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Diploma of Bishop Antoni Winnicki establishing an Orthodox youth brotherhood in Stary Sambor

Antoni Winnicki, Orthodox Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, and Sanok (Антоній Винницкій милостію Божіею епископъ перемышлскій, самборскій и сяноцкій) Youths (young men / bachelors) of the city of Stary Sambor, gathered in a brotherhood at the Church of St. Nicholas, and Fr. Symeon Żyryski, presbyter and confessor of the same city (Благочестивыи и благоговѣйныи Младенцы Мѣста Старого Самбора; чесеный ієрей отєцъ Симеонъ Жирискій)
Лѣта ѿ Воплощенія Сына Божія Тысяча Шесть сотъ Шестьдесятъ Первого, Мѣсяца Ноемврія Дня ка [21] того же · Lavriv, Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord (в Монастырю Лавровском Преображенія Господня)

Bishop of Przemyśl Antoni Winnicki erects and approves a youth (bachelor) brotherhood at the Church of St. Nicholas in Stary Sambor. The document commands the members of the brotherhood to remain in Christian love, piety, and obedience to church authority under penalty of excommunication.

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Translation / modern text

Antoni Winnicki, by the grace of God, Bishop of Przemyśl, Sambor, and Sanok. To all in general and to each one individually, who desire to know this, with piety and faithfulness to the clergy and laity, pious and Orthodox, purely orthodox in our diocese, as Christians, and especially of the city of Stary Sambor. And above all to the venerable priest Father Symeon Żyryski, presbyter and confessor of the said city, to us in the Holy Spirit beloved and blessed sons, with our episcopal grace. Grace, peace, and mercy from God Almighty. The revealed words of the Son of God, the Sweetest Jesus, from the faithful copy of Saint John in chapter 6, [verse] 44, are said: "No one can come to Me unless the Father who sent Me draws him." Through the miraculous, contrite, and peaceful [...] of advanced age, as well as youth, teachers instruct. By performing for the gain and attainment of eternal life various ways graciously providing, a work worthy among people he does. As it is with those Youths, who leading in the blooming years of their life, presented the cause of their zeal [...] and into a heart inclined toward the multiplication of God's glory, in the name of the pious and God-fearing, those leaders of the Youths of the town of Stary Sambor gathering, from which God's glory might flourish, thanking God for drawing them toward the fulfillment of His glory, having sealed their heart forever, for the further desire of such will their confirmation, to this [...] episcopal blessing they strengthened, brought to us [...] of their desire and rights, this through a brother they knowingly begged. Therefore [...] they thought [...] they went out. Therefore [with love] and [...] toward the multiplication of God's glory, toward the raising of the house of God. Favoring and in a modest life [...] a holy work pleasant according to the teaching of upbringing and learning. Pastoral instruction of many of the clerical state and all people [...]. We have inclined and now with this [...] [generation?] [...] pious and God-fearing Youths of the city of Stary Sambor so that they might have a spiritual brotherhood at the church of the holy Hierarch of Christ and wonderworker Nicholas, [...] in that city for the future according to Orthodox orders and toward their pastoral obedience of Christians. Also according to the rest necessary for the Youth Brotherhood written down and used. We demand [...] God-fearing Youths of this Stary Sambor brotherhood, that whoever might be in a fraternal bond, serving each other with love in God's friendship, according to the commandment of Saint John: "By this you will know that you are My disciples, [...] if you have love among yourselves." For the attainment of the salvation of their souls [...] toward salvation in fraternal love they decided. So that the distinguished song of God's glory might multiply the work useful to souls, and that the hearts of the brothers might be enlightened in deeds and in humility, and might remain inseparably in gifts and grace for holy zeal. Especially [...] having an inclination to bring, so that among other spiritual virtues [...] pilgrims and brothers toward their salvation and souls belonging from hell might be fervently rescued and saved by fraternal love. All these present [...] our present blessings to the said Stary Sambor youth brotherhood, so that they may remain whole and be kept inviolate, we wish to have and pastorally admonish. Whoever might oppose this our blessing [...] or in payments or arrangements in the goods of this youth brotherhood might violate [...] with the audacity of a spiritual daredevil. Such a one as a schismatic and disturber of the Orthodox Church [...] shall fall under excommunication. If anyone listens to the said [...] boundaries. To the benefactors, however, for eternal times we send God's blessing and our humble archiepiscopal [blessing]. And for clearer [...] testimony and certainty of memory, with the signature of our own hand and a suspended seal, we have ordered this written and sealed letter to be issued to this pious filial brotherhood. Done at the Lavriv Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord. In the year from the Incarnation of the Son of God One Thousand Six Hundred and Sixty-First, the Month of November, the 21st day of the same. [Handwritten signature of the issuer:] Antoni Bishop [paraph/monogram] [Seal:] [On a green-black braided cord, a red wax seal in a round metal case with the bishop's coat of arms under the miter/infula of an Orthodox bishop] [Verso:] [Clean, visible traces of folds and specks of ink/moisture]

