ON THE SLAVONIC REDACTIONS OF THE LIFE OF ALEXI, MAN OF GOD

Abstract

The article presents data about the oldest Slavonic redactions of The Life of Alexi, a Christian hermit and saint who lived during the 4th – 5th centuries. Until recently, it was believed in paleoslavonic science that only five redactions of the text of The Life of Alexi existed. This thesis is subjected to correction for the first time in this article. The text of The Life of Alexi is published in accordance with data from a 14th-century manuscript from the Russian Library. The Bulgarian copy from the same century does not pertain to this redaction.