Moses of Hungary

[sinjin smithe]

Does anyone know where I can find more information about St. Moses of Hungary? Thank you.

[Antonia W. Colias]

Hello! I just "enrolled" today, and see that nobody has answered you all year about your question!

I don't know which "flavor" of Ukrainian Orthodox the website is [ http://www.unicorne.org ], however here is a snippet:

[QUOTE] The Kyivan Caves Chronicles include a Hungarian Orthodox Saint, St Moses “the Hungarian” who was martyred by a Princess because he refused to give up his monastic vows to marry her. St Moses is the Orthodox Patron of Youth and purity and His Relics were actually directly applied to people suffering from sensual temptations. [ENDQUOTE]


from an old issue of "Orthodox America""

[QUOTE] St. Moses the Hungarian (+1043). Feast: 26 July. St. Ephraim of Novotorzhok (+1053), brother of St. Moses and also from the borderlands of Hungary; he was also a wonderworker. Feasts: 28 January and 11 June. [ENDQUOTE]

Sorry I couldn't find more!

[Christopher]

I have tried to attached a scanned copy of the life of Saint Moses the Hungarian and the life of St John the Long Suffering (who is usually venerated alongside St Moses for the same reason) as it is described in the Kiev-Pechersky Paterikon.

Unfortunately the upload function did not work, so would those who would like to receive the document send me a private communication and I will then forward it directly by email.

[Christopher]

Finally managed to upload the scanned lives of St Moses the Hungarian and St John the Longsuffering from the Kiev Caves Paterikon.

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[Jaroszewicz Michal]

I wrote an essay about Moses Hungarian. It's in polish language, so I could translate it and show someone who needs info about that holy man.

[Paul Cowan]

I wrote an essay about Moses Hungarian. It's in polish language, so I could translate it and show someone who needs info about that holy man.

I know I would be interested in reading your essay. I am sure others will as well.

Welcome to the forum Michal.

Paul

[Jaroszewicz Michal]

I found it at http://stmaryofegypt.org/prolog/0726.htm.

[Jaroszewicz Michal]

The facts and myths concerning Kyivan Cave monk, called Moses the Hungarian based on Kyivan Cave Patericon written by Simon and Polikarp

* My essay has 65 pages, but the most interesting is the fourth chapter(especially two of his points). Please excuse if my translation will be wrong, but it is my very first time when I show my article people from other countries. I may put some photos of Moses the Hungarian.

Chapter IV
Tale of Moses the Hungarian

1. Summary of Tale of Moses the Hungarian.

Tale of Moses the Hungarian is the one of tales of Kyivan Cave Patericon. The action is set in the end of Bolesław the Brave regime, the years 1018-1025. The main hero Moses the Hungarian lived at the beginning of eleventh century. He was born in Hungary and became a Kyivan Cave monk. During the kyivan expedition in 1018 year, Moses become the polish captive. Moses was bought for 1000 pieces of gold by polish women who fell in love in him very first time. She wanted that Moses the Hungarian become her husband. At the beginning she was nice and patient for him, for example she gave good drink and food. However, Moses ignored her, so she used another solutions. Women asked for help prince Bolesław the Brave, who tried to convince Moses the Hungarian to marry the women. It was a failure. Women ordered to starve and beat him using sticks.

In medival Poland Moses the Hungarian who was a slave accepted monastic marriages illegally. He did it with a help of the monk who came from monastery at mountain Athos. Moses become the monk without his owner permission. However, Moses thought that he is the monk and wanted keep bodily and spiritual clearness. Finally after many failures frustred polish women ordered castration of Moses the Hungarian. Moses had been crippled physically and mentally. Author did not wrote how hero escaped from medival Poland. Moses the Hungarian spent rest of his life in Kyivan Cave, where in 1043 he died. The followers of the orthodox church celebrate his memory on 26th July (8th August according to julian calendar).

Two polish historians ( August Bielowski and Emil Kałużniacki) showed for the first time in polish historiography Moses the Hungarian. So that, Tale of Moses the Hungarian filled up the informations about polish and russian relations in medival age, wchich was written in Повесть временных лет.

Moses the Hungarian was introduced in iconographic works. It may be found at Ukrainian internet site ( www.kplavra.kiev.ua (http://www.kplavra.kiev.ua/)) . The first one is a picture from 1661. It presents most important moments from life of Moses the Hungarian. Central honor of image occupies holy form definite with symbol. Icons at backwards shows episodes from holy man’s life. Rosary holds in left hand, but has right hand free. Left hand symbolizes spiritual sphere, his right hand symbolizes the material world, which monk has rejected. Stage of death of Moses the Hungarian is placed under this picture in Kyivan Cave.

The first picture on the right shows the moment of becoming monk. Image below, shows seduction of Moses the Hungarian by polish women who loved him, but Moses opposed her. At the last picture on the right Moses the Hungarian as a free man who goes to Kyivan Cave using his stick. The first picture on the left shows the moment when ransom for Moses was given by polish women. The next picture on the left shows that Moses the Hungarian was beaten by her service. The last picture on the left shows the meeting of Moses the Hungarian and Bolesław the Brave, who tried to convince him to marriage the polish women.

The second illustration is an icon from XIX century, wchich shows Moses the Hungarian. He is wearing black suit and carrying the lily, rosary and box. There is also inscription : PREB. ” MOISIEJ UGRIN. Lily lived it symbol of spiritual clearness and bodily. The box , that Moses is carrying means that he was a healer, because he cured one of the monks, who could not stop his sexual activity.