Kyriakos Melirrytos of Thessalonica, books 1836 and 1847 - summary information, searching for bio

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Kyriakos Melirrytos (Mellifluous) of Thessalonica
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Constantine Simonides description of his friend Kallinikos:

CODEX SINAITICUS AND THE SIMONIDES AFFAIR
An Examination of the nineteenth century claim that Codex Sinaiticus was not an ancient manuscript (1982
James Keith Elliott (1943-2024)
The Literary Churchman
16th of June, 1863
Page 107

Also published in:

The Journal of Sacred Literature (1863)
Miscellanies
https://books.google.com/books?id=gnstAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA494

"The Kallinikos who addressed the letters to the London papers on the subject of the Codex «Sinaiticus» is a Thessalonian by birth; his ancestors spring from the town of Niaousta, in He was born in the year 1802, and named Kyriakos. He took the name of Kallinikos on his admission to the church; and having taken an active part in the Greek Revolution [i.e. 1821 to 1829], received the surname of Keraunos, on account of his bravery. He then ceased (as is necessary, according to our ecclesiastical law, in cases wherein a priest has taken up arms), from the profession of public sacerdotal duties, and spent a long time in a monastery of Mt. Athos [= Russico, Panteleimon], where I made his acquaintance. Since this time he has been engaged in semi-political missions, and I have had continued correspondence with him. He has travelled through Europe, Asia, and part of Africa, and the whole of the Archipelago, and has published at Moscow and at Odessa [= dated 1853/54] a number of my letters to him upon Archaeological matters 31"

31. Copies of these are in the Bodleian Library, Oxford 1. Δ. 598 and Byw. 1.6.4.

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We can see that this is a rather detailed account. Here is a bit more context from Elliott, and the full letter of Simonides is available online at the url above for the Journal of Sacred Literature.

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Constantine Simonides
Κωνσταντίνος Σιμωνίδης

Kuriakos [Κυριακός ]
Kallinikos [Καλλινίκος]
Keraunos [Κεραυνός]

Simonides gives:
"General Kayatasus"

== Anastasios Karatasos
Greek: Αναστάσιος Καρατάσος;

Wikipedia
Anastasios Karatasos (Greek: Αναστάσιος Καρατάσος; 1764 – 21 January 1830) was a Greek military commander during the Greek War of Independence was born in the village of Dovras (Δοβράς or Δορβρά), Imathia and is considered to be the most important revolutionary from Macedonia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anastasios_Karatasos

We have some additional info here:

the Macedonia connection for Kallinikos - General Kayatasus (Anastasios Karatasos) - Keraunos, thunderbolt

Anastasios Karatasos (Greek: Αναστάσιος Καρατάσος; https://pdfcoffee.com/si-42pdf-pdf-free.html "and having taken an active part in the Greek revolution, he received the surname of Keraynos" Keraunos - [Κεραυνός] Keravnos Keraunos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJzycqjsNkw Anastasios...
www.purebibleforum.com

Melirritos'

Melirrytos​


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Literary Forgeries
James Anson Farrer (1849-1925)
https://books.google.com/books?id=Ei1KDcglxf8C&pg=PA62
https://archive.org/details/literaryforgeri01farrgoog/page/n92/mode/1up

“Simonides, who was always most precise in his information about real or feigned persons, declares that this Kallinikos was born in 1802, a Thessalian, named originally Kuriakos [Κυριακός]; on his admission to the Church he took the name of Kallinikos [Καλλινίκος], and for his bravery in the war of the Greek Revolution he received the surname of Keraunos [Κεραυνός]...”

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Three Kallinikos Wild Cards

There are manuscript catalogue entries that connect Simonides and Kallinikos at Mt. Athos in two books by Spyridon Lambrou. This is a long and winding road, quite interesting, but we will not go into that here. Catalogue entries are what convinced Farrer, and an additional one has been discovered.

