Chapter 2
EPOCH OF THE XII CENTURY
6. Savior Not-Made-by-Hands, SUDARIUM AND THE TURIN SHROUD.
In 1998 a report about the radiocarbon dating of the famous Christian relic, The Turin Shroud, resonated strongly with a public. It is considered that this fragment of cloth still bears some traces of crucified Christ, allegedly from the I century. HOWEVER, THE RADIO-CARBON DATING GAVE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DATE: APPROXIMATELY THE XI-XII cc. The radiocarbon analyses were conducted in three laboratories of – The Oxford University, Arizona State University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (Zurich) [ЦРС], ch.1.
In [ЦРС] we discuss in detail the radiocarbon dating of the Shroud. It appears that in fact the most probable date is the second half of the XII century.
The radiocarbon dating of the Shroud to the mid XII century corresponds well with other independent dates of Christ's life, arrived at by us. It should be said, that we have a rather critical attitude towards the results of radiocarbon dating [1v], ch.1. This method is still very inaccurate - dating of artefacts which are up to 2000 years old can give rise to unforeseeable mistakes, which correspond badly with the artefact’s true age! Besides, when ordering a radiocarbon dating of any given artefact, the archaeologists often inform the laboratory beforehand of the estimated age of the sample, and physicists only 'specify' it, by selecting the 'desired date' from a spectrum of the obtained radiocarbon dates (which objectively have a broad range). However, the situation with the dating of The Shroud is somewhat different. The samples of its material were independently dated by several laboratories which allows reliance on their conclusions with a certain degree of confidence. Thus, it is most likely The Turin Shroud is an invaluable original of the XII century, which has fortuitously survived till nowadays.
From the point of view of the new chronology the story of the Turin Shroud, i.e. Acheiropoieta Image looks like this. The body of Christ was enwrapped in it in 1185. Then, after some time, it turned up in Russia. Here it was kept folded – so, that on the outside only The Holy Face, which was depicted on many Russian icons, was visible. As the Shroud remained in Russia, the icons of the Acheiropoieta Image were painted mainly by Russian artists. In the West such images were less wide spread. The Western artists imagined the story of the Shroud somewhat differently, fig.12 [ЦРС], ch.1. In Russia the icon The Image of the Savior Not-Made-By-Hands was also used as a military banner and a holy banner. The Savior thus depicted embellished the banners of Yaroslavl, Tver' and Moscow Princes, acted as the defender of the Russian Soil and the protector of Russian armies. They fought under His banner during the Battle of Kulikovo [ЦРС], ch.1.
Considering that The Shroud remained in Russia, it becomes clear why it is precisely here, where the special ceremony of The Adoration of the Shroud during the Holy Week originated. It doesn't exist at all in the Catholic Church. The Russian church service incorporates the carrying of The Shroud out of the church during the Procession of the Cross on Good Friday. But, most likely, the original Shroud was not usually disturbed. In place of the original one of its numerous replicas were used, which were kept in every church. The original, judging by the creases on it, was carefully kept folded, so that only the face of Christ could be seen. That is why it was called the Image Not-Made-By-Hands or the Sudarium. During The Great Revolt of the XVII century, many Moscow treasures, ransacked in the tumult of the rebellion and occupation, found the way to the West. It is probable, that it was in the XVII century when the Shroud was damaged by a fire and burnt in several places. These singes from the fire are still visible today. The Shroud found its way to Turin in Italy allegedly in 1578.
It is possible that even earlier there existed some other Shroud in Turin. As there are several allegedly authentic Shrouds known of in the West. But the original Shroud found itself in Turin, in our opinion, only in the XVII century. In fact, a special shrine was built for it and it was placed in Turin Cathedral only in the 1694 [ЦРС], ch.1. According to the new chronology, such a date – the end of the XVII century – is very telling. It was then, after the crushing defeat of Razin and vanquishing of the Turks under Vienna, when it became clear that the era of the Great Empire was passing, and that Russia-Horde was no longer to be feared, and that at last, the seized treasures and relics of the Horde could be released from their chests, including the Shroud, without fearing that the former owners would return and reclaim them.
The magnificent Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice is the adornment of the city and one of the most popular buildings in Italy. Its history is extremely interesting in the light of the new chronology.