Original wording — transcription

[Nagłówek czerwoną wiazią:] Антоній Винницкій м[и]л[о]стію Б[о]жіею єп[и]скопъ перемышлскій, самборскій и сяноцкій [Inicjał plecionkowy:] Всѣм во обще и кождому то вѣдати желаючомъ Побожностию и вѣрностию д[у]х[о]вным и мирским людем, бл[а]гочестивым и православным чисто правовѣрующим Діецезыю нашои, яко кр[е]стян, а нарочито мѣста Старого Самбора. Наипаче же чтен[о]му ієр[е]ю ѿц҃у Сѵмеѡну Жирискому, презвитерови и д[у]ховному того реченного мѣста, намъ в д[у]ху ст҃ом возлюбленным и бл[а]гословєнным с[ы]ном, прикл[о]неніи нашомъ арх[и]єрейскомъ. Ласка, покой, и милосердіе, ѿ Б[о]га Вседержителя. Ѡбявленыи слова С[ы]на Б[о]ж[і]его Пре[и]с[у]са ізъянна бл[а]говѣрного ѿписа к главѣ з҃, [ст.] 18 реченное: Никтоже може пріити ко мнѣ, аще не Ѡц҃ъ послыи мя привлечет его. Заповодо[м] чуднои [сокру]шен[ои] и покойною жиконечною греци скривджен та лѣты пожилых, яко и младенческо[го] научают учит[е]ля. Справуючи до зысканя и доступаня живота вѣчного розные способы ласкаве подаючи, дѣло звяжен[о] гоное к людем содѣловаетъ. Яко то на тых Младенцах, которые в квѣтнуціи лѣта живата своего провадячи прекладали пренчин горливо своего [...] и в сердіе звисное к б[о]гомножию хвалы Б[о]жіее, имене бл[а]гочестивых и бл[а]гоговѣйных то по водниціи Младенцы мѣстечка Старо Самборе селѣтаючи, з чого бы хвала Б[о]жіи цвѣтущени, бл[а]годарячи Б[о]га на притягон к одолженію хвалы своей стой ср[д]це на вѣчно запеч[атлѣ]в, до далшого желанія воли таковои свое подтверженіе, до того [...] арх[и]єрейскоє бл[а]го[сло]веніе моцнили, вносили до нас [...] своего желанія и права, то єи през бр[а]та свѣдомо бл[а]гали. Претож [...] былися мыслили [...] вышли. Пр[о]то [любовне] и нез[од]ное [...] мѣсте ставликыю ре[?] допомноженя хвалы Б[о]жіее, завѣрышеня подзоры домъ Б[о]жій. Запрыячи и в скромно[м] житю [...] милы ведля науки выхованя и ученя дѣло святое. Пастырско научиленя многих д[у]ховного всякого стану людеи при ѡкѣншо судѣли. Склонилисмося и теперьшни ты [...] [поколенья?] [...] бл[а]гочестивыи и бл[а]гоговѣйныи Младенцы мѣста Старого Самбора мелѣти братство духовное при ц[е]ркви ст҃го Іерарха Х[рист]ова и чюдотворца Николая, [...] мѣсте в будучои ведлѣ порядков православных и на пастырскии своемъ послушны хр[е]стян. Также ведлѣ остатка потребне до Младенецкого братства списаны и корыстован[ы]. Жидем [...] бл[а]гоговѣйныи Младєнцы того братства Старосамборского, абы хто союзѣ братском знаидовалися, любавне служачи собѣ дружества Б[о]га, по приповед Іоанна с[вятого]: Ѡсе разумѣте яко ѡтцы есте хвы, [...] любо[в] имѣете меж совою. Дли позысканя спасенія д[у]шъ свои[х], та невкинко и неслыхало хто спасенію теченно братолюбію постановили. Яко бы зромножена хвалы Б[о]жіее знаменитое песнь помножалася д[у]ше полезное дѣло, и абы ср[д]ца браттіи ѡсвещалися справки и кутко поконы при дарах и ласкѣ для ст҃го горливи и незакляти доставали. Осокливе [...] маючи склонность вносити абы межи инными добродѣтелми духовными двоєіе коние странники браттія к спасенію своєму и душъ пекло належачи братол[ю]біи горячи были ратованы и сп[асе]ны. Всѣте ниніешне ока[...]ки и прутиковъ нинеиши бл[а]г[осло]веніи наши в реченное братство Старосамборское Младенческое, абы цѣло стоялисе и нинарашенно сохранено было, мѣти хочем и пасты[рски] напоминаем. Которо[м] бл[а]г[осло]венію нашему ѿ гардерскомъ дѣлом противитца мѣли, албо в поплатах к строеніях в добры братства тое Младенское нарушилъ, незмы [...] издростию д[у]ховного смѣнцемъ. Такового раздорниками смѣтителеми ц[е]ркве православной гардерскои проклятію подпадем. Естьли хто послухает ізреченнои [...] предѣлемъ. Бл[а]готворцы мы же в послѣдныи высетолщее время бл[а]г[осло]веніе Б[о]жіе и нашего смиреніи арх[и]єпископское препосылаемъ. И за свѣткѣйшаго ради [...] свидѣтелства твердости памяти подписо[м] рѣки нашое власноє и печатію завѣсною списано запечатлѣнным листъ выдати тому бл[а]гоч[е]стивому с[ы]нов братству приказалисмо. Дѣлося в Монастырю Лавровском Преображенія Г[оспо]дня. Лѣта ѿ Воплощенія С[ы]на Б[о]жія Тысяча Шесть сотъ Шестьдесятъ Первого, М[ѣся]ца Ноемврія Дня к҃а [21] того же. [Podpis własnoręczny wystawcy:] Антоній Еп[иско]пъ [parafa/monogram] [Pieczęć:] [Na zielono-czarnym sznurze plecionym woskowa pieczęć lakowa czerwona w metalowej okrągłej puszce z herbem biskupa pod mitrą/infułą biskupa prawosławnego] [Verso:] [Czyste, widoczne ślady złożeń i plamki atramentu/wilgoci]

Reading notes

Parchment document in good condition, with horizontal and vertical creases and a single abrasion/loss in the lower right part (stains, dirt). The initial with interlace and the titling were made in red вязь (vyaz). Preserved seal on a braided cord in a metal capsule (tin). The catalog card provides the date 21.11.1661, which fully corresponds to the text of the document ('Ноемврія Дня ка'). The place of issuance (monastery in Lavriv) was not included on the catalog card.

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