Two Services to St. Sergius of Radonezh: The Problem of Authorship
The service to St. Sergius had a huge impact on Russian hymnography. In modern Minea, it is presented in two versions: on July 5 and on September 24 of the old style. Researchers have expressed various ideas about authorship, in particular about the participation of St. Epiphanius the Wise in the compilation of one of the services. The article examines this hypothesis and concludes that hieromonk Pakhomiy the Serb was primarily involved in the preparation of both services.