MS. Holkham Gr. 68
Summary Catalogue no.: Not in SC (late accession)
Diktyon no.: 48136
Philagathos Kerameus, Sermons
Contents
Language(s): Greek
additional flyleaf with notes in form of two pairs of three with syllogisms in hand of J. Morezenos: inc. πᾶσα ἡ εὐ(α)γγελικ(ὴ) παραδωσ(ις) σωτήριος … des. προστακτικῶς συμβουλεύει.
Table of Contents; fol. 1r: tit. Τοῦ σοφωτ(ά)τ(ου) κ(αὶ) ῥητορικωτ(ά)τ(ου) κυρ Θεοφάνους ἐπισκόπ(ου) ταυρομενίου τοῦ Κεραμέως. Ὁμιλίαι εἰς τὰ ῥητὰ τῶν εὐαγγελί(ων) τῶν ἀναγινωσκομ(ένων) ἐν ταῖς Κυριακ(αῖς) τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ, κ(αὶ) εἰς τινὰς δεσποτικ(ὰς) ἑορτὰς, κ(αὶ) μνήμας ἁγίων. (See A. Ehrhard, Überlieferung und Bestand der Hagiographischen und homiletischen Literatur der Griechischen Kirche, I-III. Leipzig-Berlin 1937–1952, vol. 3, pp. 631–635; Sequential Number of Homilies is given as in PG).
tit. Τοῦ σοφωτ(ά)τ(ου) κ(αὶ) ῥητορικωτ(ά)τ(ου) Θεοφάνους ἐπισκόπ(ου) ταυρομενίου τῆς Σικελίας ἐπαρχίας τοῦ ἐπίκλην Κεραμέως· ὁμιλία τῆς πρώτης Κυριακῆς τοῦ Λουκᾶ, Hom. 5, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, Tοῦ σοφωτάτου καὶ ρητορικωτάτου Θεοφάνους τοῦ ἐπίκλην Κεραμέως, Ἀρχιεπισκόπου Ταυρομενίου τῆς Σικελίας, Ὁμιλίαι εἰς Εὐαγγέλια Κυριακὰ καὶ ἑορτὰς τοῦ ὅλου ἐνιαυτοῦ, Jerusalem 1860, pp. 18–20, PG 132, 203–217
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ τῆς χήρας, Hom. 6, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 21–25, PG 132, 217–235.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ (post cor.) σπόρου, Hom. 7, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 26–29, PG 132, 235–249.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία δη, εὐαγγέλιον ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ λουκᾶν εἰς τὸ εἰσῆλθον τι τῶν εἰς Γαδαρινῶν, Hom. 9, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 34–37, PG 132, 271–281.
tit. ὁμοιλία εη εἰς τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ πλουσίου καὶ τοῦ λαζάρου, Hom. 8, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 30–34, PG 132, 249–271.
tit. ὁμοιλία ς´ περὶ τῆς ἐπιτιμήσεως τῶν ὑδάτων· ἐλέχθη δὲ ἐν τῇ μνήμῃ τοῦ μεγαλομάρτυρος δημητρίου, Hom. 46, Demetrius m. Thessalonicae sub Maximiano, Laudatio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 547c, , ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 201–203, PG 132, 849–857, ed. G. Rossi Taibbi, Filagato da Cerami. Omelie per i Vangeli domenicali e le feste di tutto l’anno, Palermo, 1969, I, pp. 67–70.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ζ ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ λουκᾶν εἰς τὸ ὁ λύχνος τοῦ σώματος ἐστὶν ὁ ὀφθαλμός, Hom. 42, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 185–189, PG 132, 804–816.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμιλία η´εἰς τὰ ἐπίληπα τοῦ προτέρου εὐαγγελίου τοῦ ὁ λίχνος τοῦ σώματος, Hom. 43, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 190–192, PG 132, 816–826.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία θ´ ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ λουκᾶν περὶ τῆς αἱμορροούσης καὶ περὶ τῆς θυγατρὸς τοῦ ἀρχὴσυναγώγου, Hom. 10, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 37–40, PG 132, 281–291.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ι´ εἰς τὴν συγκήπτουσαν, Hom. 12, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 44–48, PG 132, 304–321.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ια´ ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ λουκᾶν εἰς τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ δείπνου, Hom. 13, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 48–51, PG 132, 321–331.