Maximus the Greek's final years and translation legacy
About this date: 1556 marks his death, not the start or completion date of all translations.
Maximus dies after a career translating Greek Christian writings into Slavonic and enduring imprisonment and restricted residence.
Historical context
His life connects Athonite manuscript learning with Muscovite religious culture, showing how textual work could become entangled with ecclesiastical and political conflict.
Key points
- His translations included patristic and liturgical writings.
- Accusations of deliberate textual corruption figured in his troubles.
- He continued work on the Psalter in his final years.
People
- Maximus the Greek
Sources and further reading
- Venerable Maximus the Greek
Commemorative life identifying the work and 1556 death.