Ioannes Mauropous, metropolitan of Euchaita M / L XI
Ἰωάννου (Ioannes 289)
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Composed a (first) speech for the feast of Saint Georgios
εἰς τὴν ἡμέραν τῆς μνήμης τοῦ μεγάλου τροπαιοφόρου. Mauropous: Orations 142-147
Composed a (second) speech for the feast of Saint Georgios
εἰς τὴν μνήμην τοῦ μεγάλου τροπαιοφόρου. Mauropous: Orations 137-142
Composed a funerary epigram for a chartophylax (
Ioannes 290
)
Ἐπιτύμβιοι εἰς τὸν χαρτοφύλακα. Mauropous: Orations 21-22
Composed a funerary epigram for a proteuon (
Anonymus 461
)
Ἐπιτύμβιοι εἰς τὸν πρωτεύοντα. Mauropous: Orations 20-21
Composed a funerary epigram for his friend
Michael 212
the deacon
Ἐπιτύμβιοι εἰς τὸν φίλον Μιχαὴλ τὸν διάκονον. Mauropous: Orations 19-20
Composed a Life of Saint Dorotheos the younger of Chiliokomon
βίος καὶ πολιτεία τοῦ ὁσίου πατρὸς ἡμῶν Δωροθέου τοῦ νέου ἤτοι τοῦ ἐν τῷ Χιλιοκώμῳ. Mauropous: Orations 209-218
Composed a prooimion for his speech about the Angels (Synaxis ton Asomaton)
Πρόγραμμα εἰς τὸν περὶ τῶν ἀγγέλων λόγον. Mauropous: Orations 13-14
Composed a prooimion for his speech about the Dormition of the Virgin
Πρόγραμμα εἰς τὸν τῆς κοιμήσεως λόγον. Mauropous: Orations 12-13
Composed a prooimion for his speeches about (Saint Gregorios) the Theologian
Εἰς τοὺς λόγους τοῦ Θεολόγου τοὺς μὴ ἀναγινωσκομένους. Mauropous: Orations 14
Composed a speech about the defeat by
Konstantinos 9
of the rebel
Leon 61
(Tornikios)
χαριστήριος λόγος ἐπὶ τῇ καθαιρέσει τῆς τυραννίδος. Mauropous: Orations 178-195
Composed a speech about the tribulations and natural phenomena troubling the empire
λόγος εἰς τοὺς ἐκταράσσοντας φόβους καὶ τὰς γινομένας θεοσημείας. Mauropous: Orations 165-178
Composed a speech addressed to the people of Euchaita on the occasion of his appointment to the see
προσφώνησις πρὸς τὸν ἐν Εὐχαίτοις λαόν. Mauropous: Orations 160-165
Composed a speech for the feast of Saint Theodoros Pezos
εἰς τὴν μνήμην τοῦ ἁγίου μεγαλομάρτυρος Θεοδώρου ἤτοι τοῦ πεζοῦ. Mauropous: Orations 207-209
Composed a speech for the feast of Saint Eusebia of Euchaita
εἰς τὴν μνήμην τῆς ὁσίας μητρὸς ἡμῶν Εὐσεβίας τῆς ἐν τοῖς Εὐχαί>τοις. Mauropous: Orations 202-207
Composed a speech for the feast of Saint Theodoros
Εἰς τὴν μνὴμην τοῦ ἁγίου μεγαλομάρτυρος Θεοδώρου. Mauropous: Orations 119-130
Composed a speech for the feast of Saints Basileios, Gregorios the Theologian and Ioannes Chrysostomos
λόγος εἰς τοὺς τρεῖς ἁγίους πατέρας καὶ διδασκάλους. Mauropous: Orations 106-119
Composed a speech for the feast of the Angels
εἰς τὴν σύναξιν τῶν ἁγίων ἀγγέλων. Mauropous: Orations 95-106
Composed a speech for the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos (at the Blachernai shrine)
εἰς τὴν ἁγίαν κοίμησιν τῆς ὑπεραγίας Θεοτόκου. Mauropous: Orations 147-160
Composed a speech for the festival of anthismos (at Euchaita) in honour of Saint Theodoros Teron
εἰς τὴν μνὴμην τοῦ ἁγίου μεγαλομάρτυρος Θεοδώρου τοῦ τήρωνος, ἤτοι τὸν ἀνθισμόν. Mauropous: Orations 130-137
Composed an epigram about a cemetery
Εἰς Πολυάνδριον. Mauropous: Orations 23
Composed an epigram about a chrysobull granted to a monastery (presumably Hagios Theodoros, his own foundation in Paphlagonia)
Εἰς χρυσόβουλλον τῆς λαύρας. Mauropous: Orations 24
Composed an epigram about a golden Crucifixion
Εἰς σταύρωσιν χρυσῆν. Mauropous: Orations 17-18
Composed an epigram about a reliquary of the true Cross belonging to
