MS C189 Inner Cover
Text: “De misericordia” (On Mercy)
Author: John Chrysostom
Script: late Caroline minuscule
Description:
- Two columns of 38 lines, ruled in drypoint
- The upper margin of the bifolium (now the fore-edge turn-in of the front cover) is trimmed
- No loss of text
John Chrysostom
(c.347 - 407 C.E.)
Born: Antioch, Turkey
Died: Comana, Turkey
“De misericordia”
The text on the inner cover of MS C189 is from a sermon credited to John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople at the end of the fourth and early fifth century. He was called Chrysostom or “golden mouth'' due to his impactful messages. The sermon on MS C189 is titled, “De misericordia” (On Mercy). It begins, “Tria sunt quae in misericordiae opera” (“There are three things in the works of mercy… ”) This opening passage is not visible on the fragment.
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