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν ἀποστολὴν τῶν ιβ μαθητῶν· ὁμοιλία ιβ´ ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ ματθαῖον ἐλέχθη τῇ μνήμη τῶν ἀναργύρων, Cosmas et Damianus, Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 384a, Hom. 47, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 203–206, PG 132, 858–868, ed. Rossi Taibbi, I, pp. 98–103.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ιγ΄ τῇ Κυριακῇ πρὸ τῆς Χ(ριστο)ῦ γεννήσεως εἰς τὸ βιβλίον γενέσεως καὶ περὶ τῶν προπα(τό)ρων, Patriarchae, Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 2356r, Hom. 14, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 51–54, PG 132, 331–343, ed. Rossi Taibbi, I, pp. 141–147.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ιδ᾽ εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τοῦ ἀρχιτελώνου ζακχαίου ἐκ τοῦ κατὰ λουκᾶν, Zachaheus publicanus, Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 2474, (Zachaeus, Oratio Philagathi.– Cod. Athen metochii 280. In cod. Sinai 521 anonyma exhibetur, BHG n), Hom. 15, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 55–57, PG 132, 343–355.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ιε´εἰς τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ τελώνου καὶ τοῦ φαρισαίου, Hom. 16, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 58–62, PG 132, 356–372.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ις´εἰς τὴν παραβολὴν τοῦ ἀσώτου υἱου, Hom. 17, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 62–69, PG 132, 372–396.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ιζ´· τῆς κυριακῆς τῆς ἀποκρέου· εἰς τὸ εὐαγγέλιον τῆς δευτέρας παρουσίας· τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ ἡμ(ῶν) ἰ(ησο)ῦ Χ(ριστο)ῦ·, Hom.18, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 69–74, PG 132, 396–412.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ιη´, τῆ κυριακῆ τῆς τυρινῆς, Hom. 19, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 74–78, PG 132, 412–424.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία ιθ´ τῆ κυριακῆ τῆς ὀρθοδοξίας περὶ τῶν ἁγίων εἰκόνων, Orthodoxiae Festum Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo» vel *Chrysostomo (Vatic. 1774) [fols 216r-219v], BHG 1394, Hom. 20, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 78–82, PG 132, 425–442.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κ´τῇ β´ κυριακῆ τῆς μ’ περὶ τοῦ παραλύτου, Hom. 21, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 82–86, PG 132, 444–457.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κα´τῇ γη κυριακῇ τῶν νιστειῶν· τῆς στ(αυ)ρωπροσκυνήσεως εἰς τὸ εἴ τις θέλη ὀπίσω μου ἐλθεῖν, Crux Christi, Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 423n, Hom. 22, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 87–91, PG 132, 457–469.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κβ´ τῇ δ´κυριακῇ τῶν νηστειῶν περὶ τοῦ σελινιαζομένου υἱοῦ, Hom. 23, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 91–95, PG 132, 472–480.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κγ´ τῇ ε´κυριακῇ τῶν νηστειῶν εἰς τὸ ἰδοὺ ἀναβένομεν εἰς ἱεροσόλυμα, Hom. 24, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 95–101, PG 132, 481–512.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κδ´ εἰς τὸν τετραίμερον λάζαρον, Lazarus a Bethania, amicus Christi, quatriduanus, Homilia a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 2223, cf. Oratio Macarii Chrysocephali, BHG 2221t, Hom. 25, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 101–110, PG 132, 512–541.