It appears, that the first evangelist Mark lived in the XII century, died in its second half and was buried for the first and the last time in St. Mark's Basilica, which was specially erected in his honour [2v1], ch.1. This lavish burial of Mark allegedly in 1094 (most likely circa 1194) with the participation of the Doge, Patriarch and all of the people was later interpreted by the historians as supposedly 'the rediscovery' of his remains 'a millennium later' as Scaligerian chronology has already shifted the time of Mark's life to the I century.
There were no mysterious vanishing and miraculous reappearances of Mark's relics 'a thousand years later'. These cunning legends were made up later, when the historians had already started to coordinate Scaligerian chronology with the evidence of the old documents, that pointed to the XII-XIII cc. as the epoch of Mark the Evangelist's activity.
Saint Mark's Basilica in its modern state was completed significantly later than the XII century. Today we see the cathedral which was completed not earlier than XVI century [2v1], ch.1.
The rest of the evangelists also lived and wrote at the end of the XII – beginning of the XIII cc.
8. TWO BRANCHES OF THE ORIGINAL CHRISTIANITY.
Following the crucifixion of Andronicus-Christ in Czar-Grad in Bosphorus two branches of Christianity emerged.
The first branch, which we will provisionally call 'royal or ancestral Christianity', was the religion of the RELATIVES OF ANDRONICUS-CHRIST. This was the Christianity of the royal family, the Empire's ruling ancestral clan, but not the religion of the common people. Inside the clan, as in any family, there were disputes. After the Crusade in 1204 those of his relatives who came to believe in Him as a God came to power. But they also regarded their own persona as holy given that God Andronicus-Christ was their relation. The 'ancient'-Egyptian artefacts and imagery convey to us the atmosphere of this ancestral Christianity, i.e. - the memorials of the royal family burial site. Egyptian Christ-Osiris, his worst enemy Set, his wife-mother Isida, etc. were close relatives. Occasionally they fought between themselves, killed and persecuted each other, but nonetheless their relationship remained ancestral.
We can see a similar picture in the 'ancient'-Greek pantheon of the Olympic Gods, where Zeus is another representation of Jesus Christ. The Olympic Gods were related, though it still did not rule out wars between them, machination or conspiracies. But in the course of any clashes it was never forgotten that the conflicting sides were godly, which vastly differentiated them from the rest of the world. The same viewpoint was shared by the 'ancient'- Egyptian gods [486].
But Christ, aka Emperor Andronicus, bequeathed a school of his disciples-apostles. They have created a fundamentally different branch of the original Christianity, namely THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH. If we refer to modern Christianity, we will see that this is exactly what it's called. The Christian Church today and for a long time has stressed that it is specifically the APOSTOLIC CHURCH. The persistency of this claim itself makes one think, that at some point there also existed some other Christian Church. Why emphasise this fact so intensely and constantly, if no other movement apart from the Apostolic one existed?
The Apostolic movement, unlike the first one, ancestral one, was, so to say, of the people. It seems that the only representative of the royal family in the Apostolic Christianity was Our Lord's Brother Jacob. But he was soon murdered, after which the primacy passed on to the Apostles of the common descent – to Peter and Paul.
At first there were no fundamental differences between the two branches of Christianity, but they have soon appeared and it is clear why. The ancestral-royal branch of the Christianity was not large, but it commanded absolute power. At first, and for quite a long time, it reigned supremely over the Empire. The Christian Czars in the first centuries of Christianity perceived themselves as relations to God Andronicus-Christ and forced all of the people to venerate them as deities. 'In Paganism was established a system where there existed gods in the heavens and GODS ON EARTH, I.E. THE EMPERORS'[83], v.2, p.302. The Christians of the Apostolic Church were forced to offer sacrifices to the gods, i.e. to the living emperors. Many refused. It was they who were to become the first Christian martyrs. If the emperors demanded from the Christians 'the proper veneration', then it most likely meant that the emperors considered the Apostolic Christians to be of the same faith, but having strayed from the true path, which was punished.