Similarly the Archaeological Matters mentioned by Simonides are available, they have generated controversy as to whether they were actually published in Odessa and Moscow in 1853 and 1854, or alternatively could have been written by Simonides c. 1863 in the Sinaiticus controversies. Luciano Canfora may lean to the later date. This question also involves research on the lithographer in Odessa, and John Hodgkins

For a third wild card, the Forging Antiquities Project in Australia, under Malcolm Choat, said they have translated a letter from Simonides to Kallinikos on the interpretations of hieroglyphics. About five years have passed, and this material is still under wraps, and there is no solid indication as to whether it will ever be identified or published in some manner.

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We have an interesting new devlopment, that just got discovered in 2023, and is being researched in 2025. The initial find was on the CARM forum, ironically by a gentleman who thinks of Kallinikos as fictitious but simply did some honest scholarship searching.

cjab
https://forums.carm.org/threads/cod...s-profile-history-details.14597/#post-1140366

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Writers today like to call Kallinikos fictitious (maybe add a few examples like Christopher Hamel and Kevin McGrane) or a Simonides alter-ego.

This becomes a major part of their support of Sinaiticus as truly ancient and authentic, if Simonides made it all up about Kallinikos.

Let's go to the new finds.
 
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Κυριακού Μελιρρύτου του Θεσσαλονικέως

Kyriakos Melirrytos of Thessalonica

Here we find in Google books an 1836 book (and one in 1847) on the Greek Revolution where the author potentially matches up well with the Kyriakos / Kallinikos of Simonides

topic (Greek Revolution) fits
name (Kyriakos)
age (writing about the Greek Revolution in 1836 fits with the Simonides birthdate of 1802)
location of birth (Thessalonica)
Alexandros Sturtzas listed as pre-purchaser
1847 book is on the holy communion in the Greek Orthodox church, showing clerical connections
And
publication in Odessa, which is where Kallinikos is said by Simonides to have published.

So far, we do not have a bio on this author.
In 1836 he called himself a merchant and apparently he lost his wife young.

Chronologia historica (graec.)- Odessae, Typogr. Scholae mercatorum Graecorum 1836
https://books.google.com/books?id=Nc1TAAAAcAAJ

This PDF was also sent to us from Nikolos Farmakidis, and then we saw it in Google Books
One is 386 PDF pages, the other 407.

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This website in Odessa is helpful.
https://odnb.odessa.ua/rarities/item/327

This next pic is from:
https://odnb-odessa-ua.translate.go...tr_sl=uk&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc
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This book appears to have been reprinted in 1996.

On chronology, part of the book Historical Chronology /
painstakingly compiled by Kyriakos Melirrytos of Thessalonica 1996
Melirritos, Kyriakos Io.
http://vikelaia-ebooks.heraklion.gr...ου+Μελιρρύτου+του+Θεσσαλονικέως&index=ALLTITL
 
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Then we find an 1847 book from the same author that also fits well.

1847 book
Περί του μυστηρίου της Θείας Κοινωνίας άρτω ενζύμω : κατά την δόξαν της Ορδοδόξω ημών αγίας Εκκλησίας
On the mystery of Holy Communion leavened bread: according to the glory of our Orthodox holy Church
Μελίρρυτος, Κυριάκος Ι.
Melirytos, Kyriakos ΙI.

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Here is a picture in English translation of one catalogue:

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https://catalogue.kozlib.gr/vufind/Author/Home?author=Μελίρρυτος,+Κυριάκος+Ι.

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The Greek is here:
https://catalogue.kozlib.gr/vufind/Author/Home?author=Μελίρρυτος,+Κυριάκος+Ι.

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Among those who pre-purchased Melirritos' book was Alexander Stourtzas.

Chronologia Historia
https://books.google.com/books?id=Nc1TAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA375


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Ho Eklamprotata Prigkipessa Hupsalanth kai ho Eklamprotatos Prigkips Georgios Ho Eksoxotatos Kurios Alexandros Stourtzas Ho Eksoxotatos Kurios Em: Persianas ho kai iatrofilosofos

The Illustrious Princess Ypsilantis, and the Illustrious Prince Georgios. His Excellency Alexandros Sturtzas the Exalted Kyrios Em¨Persianis, the medical philosopher

Eksoxotatos = Exoxotatos

p., 375
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