Additional leaf with notes in hand of J. Morezenos (written in two columns; it consists of a page folded in two): Summary and notes related to the disciples of Jesus, the Evangelists as well as the events related to the Passion, Judas and the themes of the corresponding homilies in the volume. inc. καὶ γὰρ ἦσαν κ(αὶ) τινες ψευδαπόστολοι … des. ὁ Χ(ριστὸ)ς είσφέρει τ(ὸν) αἰσθητῶν ὡς δυνατὸν Θ(εό)ν.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κε´ εἰς τὴν βαϊοφόρον ἐλέχθει ἐνώπιον τοῦ ῥιγὸς ῥόγου, Hom. 26, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 111–113, PG 132, 541–549.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κς´ εἰς τὰ ἅγια καὶ σ(ωτη)ριώδη πάθη τοῦ κ(υρίο)υ ἡμ(ῶν) ἰ(ησο)ῦ Χ(ριστο)ῦ, Crux Christi, a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 420f, Hom. 27, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 114–129, PG 132, 549–605.
tit. κζ τοῦ αὐτοῦ τῇ κυριακὴ τῆς σαμαρείτιδος, Hom. 38, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 164–171, PG 132, 720–744.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κη´ εἰς τὴν σ(ωτή)ριον ἀνάληψιν τοῦ κ(υρίο)ῦ ἡμ(ῶν) ἰ(ησο)ῦ Χ(ριστο)ῦ ἑω(θινὸν) ςόν, Hom. 39, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 171–175, PG 132, 744–764.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία κθη´ εἰς τὴν ἐπιφοίτησιν τοῦ ἁγίου πν(εύματο)ς· τῇ κυριακῇ τῆς ἁγίας νς., Hom. 40, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 176–180, PG 132, 764–784.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία λη´ εἰς τὸ πᾶς ὁμολογήση ἐν ἐμοὶ ἔμπροσθεν τῶν ἀν(θρώπ)ων, Sancti Omnes, Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 1617a, Hom. 41, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 180–185, PG 132, 784–804.
tit. λα τοῦ αὐτοῦ περὶ τοῦ ἑκατωντάρχου, Hom. 44, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 193–196, PG 132, 825–836.
tit. λβ τοῦ αὐτοῦ περὶ τοῦ ἐπερωτήσαντος τὸ τί ποιήσ(ας) ζω(ὴν) αἰώνιον κληρο(νο)μ(ή)σ(ω), Hom. 45, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 196–200, PG 132, 836–849.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία λγ´ εἰς τὴν παραβολὴν τῶν μυρίων ταλάντων, Hom. 2, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 5–9, PG 132, 161–173.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία λδη´ εἰς τὸ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐ(ρα)νὸν, Crux Christi, Oratio a. «Theophane Cerameo», BHG 450 Hom. 3, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 9–12, PG 132, 173–184.
tit. τοῦ αὐτοῦ ὁμοιλία λε´ εἰς τὸν γινόμενον αὐχμόν, Hom. 62, ed. Archim. Gr. Palamas, pp. 268–270, PG 132, 1069–1077.
Physical Description
Layout
20 lines per page.
Hand(s)
One scribe throughout the codex. The same hand in MS Holkham Gr. 74 and MS. Holkham Gr. 78.
Decoration
fols 1r, 5v, 19v: large head-pieces in red ink
Binding
Typical Holkham binding of dark brown leather, with Coke family ostrich crest in gilt in the centre of the upper cover; Date: early nineteenth century. Rebound by John Jones of Liverpool (worked for Holkham 1816–1823. The spine lettered in gilt: /THEOPHANIS HOMILIÆ – GR.–/SÆC. XV./; in pasted black leather: MS. /HOLKHAM/ Gr. 68/.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Ownership Notes: fol. 1r (at the top): ἐκ τῶν μάρκ(ου) μορεζήνου καὶ θύτου ΜΒον; = Morezenos 42; handwritten note in black ink by B. de Montfaucon: 1698· Codex| num. 38. anno|rum circ. 150·|Homilia Theo|phanis Ceramei|= Giustiniani 38.
Catalogue Nrs: 1st paste down on the verso (in the centre, in pencil): MS. Holkham Gr. 68; fol. i(r), in pencil: Holk. -Cat. No (sup lin. 107) 103 101. (sup. lin. 106) B2A7; Olim Holkham Hall, Libr. of the Earl of Leicester, 107
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2019-10-15: New description by Skrekas.