The Travels of Macarius, Patriarch of Antioch Volume 1; Anatolia, Romelia and Moldavia

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1829 Excerpt: ... Its smell was more delightful than amber; and the small and large teeth were remaining in it, unmoved. It came into our hands at Constantinople; where it had been treasured up by the relatives of Kyr Gregorius, Metropolitan of the ancient Caesarea, and was bought for its price in gold. He gave him other presents of the like nature, from different places; some of them invaluable reliques of Our Lord the Messiah, and of His holy Apostles; all obtained in Constantinople, the Queen of Cities, where every thing is to be found. Among the holy treasures which we purchased there with gold, were; A piece of the horse of St. Demetrius; a portion of the blood of St. George; some of the hair of the Martyr Anastasia, which liberates from enchantment; a finger of the Mother of St. Eustathius the Martyr; some pieces of a stone on which is the blood of the Messiah, from the Holy Sepulchre; some pieces of the wood of the Cross, of a dark colour, like ebony, and very heavy: we tried them in the fire, and they became like it; on being taken out, they cooled, and returned to their former state: we tried them also in water, and they sunk to the bottom: they were placed in a round box of Indian workmanship, sculptured with great art: they lay on cotton, and were covered with a piece of brocade the size of the box, which was kept in a purse of rose-coloured taffeta, with strings of blue silk. When the Beg saw this last treasure, he was filled with delight and admiration; and could not contain his joy, when the Patriarch said to him, This is for you; and may it preserve you from all evil! Then he gave him a cruet of Holy Oil: and the Beg conceived a great love and affection for our Lord the Patriarch, and told him of those who had come before him, and how much his hea...