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Stay in Jerusalem since January 21, 1849. Meeting with Patriarch Cyril and discussion on the church situation in Lebanon. Restauration of the church of St. Jakob in Jerusalem. Stay of Deacon Palmer in Jerusalem, meetings and discussion with him (February 9, 1849, about Anglican proselytism in the Holy Land). Description of Cedron river in winter. Short voyages in Palestine, again in Jerusalem since March 6, 1849. Discussions with Consul Basili on church and political topics (the properties and Russian presence in the Danube Principalities). Discussions with Patriarch Cyril on the finances of the Holy Sepulchre. Opening of the Greek school at the Patriarchate (June 14). Marginal notes in Russian.

Return to Jerusalem from Constantinople via Beiruth. Stay at Consul Basili, meeting with P. Trubeckoj, stories about Emperor Paul I. In Jerusalem since January 26, 1850. Discussions on the restauration of the dome of the Temple of Holy Sepulchre. Visit to the Franciscan monastery. Dicussions about the tsar in Bethlehem church, the restauration of the dome in Jerusalem. Stay in Jerusalem till March 18. Journey to Egypt. Historical data on the church of Egypt and extracts from Greek manuscripts, made in Alexandria and Kairo. Marginal notes in Greek and Arabic.
Contains: Orogonal document in Arab, a recommendation letter to 2 abbots of monasteries in Lybia (f. 57a). Plan of the monastery of St. George in Old Kairo (f. 48v); another plan of a church (f. 46). The text was copied by Porphyrij later, partly probably in 1855-1856.

Stay in Jerusalem from January 1 to June 5, 1851. Distribution of Russian donations. Belgian Ambassador Blondel and his desire to restaure the tombs of the Crusaders. Discussion with him and arguments against this plan. Meeting with Samuel Gobat (Anglican bishop). Observations on the life of the bediuns and local Arabs of Palestine, Protestant and Catholic proselytism. Start of the journey to the Dead sea (June 5), stay in Jaffa (till the end of June). Stay in Jerusalem (till September 26). Projects of purchase or rent of the house above the Holy Sepulcre. Adoption of an Abyssinian boy, Frumentij. Arrival of the Patriarch of Antiocheia to Jerusalem (September 1), discussions with him on church and political matters. News on the church affairs in different parts of Syria and Palestine. Remarks on the incomes of the Patriarchate of Jerusalem. Departure from Jerusalem (October 1).
The text was copied by Porphyrij later, probably in 1855-1856.

Preliminary notes on File 26 (1853).