To conclude, the Roman Emperors worshiped Christ, calling him Zeus and Jupiter, but at that considered themselves to be Gods too and persistently demanded to be worshiped. The second branch of Christianity – the Apostolic, branch of the people – regarded only Christ to be God and disagreed with the claims of the Royal family, from which Christ originated, to idolize the rulers. A conflict arose. The Royal Christianity began to persecute the Apostolic Christianity. This was the notorious 'Christian ostracism' allegedly in the first centuries AD, i.e. the epoch of the XIII-XIV cc.
The people's Apostolic Christianity, unlike the Ancestral Royal Christianity, was popular on the mass scale and, what's important, could organize itself and created a stable church, which was called Apostolic. In time it has evolved into a powerful organisation, put up a fight against the Royal Christianity, and in the end has won. Constantine the Great, aka, as we show it in [КР], czar-khan Dmitriy Donskoy, molds Apostolic Christianity into the state religion of the entire gigantic 'Mongol' Empire. Since then the czars-khans of the Empire ceased to be the Gods. This upheaval took place at the end of the XIV century and was far from painless. This matter was resolved in the major Kulikovo Battle in 1380. The great importance, which was given to the Kulikovo Battle and its numerous representations in world history, also becomes clear.
9. TWO WRITING TRADITIONS OF CHRISTIANITY – APOSTOLIC AND ANCESTRAL-ROYAL.
There were many texts written in both of the branches of original Christianity. They varied. The people's Apostolic Church created the Gospels. We are very familiar with their spirit. The Gospels revere Andronicus-Christ and do not accept any equality with Him. This is a reverence of a disciple for his Teacher. Christ is the Sun, which is unblemished.
In the Ancestral-Royal circle they also were writing a lot (or used chroniclers and writers). Naturally they were writing a lot about their famous ancestor Lord Christ. But the flavour of these texts was essentially different. From them subsequently grew the 'ancient'-Greek myths about Zeus-Christ and his numerous relations – Olympian Gods, and also the 'ancient'-Greek legends about God Osiris-Christ and his nine closest gods. Modern commentators refer all such Christian testimonials to an historical period - 'paganism', naturally shifting it back to 'antiquity' and separating it from Christianity.
The differences between the texts of the apostolic tradition and Ancestral-Royal literature were so great, that today researchers have to explain with great difficulty vivid parallels and analogies between the Apostolic Christianity and 'paganism', which emerge repeatedly.
A myth of the Argonauts probably tells us about Christ's and his disciples'-apostles' - voyage to the rich gold deposits in Russia. Gold is considered to be the symbol of Christ. Gold is constantly used in the Orthodox Church service. Iconostases, icons and the wooden carving in the cathedrals are gilded with it. The priests' clothings are lavishly embroidered with gold. Cups and icon covers are made of it. Orthodox Churches Domes and crosses on them are coated with gold.
It is possible, that it was exactly in the XII century, in the times of the Emperor Andronicus-Christ, when gold started widely being used as money. That is why it was gold that became the symbol for money. Argonauts, i.e. Christ's and the apostles' voyage to Russia for gold also becomes clear.
Initially, when people discovered gold, they didn't immediately think of using it as money. Gold doesn't rust. It is a very soft and yielding metal. At first they used to make houseware out of gold. But gold isn't suitable for all weaponry or tools – it is too soft. In the view of gold's rarity, its value and convenience in producing houseware, golden goods were extremely valued in ancient times. When the chronicles tell us about robberies or gifts, they often refer to golden vessels, cups, etc. Hence it is evident that in the ancient times it was initially exactly golden houseware which was used as common 'currency'.
Only in time, presumably in the XII-XIII cc., gold became money in the truest sense of the word – accounts were settled with pieces of gold. At first it was weighed, and then they started cutting pieces of a standard weight, which soon led to the appearance of golden and silver coins as a means of payment. And only later, out of poverty in places they started using copper and other inexpensive metals. Their value when re-melted would be negligible. Thus the copper money was nominal, its value was established only by law, which obliged people to accept it as a means of payment.
Wide coining of such 'conventional money', which did not have its own value, as opposed to gold and silver, began only in the XVII century, already after the collapse of the Great Empire. For example, the introduction of the first copper money in Russia in the time of the first Romanovs, in place of previous gold and silver ones, caused violent protests among the Russian population, who were used to REAL MONEY, i.e. golden and silver coins. The notorious 'copper revolts' broke out. Revolts were crushed by force and the new rules forcefully imposed on the people.