Konstantinos 9
Εἰς τὴν θήκην τοῦ τιμίου ξύλου τοῦ βασιλέως. Mauropous: Orations 34
Composed an epigram about a tomb
Εἰς τάφον. Mauropous: Orations 36
Composed an epigram about a youth (
Anonymus 462
) who was quickly promoted from mystographos to exaktor
Εἰς τινὰ τιμηθέντα ἐξαίφνης. Mauropous: Orations 36
Composed an epigram about an icon which he offered to
Gregorios 133
Εἰς τὴν εἰκόνα τῶν τριῶν ἁγίων. Mauropous: Orations 41-42
Composed an epigram about an illuminated uncial gospel book offered to
Konstantinos 9
Εἰς λιτὸν εὐαγγέλιον ἐνίστορον. Mauropous: Orations 16-17
Composed an epigram about an image depicting holy fathers, including Theodoretos
Εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους πατέρας ἱστορημένους, ἐν οἷς ἤν καὶ ὁ Θεοδώρητος. Mauropous: Orations 27
Composed an epigram about an image depicting the emperor (
Konstantinos 9
?) and the patriarch (
Michael 11
?)
Εἰς τὴν εἰκόνα τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου. Mauropous: Orations 42
Composed an epigram about an image of (the monk) Saint Konstantinos of Kamelos
Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Κωνσταντῖνον τὸν ἐν τῷ καμήλῳ. Mauropous: Orations 10
Composed an epigram about an image of Archangel Michael
Εἰς τὸν Ἀρχάγγελον Μιχαήλ. Mauropous: Orations 11-12
Composed an epigram about an image of Basileios the Great
Εἰς τὸν μέγαν Βασίλειον. Mauropous: Orations 9-10
Composed an epigram about an image of Christ crowning the emperor and empress (
Konstantinos 9
,
Zoe 1
)
Εἰς τὴν ἐν τῷ Σωσθενίῳ εἰκόνα. Mauropous: Orations 39
Composed an epigram about an image of Elijah being fed by the crow
Εἰς τὸν Ἡλίαν τρεφόμενον ὑπὸ κόρακος. Mauropous: Orations 8-9
Composed an epigram about an image of Lazaros (Raising of Lazaros), part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 4-5
Composed an epigram about an image of Petros and Paulos embracing
Εἰς τὸν ἀσπασμὸν Πέτρου καὶ Παύλου. Mauropous: Orations 12
Composed an epigram about an image of Saint (Ioannes) Chrysostomos
Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Χρυσόστομον. Mauropous: Orations 9
Composed an epigram about an image of Saint Gregorios the Theologian
Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Γρηγόριον τὸν θεολόγον. Mauropous: Orations 9
Composed an epigram about an image of Saint Nikolaos
Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Νικόλαον. Mauropous: Orations 10
Composed an epigram about an image of Saint Paulos and Saint Ioannes Chrysostomos
Εἰς τὴν κατὰ τὸν ἅγιον Παῦλον καὶ τὸν Χρυσόστομον ἱστορίαν. Mauropous: Orations 9
Composed an epigram about an image of Saint Paulos dictating to Loukas and Timotheos
Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Παῦλον ὑπαγορεύοντα, καὶ Λουκᾶν καὶ Τιμόθεον παρεστῶτας καὶ γράφοντας. Mauropous: Orations 11
Composed an epigram about an image of Saints Ioannes Chrysostomos, Gregorios the Theologian, and Basileios the Great
Εἰς τοὺς τρεῖς ἅμα. Mauropous: Orations 10
Composed an epigram about an image of the Ascension, part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 7-8
Composed an epigram about an image of the baptism of Christ (Epiphany), part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 3-4
Composed an epigram about an image of the birth of Christ (Nativity), part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 2-3
