If, as is reported, the Soviet Government of Russia transfers the contents of the Pctrograd Museum to one of tho churches in the city, the building tlm-j honoured will become the repository of at least one priceless relic, which will bo in keeping; with the Church. Tbis jb the Codex Sinaitieus, one of the earliest translations of the Bible. This •work was discovered in 1859 in a monastery on Mount §inai, and presented to Tsar Alexander 11. It is believed to be the oldest known manuscript of the Old and New Testament, and probably was written some time during the fourth century.
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Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18481, 8 September 1925, Page 12
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