Work dossier · summary and historical context
The Typicon Pacuriani is a monastic foundation document (typikon) for the Petriconi monastery, composed in Old Georgian. It prescribes liturgical and administrative rules, reflecting a Byzantine-Georgian monastic synthesis. Dating rests on internal references to founder Grigol Pacuriani (d. ca. 1105) and the monastery’s foundation in the late 11th century; the text likely dates to the 1080s–1090s, but no external colophon confirms this. The sole surviving manuscript (Tbilisi, Kekelidze Institute, MS A-81) is a 17th-century copy with gaps and scribal errors. The edition reconstructs some passages from parallel Georgian typika. The typikon influenced later Georgian monastic foundations, especially in the Petritsoni tradition, and was cited in 18th-century Georgian canonical collections as a model for coenobitic life.
The Typicon Pacuriani is a key witness to Byzantine-Georgian monastic synthesis in the late 11th century, providing detailed liturgical and administrative rules for a coenobitic community. It influenced later Georgian monastic foundations and was cited in canonical collections. Its survival in a single, damaged manuscript highlights the fragility of medieval Georgian textual transmission.
The typikon was composed for the Petriconi monastery (also known as Petritsoni), founded by the Byzantine-Georgian nobleman Grigol Pacuriani (Gregory Pakourianos) in the late 11th century, likely in the 1080s–1090s. The monastery was located in the region of Macedonia (modern Bulgaria/Georgia border area) and followed a mixed Byzantine-Georgian monastic rule. The text is written in Old Georgian, reflecting the liturgical and administrative traditions of the Georgian Orthodox Church within the Byzantine commonwealth. The sole surviving manuscript is a 17th-century copy (MS A-81, Kekelidze Institute, Tbilisi), which contains gaps and scribal errors. The edition reconstructs some passages from parallel Georgian typika. The relationship to a lost Greek original (possibly by John of Petriconi) remains uncertain, limiting text-critical use. The typikon was later cited in 18th-century Georgian canonical collections as a model for coenobitic life.
Apparatus · what the pipeline recorded
| Coptic | Rendering | Count | First |
|---|---|---|---|
| no glossary terms recorded | |||