Codex Suprasliensis – Mineia četia, Mart

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Codex Suprasliensis – Mineia četia, Mart

Description: The text for the March 31st (Life of the bishop John the Silent). In the margin there are primitive drawings representing human beings. "Codex Suprasliensis – Mineia četia, Mart (The Supraśl Codex – Menology, March)": Documentary heritage submitted by Poland, Russian Federation and Slovenia and recommended for inclusion in the Memory of the World Register in 2007. Codex Suprasliensis – Mineia četia, Mart (The Supraśl Codex – Menology, March) is the largest among just a few surviving manuscripts in Old Church Slavonic and the main source for studying this language, along with common Slavonic writing and culture. It is also one of the earliest testimonials to the reception of Orthodox Christianity among the Slavs.

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Location featured:	Warsaw, Poland
Author(s):	National Library, in Warsaw
Organisation:	National Library in Warsaw
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