11. CHRIST WAS BORN IN CRIMEA. IN THE SAME PLACE MARY MOTHER OF GOD DIED.
The question of where Christ was born preoccupies many people. Today we are assured that the place of His birth was modern Palestine where the city of Bethlehem is located. This name is taken from the Bible. Thus in the Gospels it named as the town where Christ was born. However, we discovered that this theory of historians is incorrect. Most likely The Virgin Mary originally came from Russia. Besides, many authors from 'antiquity' called Andronicus-Christ Etruscan, i.e. Russian. Furthermore, in the Russian-Horde chronicles the Emperor Andronicus-Christ is described as the great prince Andrey Bogolyubskyi, who was born in Russia. Therefore, Andronicus-Christ could have been born somewhere in Russia-Horde.
It turns out that Christ was born in Crimea, in the same place where Mother of God died. We were able 'to calculate' the exact location of Christ's birthplace. It is the famous cape Fiolent (aka the Bethlehem of the Gospels) in Southern Crimea. Crimean Karaites were convinced that the Cradle of the Savior of the World (Christ) is kept in Crimea. It appears that the famous Holy Grail is the Golden Cradle of the Baby Jesus. It remained in Crimea, where apparently it was searched for for a long time. The identification of the Holy Grail with the Golden Cradle of Jesus also has its origins in the legend of King Arthur. Cape Fiolent was visited by the Russian Emperors in order to bow down to this Holy site.
Moreover, we came across an important fact. It appears that an ancient CAVE temple of the Nativity of Christ was found on the Cape Fiolent. This temple as well as the St. George's Monastery has survived many events. It still exists today. A beautiful concurrence with the Gospels arises, according to which, the Nativity took place in a CAVE. It is absolutely clear that in this place there should have appeared a cave temple of the Nativity of Christ. In the whole world there are only a few cave churches of the Nativity of Christ. But it is only about one of them, namely the temple in Fiolent, that so much information, directly connecting it to the Gospel events, has been discovered. It is intriguingly, that in the XX century in the St. George's Monastery in Fiolent they wanted to restore the ancient rituals-performances in the memory of the Nativity of Chris], ch.5.
Are there any references to Christ's Golden Cradle that survive in the history of Southern Crimea? After all we are beginning to understand that Jesus was born in Fiolent. That is why such a vivid detail as the Golden Cradle of Baby Jesus-Zeus should have been reflected in the legends of this region. It appears that such references not only exist, but are also well known. But unfortunately, today nobody directly makes the connection to Christ, as the Romanovs enforced eradication of the true Crimean history, ch.5.
For many centuries until the end of the XIX century there were stories about CRIMEAN PRINCES BEING NURSED IN THE HOLY GOLDEN CRADLE. The cradle was enveloped in incredible veneration; it was guarded and kept safe from the enemies. When the enemies were at close quarters, the holy golden cradle was concealed in the cave.
Everything is clear. The cradle in which was reared the Baby Jesus, who was born in Crimea in Crimea circa 1152, on cape Fiolent, became holy to all Christians, primarily to the Christians of Crimea. It's unlikely that the cradle was actually gold. Most likely this is a figment of people's imagination, as Christ was associated with the Sun and Gold. That is why the Cradle was depicted as gold in the icons. Please note, that the Golden Cradle eventually found itself once again in the cave inside the Crimean mountain. Originally, when Jesus-Zeus was born, it was in the mountain cave. And it is there it has returned according to folklore.
It is also clear why the successive Crimean princes and czars were nursed in this cradle. It was thought that the rulers of Crimea would receive some of the power and divinity of the Emperor Andronicus-Christ, ch.5.
The stories of a Holy Golden Cradle were preserved by the Crimean Karaites. Here it is said directly, that the Savior of the world would grow up in it. Meaning Christ. Most likely, at first not the future, but the past was meant: in this cradle the Savior of the world (Jesus) GREW UP. Then He will appear again during the Last Judgment. The Karaites' legend clearly claims that the Holy Cradle was kept in Crimea and was hidden in the mountain, in its depths, i.e. in a cave. It perfectly corresponds with the fact the Andronicus-Christ was born in the cape Fiolent, in Crimea. Furthermore, Christ was born in a cave. Consequently at first his cradle was also in a cave. Later on as time went by it could have been hidden in a cave once again, as an object that acquired holy status.