Composed an epigram about an image of the Crucifixion, part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 5-6
Composed an epigram about an image of the emperor (
Konstantinos 9
) set up in the (metropolitan) church at Euchaita
Εἰς τὴν ἐν Εὐχαί>τοις εἰκόνα τοῦ βασιλέως. Mauropous: Orations 34
Composed an epigram about an image of the funeral of Chrysostomos and the dream of Adelphios
Εἰς τὴν κηδίαν τοῦ Χρυσοστόμου καὶ τὴν κατὰ τὸν Ἀδέλφιον ἱστορίαν. Mauropous: Orations 11
Composed an epigram about an image of the Holy Anargyroi (presumably Kosmas and Damianos)
Εἰς τοὺς ἁγίους ἀναργύρους. Mauropous: Orations 11
Composed an epigram about an image of the Incredulity of Thomas, part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 7
Composed an epigram about an image of the Palms (Entry into Jerusalem), part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 5
Composed an epigram about an image of the Pentecost, part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 8
Composed an epigram about an image of the prophet Daniel dedicated by
Leon 158
Εἰς τὸν προφήτην Δανιήλ. Mauropous: Orations 42
Composed an epigram about an image of the Resurrection, part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 6-7
Composed an epigram about an image of the Saviour commissioned by
Georgios 106
, brother of the emperor
Michael 4
Εἰς τὸν σωτῆρα. Mauropous: Orations 12
Composed an epigram about an image of the Transfiguration, part of a series on the great feasts of the church
Εἰς πίνακας μεγάλους τῶν ἑορτῶν. Mauropous: Orations 4
Composed an epigram about an image of the two Saint Theodoroi
Εἰς τοὺς δύο ἁγίους Θεοδώρους. Mauropous: Orations 36
Composed an epigram about an image of the weeping Theotokos
Εἰς τὴν θεοτόκον δακρύουσαν. Mauropous: Orations 10-11
Composed an epigram about educational exercises
Εἰς σχέδος. Mauropous: Orations 37
Composed an epigram about educational exercises signed by the emperor (
Konstantinos 9
)
Εἰς τὴν διὰ κινναβάρεως χαραγὴν τῶν σχεδῶν. Mauropous: Orations 37
Composed an epigram about his abandoning the composition of a chronicle
Ὅτε ἀπέστη τῆς συγγραφῆς τοῦ χρονογράφου. Mauropous: Orations 50
Composed an epigram about his first meeting with the emperor and empress (
Konstantinos 9
,
Zoe 1
)
Ὅτε πρῶτον ἐγνωρίσθη τοῖς βασιλεῦσιν. Mauropous: Orations 28-32
Composed an epigram about his house which was returned to him with the help of the emperor
Ὅτε τὴν οἰκίαν ἀπέλαβεν. Mauropous: Orations 26-27
Composed an epigram about his own house which he had to sell and abandon
Εἰς τὴν ἑαυτοῦ οἰκίαν, ὅτε διαπράσας ταύτην ἀπέλιπεν. Mauropous: Orations 24-26
Composed an epigram about his second speech on the feastday of Saint Georgios
Εἰς τὸν δεύτερον λόγον τῶν εἰς τὸν τροπαιοφόρον. Mauropous: Orations 50
Composed an epigram about his writings
Πρόγραμμα εἰς τὴν ὅλην βίβλον. Mauropous: Orations 1-2
Composed an epigram about laws
Πρόγραμμα εἰς τοὺς νόμους. Mauropous: Orations 14-16
Composed an epigram about libels written against the emperor and the patriarch
Εἰς τὰς ἐγγράφους λοιδορίας τὰς κατὰ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τοῦ πατριάρχου. Mauropous: Orations 28
Composed an epigram about Plato and Plutarch
Ἐπίγραμμα εἰς τὸν Πλάτωνα καὶ τὸν Πλούταρχον. Mauropous: Orations 24
Composed an epigram about Saint Theophylaktos
Εἰς τὸν ἅγιον Θεοφύλακτον. Mauropous: Orations 34-35
Composed an epigram about the bathhouse at Blachernai
Εἰς τὸ λοῦμα τῶν Βλαχερνῶν. Mauropous: Orations 37
