Book description: Title: Vita S. Theophanis Confessoris (Life of the Monk Theophanes Confessor) Author: Methodius, Patriarch of Constantinople Editor: V. V. Latyshev Publisher: Published by Russian Academy of Sciences Series: Notes of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Mémoire de l'Académie des Sciences de Russie. Historical and Philological Department. VIII Series, Volume XIII, No 4. Year of publication: 1918 Place of publication: Petrograd Language: Latin and Russian Features: The book contains a scientific edition of the text with comments and a foreword prepared by the famous philologist and historian V. V. Latyshev. Description of the unique manuscript source No159 of the Moscow collection. A valuable contribution to the study of Byzantine hagiography and Christian writing. Collectible value: The rare academic edition of the Petrograd period began the XX century. Historical and philological significance for researchers of Byzantine literature and patriology. It is well suited for antique collections and collections on the history of Christian literature.