Certainty: 1 Theophylaktos of Ohrid sent three letters of complaint soon after arrival at his see Certainty: 1
1093
Certainty: 1 Theophylaktos spoke of his brother Demetrios to Demetrios' teacher, Theodoros Smyrnaios
Demetrios Hephaistos, brother of Theophylaktos of Ohrid, was being educated in philosophy by Theodoros Smyrnaios. Theophylaktos wrote to Theodoros, encouraging him to continue the teaching with favoured treatment, just as Theodoros would have wanted for his own brother Paulos, when he was being taught by Theophylaktos himself
1094
Certainty: 2 Synod convened by Alexios I at Blachernai to discuss icon veneration
Leon, metropolitan of Chalcedon sent a letter to Nikolaos Adrianoupolites whose contents were deemed contrary to the teachings of the holy fathers on icon veneration. This forced Alexios I to summon a council of senators, prelates and monks to the great triklinos of Blachernai to discuss the question. There were more than 50 laymen present, though some were in clerical employment, around 30 churchmen with episcopal offices, around fifeen heads of monasteries, with a scattering of monks and deacons. At the end of the synod Leon of Chalcedon was condemned, unanimously, to exile, and left for Sozopolis in Pontos; his life there was made as comfortable as possible, but he remained intransigent and hostile to Alexios
1097
Certainty: 0 Theophylaktos wrote about his troubles to Theodoros Smyrnaios, perhaps from Pelagonia Certainty: 0
1105
Certainty: 1 Theophylaktos wrote to Nikolaos Kallikles asking for copies of medical works, specifying a carrier Certainty: 1