There prevails a variety of opinions in the question of where exactly in Crimea the Golden Cradle was hidden. Around a dozen of places of the probable location of the Golden Cradle are known: Kaplu-Kaya, Basman Caves, Cross Mountain (Krestovaya Gora) on the South shore, Beshik-Tau (Mountain) near the cave town of Chufut-Kale … Thus everybody pointed to the Southern Crimea, but the exact place was forgotten,
ch.5.
We have discovered the place of death and first burial site of Mary Mother of God. It is the famous ancient town of Chufut-Kale in Crimea, not far from Bakhchisaray. Moreover, the earlier correlation between Virgin Mary and the Empress Phaustina discovered by us, has immediately allowed us to identify the place of her death and burial. You will recall that Bakhchisaray is the 'Mongol' capital in Crimean Kanate.
Chufut-Kale is a Crimean cave town. It is closely associated with Virgin Mary. Here are situated the Valley of Mary, City of Mary, Christian necropolis and the remains of a Christian temple. The famous Assumption Monastery is situated near Chufut-Kale. The appearance of the 'live icon' of the Virgin Mary near Chufut-Kale is very well-known, in honour of which the Assumption Monastery was founded. The 'live icon' of the Mother of God is possibly a reminiscence of a personal appearance in Chufut-Kale of Mary Mother of God herself. According to Life of Mary the Mother God, she was buried in the cave. The Assumption Monastery in Chufut-Kale is indeed a cave-monastery.
There are several Assumption Monasteries in Russia. They are dedicated to the Assumption of Mary the Mother of God. But the most famous of them, steeped in numerous legends, is unquestionably the Crimean Assumption Monastery. It is situated in direct proximity to Chufut-Kale. For hundreds of years thousands of pilgrims from different countries have been coming here. As commentators observe, millions of feet have walked the road to the Assumption Monastery [164], p.5-6. It's all true. As Virgin Mary passed away, we now understand, in Chufut-Kale, it is exactly here where the most cherished main Assumption Monastery should have appeared. And so it did.
Furthermore, the well-known Golden-Horde (Tatar) story of the Queen Dzanike-Khanym is a story of the life, death and Ascension of the Virgin Mary in Chufut-Kale. Today Queen Dzanike-Khanym is ascribed to the XIV-XV cc. The historians are mistaken. Later authors were confusing the events of the end of the XII century and the end of the XIII century. That is the Church of Christ and the epoch of Constantine the Great.
A remarkable fact stands out, that throughout the centuries The Russian Emperors and the members of their families came to Chufut-Kale, to the Assumption Monastery and Bakhchisaray to worship. Foreign rulers also visited. Now we understand why. The august persons would come here in order to pay reverence to the places, where Mary the Mother of God had lived and died. Of course over time the heart of the matter was forgotten. However a longstanding tradition to visit these holy places remained unchanged. The people of the XVIII-XIX cc. had already forgotten the root of this tradition, but they unswervingly obeyed the ancient custom.
Please note, that none of the Russian crown bearers travelled to Palestinian Jerusalem to worship. They probably well understood that there is nothing to worship there. Most likely they still remembered that not so long ago a shameless modern replica was fabricated there (on the initiative of, among others, the first Romanovs). But they constantly travelled to the ancient Chufut-Kale. The flow of the visitors of the highest rank, including the emperors and empresses, didn't wane until the beginning of the XX century. After the 1917 revolution the legendary holy places of Crimea suffered a long period of oblivion. The memory of The Mother of God spending her last days here practically vanished. And only now, relying on the New Chronology we are reviving this remarkable historical information. Hence the role of significant sites in Chufut-Kale and its surroundings multiplies endlessly.
