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Stay in Petersburg in 1847 and preparation of the mission, meetings with high officials. Ff. 28-30v: Stay in Constantinople, discussions with the Russian ambassador Titov about the Russian mission in Jerusalem. Working with the manuscripts of the metochion of the Holy Sepulcre at Constantinople. Reading the notes of the Armenian patriarch at Jerusalem and comments on it. Meeting the Armenian patriarch at Constantinople and discussion on the rights of the Armenians in Bethlehem. Journey from Constantinople to Jerusalem. Meeting with Patriarch Cyril of Jerusalem, discussion on the controversies between the Greek, Armenian and Latin clergy, the properties of the Holy Sepulcre in Moldavia and Wallachia. Meetings with the Armenian Patriarch and the Latin Patriarch Valerga. Installing in the monastery of St. Archangels at Jerusalem. Fighting between Orthodox and Latins in Bethlehem on March 6, 1848 and participation of Porphyrij in the discussion on it. Reviews of books about Jerusalem. Family stories about the Christians Arabs around Jerusalem. Explanation about the Holy Light at Easter. Regulations of life in the mission. Discussions on the creation of a Palestine committee. A lot of information on the history of Palestine and Syria of the previous periods. Marginal notes in Russian, Greek and Latin.

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).