Composed an epigram about the blood of the Lord
Εἰς τὸ δεσποτικὸν αἷμα. Mauropous: Orations 35
Composed an epigram about the corrections he made to his writings (before publishing them)
Εἰς τὰ διορθωθέντα βιβλία. Mauropous: Orations 51
Composed an epigram about the empresses (
Zoe 1
,
Theodora 1
)
Εἰς τὰς δεσποίνας. Mauropous: Orations 32-33
Composed an epigram about the feast of Saints Sergios and Bakchos when the emperor (
Konstantinos 9
) sent gifts (to their shrine)
Ἐν τῇ μνήμῃ τῶν ἁγίων Σεργίου καὶ Βάκχου, ὅτε καὶ δῶρα ἔπεμψεν. Mauropous: Orations 33-34
Composed an epigram about the imperial edict (of
Konstantinos 9
) instituting the School of Law
Εἰς τὴν τοῦ νομοφύλακος νεαράν. Mauropous: Orations 50
Composed an epigram about the malicious destruction of a manuscript of his
Εἰς τὸν διαρρήξαντα τὸ οἰκεῖον χειρόγραφον. Mauropous: Orations 27
Composed an epigram about the mending of a manuscript of his
Εἰς τὸ αὐτὸ χειρόγραφον, συγκολληθὲν πάλιν. Mauropous: Orations 28
Composed an epigram about the Theotokos (who helped defeat the invading Pechenegs)
Εἰς τὴν θεοτόκον, ὡς ἐν ὕπνῳ ἀπεκαλύφθη. Mauropous: Orations 35-36
Composed an epigram about the Theotokos (who helped defeat the rebels of
Leon 61
Tornikios)
Εἰς τὴν αὐτήν. Mauropous: Orations 36
Composed an epigram about the typikon of a monastery (presumably Hagios Theodoros, his own foundation in Paphlagonia)
Εἰς τὸ τυπικὸν τῆς Λαύρας. Mauropous: Orations 27
Composed an epigram about those who write bad verse
Πρὸς τοὺς ἀκαίρως στιχίζοντας. Mauropous: Orations 19
Composed an epigram in response to someone (
Anonymus 460
) who accused him of poor skills in iambic verse composition
Πρὸς τὸν ἐπιλαβόμενον τοῦ ἰάμβου τοῦ ἀνθ ᾿ οὗ πραθείς ὡς τῆς προθέσεως οὐ καλῶς προσκειμένης. Mauropous: Orations 18-19
Composed five epigrams about an image of the Deesis depicting the emperor (
Konstantinos 9
?) prostrate before Christ
Εἰς δέησιν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας τοῦ Χριστοῦ κειμένου τοῦ βασιλέως. Mauropous: Orations 38-39
Composed five funerary epigrams for
Konstantinos 9
Εἰς τὸν τοῦ βασιλέως τάφον. Mauropous: Orations 39-41
Composed four epigrams about his career (after his appointment to the see of Euchaita)
Παλινῳδία πρὸς ταῦτα, μετὰ τὴν χειροτονίαν. Mauropous: Orations 48-50
Composed four epigrams about his career (prior to his appointment to the see of Euchaita)
Ὑπὲρ ἑαυτοῦ πρὸς Χριστόν. Mauropous: Orations 42-48
Composed the text of the imperial decree for the appointment of a teacher of law by
Konstantinos 9
ἐπὶ τῇ ἀναδείξει καὶ προβολῇ τοῦ διδασκάλου τῶν νόμων. Mauropous: Orations 195-202
Composed two epigrams about an image of Saint Michael dedicated by
Theodora 1
(to the shrine of the Archangel at Sosthenion)
Ἀμοιβαῖοι εἰς τὸν ἀσώματον. Mauropous: Orations 38
Composed two epigrams about an imperial donation to Saint Georgios (of Mangana) recorded in the book of the confraternity (diakonia)
Εἰς τὸ βιβλίον τῆς διακονίας τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου. Mauropous: Orations 37
Composed two epigrams about the institution of daily services at Hagia Sophia by (
Konstantinos 9
) Monomachos
Εἰς τὴν καθημερινὴν λειτουργίαν τῆς ἁγίας Σοφίας. Mauropous: Orations 24
Composed two epigrams about the liturgical books he donated to (the metropolitan church of ) Euchaita
Εἰς τὰ δωρηθέντα μηναῖα εἰς Εὐχάϊτα. Mauropous: Orations 50-51