The famous 'ancient' story of Orestes and Iphigenia is another Act of Christ and The Mother of God. The old sources tell us about Iphigenia's (i.e. Virgin Mary's) stay in Tavrida = Crimea. Flight of Iphigenia, Orestes and Pylades is The Flight of the Holy Family into Egypt. In Crimea a special adoration of The Virgin Mary was spread. In fact it becomes clear why the Church of the Virgin Mary at Ayu-Dag Mountain was situated on the cape which was called PARTENIT. The simple reason was that Virgin Mary was called PARTHENOS, meaning Virgin. 'Ancient' names still point directly to the fact, that it was A Virgin, i.e. Virgin Mary, who the Crimean Tauroscythians worshiped.
Incidentally, the phrase 'Greek faith' earlier used to mean 'Christian faith', and the CHRISTIANS were once called GREEK (GREEK was used for CHRISTIANS).
At the end of the XVIII century Romanov with the support of the Western European military forces was able to defeat both the troops of Tartaria Moscovite (the war with 'Pugachev') and the Crimean Khanate. As we show in [4v1], ch.10:4, after invading Crimea the Romanovs carried out a real pogrom, destroying the rich legacy of Russia-Horde. It is especially vivid in the example of the Assumption Monastery. The monks were evicted, a long 'quarantine' was laid on the monastery, the monastery's library was relocated somewhere and its fate is unknown.
The Khan palace in Bakhchisaray was destroyed. Little was left from its original look and décor, ch.4. It seems likely that the Romanovs were finishing in Crimea the last remains of the Horde in the South. Besides, there were probably apprehensive of documents and books which were kept there, coming to light, which gave an account of the history of Russia and Crimea of the XV and the XVII cc.; historical accounts which were at great variance to the Romanov historians' enthusiastic versions.
The Romanovs' incredible campaign of wiping out any historical memory gives food for serious thought. In the centre of Russia they destroy documents and chronicles and efface frescos in the central cathedrals of Russia. [4v]. In the remote regions of the Empire they simply banish from the homes those, who could still tell the truth about the former life and history of Russia-Horde. Needless to say there are no traces of the old frescos, inscriptions or paintings left in the Assumption Monastery. The destruction has been wholesale and thorough.
The town of Chufut-Kale was earlier called THE JEWELLED FORTRESS. Chufut-Kale enchanted many travellers. Evliya Chelebi wrote: 'IN THOSE TIMES ALL THE PORTALS, WALLS AND GATES WERE DECORATED WITH PRECIOUS STONES' [164], p.6.
Maybe he is referring to opulent mosaics. But it's quite possible, that something more luxuriant was meant here. As we now understand, that it was Chufut-Kale where Mary the Mother of God had died. Numerous pilgrims could have brought here generous offerings in the form of precious stones. They could have also decorated some of the buildings in Chufut-Kale, which would still cherish the memory of Mary. As it was a holy and sacred place the treasures could have been displayed not only inside the temples, but also on the outer walls. It is probable, that the pilgrims hung the decorations devoted to the Virgin Mary straight onto the railing of the mausoleum or the church dedicated to her. The Roman historian Iulius Capitolinus reports that in a settlement of Galal (i.e. Kale= Chufut-Kale) there was erected a temple dedicated to the Empress Faustina (aka Mary The Mother of God), who had died there. It's not difficult to imagine that not only the inside of the church, but also the walls surrounding it, could have been decorated with the luxurious gifts bestowed by the faithful. In that epoch no one would have touched them, the people regarded The Mother of God with such reverence.
But with time the tradition of bringing precious things here was forgotten. The memory of the first ceremonies and customs of the XIII century became a thing in the past. Bloody wars and pogroms tore through Crimea. Many things were eviscerated.
The well-known Iosafatova valley near Chufut-Kale well corresponds the Biblical tradition. There are: a valley with an old name 'Iosafatova valley', a famous old cemetery steeped in adoration for many centuries. The historians themselves mention the 'Biblical appearance' of the necropolis. It is fascinating that burials in the Iosafatova valley began since XIII century. It is all correct. The relatives of Andronicus-Christ died in the beginning of XIII century. Virgin Mary came to Crimea and died at the end of XII – beginning of the XIII cc. Exactly at this moment a cemetery appeared and began to expand in the 'Iosafatova valley' near Chufut-Kale. So it is for a reason that in Life of Mary Mother of God it is said that Mary was buried near the Iosafatova valley. As we have shown, Mary Mother of God was indeed buried either on the territory of Chufut-Kale or in the cave church of the Assumption Monastery, i.e. in close proximity to the in the Iosafatova valley ch.4.
