Pasional MR 164 naš je najstariji hagiografski kodeks, a ujedno i najstariji kodeks knjižnice Zagrebačke nadbiskupije – Metropolitane. O njemu se kao o takvom pisalo u više navrata, ali njegova prava narav, datacija i ubikacija ostale su nepoznate. Pasional je tvoren od dvaju dijelova, karolinškog i beneventanskog dijela. Beneventanski dio sadržava literarne tekstove Raspravu o 119. psalmu sv. Jeronima (fragment) i Vita Marie Egipciace (Životopis Marije Egipatske), za koje je posvetna zabilješka đakona Majona otkrila da su napisani po nalogu splitskog nadbiskupa Pavla za potrebe te nadbiskupije početkom 11. stoljeća. Karolinški dio sadržava hagiografske tekstove o kojima se dosada u hrvatskoj znanstvenoj zajednici obilato
raspravljalo, ali bez konkretnih zaključaka. Ovaj rad donosi rezultate analiza rađenih na Pasionalu u proteklih nekoliko godina, predlaže dataciju, ubikaciju te iznosi sastav sanktorala, kao i određene kodikološke osobitosti. Na temelju toga, Pasional MR 164 dovodi se u direktnu vezu s bazilikom Sant’Apollinare Nuovo u Raveni kao mogućem mjestu nastanka i uporabe kodeksa.Passional MR 164 is our oldest hagiographical codex. Moreover it is also the oldest codex kept in the Metropolitan Library of the Archbishopric of Zagreb. Therefore, it is not surprising that various researchers wrote about it in several occasions. However, its true nature and exact provenance still have remained unknown. This manuscript consists of two parts, the first written in beneventan scrip and the second in Carolingian minuscule. The beneventan part embraces literary text: Discussion about Psalm 119 by St Jerome (fragment) and Vita Marie Egipcicae (Life of Mary of Egypt). The foreword of this part, written by deacon Majon, reveals that these texts were written according to the orders of Paul the archbishop of Split at the beginning of the eleventh century. On the other hand, the
Carolingian part consists of hagiographical texts that were hitherto extensively debated within the Croatian scholarly community, but without any definite conclusion. Therefore, this contribution describes former analyses of the Passional, paying exceptional attention
to the investigations during the last few years. Moreover, author proposes a new dating and a new interpretation of provenance of the manuscript based on the content of the sanctorale and its certain codicological specifics. Consequently, the author suggests that this
manuscript MR 164 could originate from the Sant’Apollinare Nuovo basilica in Raven
