During her research work, Ms. Scognaglio, a doctoral candidate at the Teachers College of Pisa, Italy, recently discovered an ancient manuscript of a classical Greek prayer invoking a guardian angel. She has translated the prayer into Italian and Published in the German journal Byzantine Magazine.
(Vatican News Network) “Come to rescue in danger and comfort in pain. You are an enthusiastic helper of those in need. You are always charitable, rain or shine, and soothe sad hearts.” This is a doctoral candidate at the Pisa Normal University in Italy. Federica Scognamiglio recently discovered a text in an ancient manuscript calling on the guardian angel to pray.
This ancient prayer manuscript is preserved in the Biblioteca Laurenziana di Firenze in Florence. It is a 456-line classical Greek poem. The content is a prayer calling on the guardian angel. The author is unknown. This prayer was written on parchment, the finest writing material in Calabria at the time, produced in the 12th century AD. The manuscript is well made, both the entire writing layout and the fonts are neatly written. Unusually, there are no illustrations in the manuscript, only written text. The text of this prayer is very beautiful and elegant, and the image of the angel is very poetic. From the perspective of style and language, it obviously shows that the author has a very high cultural background.
Ms. Skognamario told this news network that what moved her most about this prayer was its rhythm, smoothness and strong emotional tone. It is a prayer in which the author invokes the guardian angel after deep confession.
Ms. Skognamario has translated the prayer into Italian and published it in the German journal Byzantinische Zeitschrift.
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2023-10-06 12:25:01