12. THE HOLY GRAIL – IS THE GOLDEN CRADLE OF CHRIST.
The legend of the Holy Grail is widely known. In the Scaligerian history its essence is obscured. It is not known what the Grail actually is. Allegedly it is a cup into which Joseph of Arimathea collected Jesus' blood during His crucifixion. At the same time it is considered that the Holy Grail is related to the Last Supper and is linked with the communion cup in which wine symbolizes Christ's blood. The Western sources get confused about the location of the Holy Grail. They position it sometimes in France, in Britain and sometimes in the East. The Modern Christian Church doesn't officially speak out on the subject of what is the Holy Grail exactly. The legends of the Holy Grail appear both in the West and in the East starting with the XII-XIII cc. The aforementioned hazy interpretations of the Holy Grail most likely appeared quite late, not earlier than XV-XVI cc. The true story is forgotten and replaced with vague theories and philosophical speculations.
Presumably The Golden Cradle of Christ is in fact The Holy Grail. We have discovered that the later chroniclers would sometimes mix up Christ's Nativity with the crucifixion. In some legends, ch.5, the Infant Jesus is killed with a small spear, by piercing His body. Evidently this is a mix up of the caesarean section with Jesus' execution. Christ was born as the result of a medical procedure: the Virgin Mary was given a small incision with a knife ('a small spear') in her body and the Baby was delivered. During the crucifixion Christ suffered the blow of a spear in His side. These two events have intertwined. In both cases blood was flowing. It could have (both factually and symbolically) coloured Christ's cradle and His body during the crucifixion (and at his birth). That is why they starting saying later that several drops of Christ's blood got into the Holy Grail. The same cup started to be called Joseph of Arimathea's sacred cup. So the commentators quite rightfully note that in some ancient texts the Infant Jesus and crucified Christ become victims. In other words the act of birth and the act of death become identified with each other. The cradle coloured with Christ's blood is on the whole the same thing as the Cup containing His blood. Christ was lying in the Cradle; His blood was in the Cup (Grail).
So, Christ's Cradle was situated in Crimea which has become a holy relic which received the following names 'the Golden Cradle' and 'The Golden Holy Grail'. For some time people knew where it was situated. Then the memory of it began to fade. But the tradition of connecting the Grail with Crimea lived on and had longevity. Consequently at some point the search for Grail was to start exactly here. And so it did. In, ch.5, we tell about numerous attempts to find the Holy Grail in Crimea, which were undertaken in the XX century, as an example. Not only Russian archaeologists and enthusiasts were looking for it, but also many Western Europeans. This once again emphasizes a wide spreading of the information about the Golden Cradle.
It becomes clear why Mary Mother of God at the end of Her life came exactly to Southern Crimea. For some time She lived either in Chufut-Kale or somewhere near it. The choice of the place was not random and was a very natural one as on the Fiolent Cape not that far from Bakhchisaray and Chufut-Kale Mary gave birth to Andronicus-Christ. Therefore in the end She returned to the birthplace of Her famous son, and lived here until Her death. When a person specifically choses a place as their final resting place, such a choice is not usually a random one.
13. TO CONCLUDE: CAPE FIOLENT IS THE BIRTHPLACE OF CHRIST, MOUNTAIN BEYKOZ IS THE PLACE OF HIS CRUCIFIXION, CHUFUT-KALE IS THE PLACE OF DEATH AND FIRST BURIAL OF MARY MOTHER OF GOD.
To conclude, we were able to discover three geographical points, where the important events of the XII century took place. In the XIX –XX cc. nobody anymore made a direct connection between the places identified by us and the story of Andronicus-Christ and Mary Mother of God (this connection was forgotten in the epoch of the XVII-XVIII cc.)
1) Andronicus-Christ was born in the Cape Fiolent in Crimea, circa 1152.
2) He was crucified on Beykoz Mountain = Golgotha in 1185, on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus. Nearby are situated ruins of the original, i.e. Biblical Jerusalem, which was also called Yoros. On the shore of the strait, slightly to the south, is situated modern Istanbul.
