Peresopnytsia Gospel
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The Peresopnytsia Gospel (Ukrainian: Пересопницьке Євангеліє, romanized: Peresopnytske Yevanheliie) is a 16th-century manuscript written in the Ruthenian language. It is today held in the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine. Since 1991, all Ukrainian presidents have taken the oath of office on the Gospel.
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Peresopnytsya Gospel | |
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Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Kyiv | |
Also known as | Ukrainian: Пересопницьке Євангеліє |
Type | Gospel |
Date | 1556–1561 |
Language(s) | Ruthenian |
Scribe(s) | Mykhailo Vasylovych |
Size | 380 by 240 millimetres (15.0 in × 9.4 in) |
Discovered | Osip Bodyansky (1830s) |
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