Database of Byzantine Book Epigrams

Type 3393
(formerly typ/1532)

	Στήριζε, Νεκτάριε, τὴν ἐκκλησίαν
	Καὶ τὰ στίφη λίταινε μὴ βόσκων μάτην
	Ὁ Γρήγορος γὰρ τοῦ Θεοῦ νοῦς ἐνθάδε
	Σοφῶς διασπᾷ τοὺς βαρεῖς ταύτης λύκους.

Text source	E. Miller, 1857, Manuelis Philae Carmina (vol. 2), Amsterdam: 353
Text status	Text completely known
Editorial status	Not a critical text
Genre(s)	Text-related epigram
Person(s)	Poet Manuel Philes (1275-1345) - PLP: XII.29817
Metre(s)	Dodecasyllable
Subject(s)	Church Fathers Gregorios of Nazianzos < Cappadocia (329 - 25/01/390) - PBW: Gregorios/128/ Holy Spirit Nectarius of Constantinople (330 - 397)
Tag(s)	Doxology Entreaty for a third person Heresy Intercession by author Introduction to the subject Liturgy Praise of the author Reference to content of the book Spiritual value of the book
Bibliography	Primary A. Bandini, 1764, Catalogus codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Mediceae Laurentianae (vol. 1), Florence: 246
Number of verses	4
Occurrence(s)	[24440] στήριζε νεκτάριε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν [August 1326] ATHOS - Mone Batopediou 105 [August 1326] (f. 368r) (4 verses) [19280] στήριζε νεκτάριε τὴν ἐκκλησίαν [15th c.] FLORENCE - Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana (BML) - Plut. 7, Cod. 12 [15th c.] (f. 339r) (4 verses)
Acknowledgements	Contributor(s) Juan Bautista Juan López The credits system has been implemented in 2019. Credits from before the new system was in use might be incomplete.
Identification	Vassis ICB 2005, 690: "In Greg. Nazianzeni epist. 202 ad Nectarium"
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