File RU-PFARAN/118/Op.1/28 - Period between 1854 and 1864

Stay in Jerusalem till May 8, 1854 (ff, 1-36v, 54-97v). The case of the inhabitants of the village Beth-Djala who have offended the Latin Patriarch Valerga. The participation of the French consul and the archaeologue E. Botta in the affair against them. Short summary of the activities of Porphyrij in Jerusalem and Palestine. Last months in Jerusalem and details on the political situation there in the first half of 1854. Departure from Palestine. Stay in Jerusalem from February 16, 1860 till the end of July 1860. Description of his arrival to Jerusalem. Revision of his belongings. Work in the library of the Greek Patriarchate and the monastery of St. Sabbas, research on the Greek manuscripts. Research in Bethlehem. Details on church history. Detailed description of the epigraphic and icons in the monastery of St. Sabbas. Description of the icons and buildings of the Holy Cross monastery in Jerusalem. About the teachers of the school in the same monastery. Reception in the house of the Prussian consul Rosen and learned discussions with him. Reception at bishop Cyril Naumov. Short summary of the 4 letters, sent to the ober-procuror of the Holy Synod.
Ff. 78-79: letter from N. Liubimov to Porphyry (december 10, 1853, copy). Instructions about his behaviour and actions in the new conditions of the war.
Ff. 79v-80: copy of Porphyry's answer (February 28, 1854).
Ff. 84-86v: Porphyry to N. Liubimov (March 28, 1854, copy)
Ff. 87-90: Porphyry to N. Liubimov (April 10, 1854, copy)
Ff. 90-91: Porphyry to N. Liubimov (April 25, 1854, copy).
Plan of Mt. Athos (f. 100, pencil).
Ff. 111-112v: letter from Pizzamano to Porphyry (Jerusalem, October 22, 1855, original, in French) about the life in Jerusalem and the conservation of the library of the mission.
Ff. 113v-114: letter from Porphyry to L. G. Seniavin (November 3, 1855, copy) about the property of the mission in Jerusalem, based on the letter from Pizzamano.
Ff. 116-116v: letter to Porphyry from the Russian Academy of Sciences (December 12, 1855, original, signature Ivan Davydov) about a Glagolic subscription under an Athos act.
F. 152: letter to Porphyry from A. Gorchakov (April 9, 1857, copy) about receiving his works on the Orthodox East.
Ff. 154-154v: letter from Titov (April 7, 1857, original) personal affairs.
Ff. 155-155v: letter from Porphyry to A. S. Norov (April 1857, copy) about the edition of his works.
Ff. 211-212: B. Masurov to Porphyry, covering letter about his printed note on Palestine (26 December, 1858, copy).
Ff. 212-212v: Covering letter from Grand Duke Constantin Nikolaevich (December 27, 1857, copy).
F. 213: Porphyry's answer (January 6, 1858, copy).
Ff. 267-268: sketches and plans of Mt. Athos (pencil).
Ff. 275v-276v: letter from over-prosecutor A. P. Tolstoy to Porphyry (November 10, 1858, copy) about his future visit to Jerusalem.
Ff. 276v-277v: Poprhyry's answer to Count Tolstoy, December 24, 1858, copy).
Ff. 342, 343: coloured drawings, copies from Mt. Athos.
F. 367: a photo of a detail of the basilique in Bethlehem.
F. 369: a photo from a manuscript (fragment).
Ff. 372, 373: photos from drawings of walls in the same basilique.
F. 396v-397: S. Urusov to Porphyry, June 21, 1860 (copy), about his return to Russia and the money paid for his scientific research.
Ff. 397-398: covering letter by Cherniaev (Russian consul in Constantinople, 24 Mai 1860, copy)), and N. Marabuti (vice-consul in Jaffa, June 5, 1860, copy) on the same subject.