3) The Virgin Mary, Mother of Christ for some time lived and then died and was buried in Crimea in the cave town of Chufut-Kale. These events took place at the end of the XII century.
In the XII-XIII cc. all three places enjoyed great respect. Here numerous pilgrims used to arrive. It was the time of Royal Christianity. Christ was worshiped and was called Zeus, Dionysus, Apollo, etc. Mary Mother of God was also referred to by different 'ancient' names. In Jerusalem = Czar-Grad, in Beykoz-Golgotha and also in Crimea the 'ancient' temples and shrines dedicated to Andronicus–Christ were erected. Bloody sacrifices would take place there, among them, quite possibly, human ones. Such was the character of Royal Christianity of that time. After the victory of the Apostles' Christianity, Royal Christianity began to be called the primal Judaism and 'paganism'.
At the end of the XIV century after the Battle of Kulikovo, in the Great = 'Mongol' Empire the Apostles' Christianity was adopted as the state religion. The bloody sacrifices were banned. From the end of the XIV century Royal Christianity was declared as 'paganism' (primal Judaism), that is to say 'a false cult'. Hostility to it began, which also affected the attitude to the former relics. The places of worship themselves were preserved because they were Christian. But terminology, ritualism and many other things which create the 'external appearance', as well as the form of customs, changed. As before the faithful would arrive to visit the Holy places, however by then they would generally be the Apostles' Christians. The former 'pagan' past of the relics had begun to be forgotten and turned into a well-respected, but none the less 'someone else's' past', 'antiquity'. The new priests would slightly change the old names, which would compound the confusion in people's minds. Eventually the Christians were made to think that Zeus, Apollo, Dionysus were some ancient deities and that the deep past of Beykoz, Chufut-Kale and Fiolent was by no means Christian, but in fact, 'pagan'.
A particularly severe distortion was created in the XVI-XVIII cc., when the false Scaligerian history was invented and implanted by force. It confused the picture even more. While combatting the memory of the Great Empire, they did their best to consign to oblivion the former 'Mongol' relics, including the older places of worship. To a large extent it was successful. However, 'success of the reformers' was far from complete. As not so long ago, in the XVII-XVIII cc. many could still remember the true history. Of course the younger upcoming generations were soon re-educated, however, a firm tradition had already been developed and established. That is why until now many come to Beykoz Mountain, Cape Fiolent and the City of Chufut-Kale to worship, though not longer fully aware of the true meaning of these holy places.
# The Horde wars and the conquests of a latter epoch of the XIV-XVI cc. were falsely inserted into the Life of Arthur-Christ. For example the story of the Battle of Kulikovo has been inserted. In it Arthur is identified with Khan Dmitryi Donskoy (Emperor Constantine) and also with the Biblical David. The well-known battle of Arthur with a fierce giant is David fighting Goliath. That is once again the Battle of Kulikovo.
# The well-known wizard Merlin is a magus-sorcerer and also the Holy Spirit of the Gospels, and also (in some of the fragments of chronicles) the Emperor Andronicus-Christ himself.
# King Uhter is King Herod, and in other fragments it is the Holy Spirit who procreated Christ (Arthur).
# The story of Arthur's birth is the Gospel story of the Immaculate Conception and the Nativity of Christ.
# In the Life of Arthur the story of John the Baptist is inserted.
# The notorious traitor Modred or Mordred who rebelled against Arthur is the reflection of the Gospel King Herod and also to a greater degree - Judas Iscariot. The scheming Judas is also reflected in the image of King's Arthur 'unfaithful wife Guinevere'.
# The cycle of legends of King Arthur was created quite late, in the epoch of the XVI-XVII cc. The story of Christ is fantastically entwined here with much later events, mainly of the military history of the Horde. It's no coincidence that the name ARTHUR coincides with the word ARTA or HORDE.
# The famous Round Table of King Arthur and the meeting of twelve of his best knights at the Round Table is a recollection of Christ's famous Last Supper, when at the same table not long before Christ's death all 12 of Jesus' apostles gathered together [XP], ch.7.
A great deal is written about King Arthur and the Holy Grail. The literature dedicated to the Arthurian legends and their reflection in the fictional literature of different epochs and different people is truly vast. Now such a keen interest towards the persona of Arthur makes perfect sense.
