person
Archbishop Gennady, Bishop of Sukhum
Archbishop Gennady
also: архиерей Геннадий, епископ сухумский
The bishop of the Sukhum diocese, whom Chekhov meets at New Athos; described as "a curious character" for making his diocesan rounds on horseback. Distinct from the fictional choir bass in "Pevchie."
Reading notes
- To Al. P. Chekhov, 24 July 1888. Parokhod "Yunona". §16 At Athos I made the acquaintance of Archbishop Gennady, Bishop of Sukhum
Referent tracking: this Gennady is the historical bishop of the Sukhum diocese Chekhov met at New Athos, unrelated to the fictional choir bass Gennady Semichev who appears in the story "Pevchie."
- To A. S. Suvorin, 14 February 1889. Moscow. §7 the bishop of Sukhumi
Not named in this letter, but plausibly the same Archbishop Gennady, Bishop of Sukhum, whom Chekhov met on his 1888 Caucasus journey and describes there as making his diocesan rounds on horseback -- consistent with the understaffed, itinerant ministry Chekhov describes here.