MSS, which I described in a letter to Constantius. as also to my spiritual father Callistratus, Archbishop of Libya, on my return to Alexandria..."
 
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"Cyril Rokidis (later named Kallistratos) worked hard during 1867-1868 Tor an acceptable solution on the Sinai Question "
p. 376


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One Callistratus died in 1874.- featherstone -
Note 76 77
CORRECTION that is Tischendorf who died, so it is all one person



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1857-1931
Lina Eckenstein

Lina Eckenstein - Wikipedia

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A HISTORY OF SINAI (1921)
BY
LINA ECKENSTEIN
AUTHOR OF “WOMAN UNDER MONASTICISM”

RULERS OF PHARAN AND THE CONVENT OF SINAI
LIST TENTATIVELY ENLARGED FROM CHEIKHO

Callistratus, 1877-85.

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Of the property that is at present owned by the monks I fail to find a complete list. At different periods mention is made of priories in Alexandria, Jerusalem, Tripoli, Gaza, Constantinople, Crete and Cyprus, besides the house owned at Cairo.[306] Wolff, in 1839, mentioned property held by the monks at Constantinople, Cyprus, Belgrad, Bukarest, Jassy, Athens, India and Calcutta;[307] Robinson mentioned houses at Bengal, Golconda, Crete and Cyprus (p. 549). According to Burckhardt the monks received their supplies from Gaza and Cairo.
After an interregnum of eight years Constantius II ruled as archbishop from 1804 to 1859, and was succeeded by Cyrillus III (1859-67). The next archbishop, Callistratus (1867-85), was the first prelate who returned to the convent in 1872, but his installation was attended by difficulties. His successor, Porphyrius, fell out with the patriarch of Alexandria, who caused him to be expelled from Cairo. He was in residence at the convent in the winter of 1905-

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The fact of the matter is, however, that even in its very first years the Church of Alexandria expanded its activities to cover not only Egypt, Libya and the cities of the Cyrenaic Pentapolis but also the sub-Saharan countries of Africa. (It should be noted at this point that the most senior Metropolitan Bishop of the Church of Alexandria was the Bishop of Libya, who was styled 'Most Honorable Exarch of All Africa'.)
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