Composed two epigrams concerning riddles
Αἴνιγμα εἰς πλοῖον, ὡς ἐξ ἑτέρου. Mauropous: Orations 35
Composed two funerary epigrams for his own tomb
Εἰς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ τάφον. Mauropous: Orations 23
Composed two funerary epigrams for the vestarches
Andronikos 107
Εἰς τὸν βεστάρχην Ἀνδρόνικον ἐπιτύμβιοι. Mauropous: Orations 22-23
Wrote a discourse which he sent to an unidentified correspondent (
Michael 61
Psellos)
τὸ σκεμμάτιον. Mauropous: Letters 123
Wrote a first letter (to
Gregorios 134
) answering questions about grammar in the writings of Gregorios of Nazianzos
Mauropous: Letters 71-79
Wrote a letter (to
Michael 61
Psellos)
Mauropous: Letters 43-45
Wrote a letter (to
Ioannes 18
Xiphilinos?) congratulating his correspondent for his success
Mauropous: Letters 117-119
Wrote a letter (to
Michael 61
Psellos) about a discourse he sent to his correspondent
Mauropous: Letters 123
Wrote a letter (to
Michael 61
Psellos?) complaining of his isolation from his friends and their interesting meetings
Mauropous: Letters 165
Wrote a letter (to a judge) asking for a clarification concerning a court case
Mauropous: Letters 119-1212
Wrote a letter (to an unidentified correspondent) about the company of a friend which he was deprived of when the latter had to leave
Mauropous: Letters 93-97
Wrote a letter (to an unidentified judge) asking for his clemency in a case of smuggling by Paphlagonians
Mauropous: Letters 65-67
Wrote a letter about his ordination (as bishop of Euchaita) asking his (unidentified) correspondent to pray for him
Mauropous: Letters 139
Wrote a letter about literary style to a young man
Mauropous: Letters 189-191
Wrote a letter about some disagreement with his correspondent
Mauropous: Letters 109-113
Wrote a letter about some help provided by his correspondent (a judge?)
Mauropous: Letters 121
Wrote a letter about the changes in his career (his removal to Euchaita)
Mauropous: Letters 139
Wrote a letter about the gifts and letters appropriate to different types of men
Mauropous: Letters 137
Wrote a letter asking his (unidentified) correspondent to help a friend in need
Mauropous: Letters 135
Wrote a letter asking his (unidentified) correspondent to see that his letter to their common master receives attention
Mauropous: Letters 163
Wrote a letter asking his correspondent (
Anonymus 475
) to help the letter-bearer as his predecessors did in the past
Mauropous: Letters 133
Wrote a letter asking his correspondent (a metropolitan?) to present his letter and gift to their master (the patriarch?)
Mauropous: Letters 179
Wrote a letter chastising his correspondent (
Anonymus 471
) for accusing him of seeking honours at court
Mauropous: Letters 89.91
Wrote a letter complaining about his (recent?) appointment to an episcopal throne (at Euchaita)
Mauropous: Letters 153
Wrote a letter complaining about matters concerning the management of some properties
Mauropous: Letters 59
Wrote a letter complaining about the changes in his life (brought by his ordination to the see of Euchaita)
Mauropous: Letters 147-149
Wrote a letter complaining about the difficulties he faced (at his new post in Euchaita)
Mauropous: Letters 157-159
Wrote a letter complaining of being forced to accept an episcopal appointment
Mauropous: Letters 143-145
Wrote a letter congratulating his correspondent (
Anonymus 468
) for his promotion
Mauropous: Letters 63
Wrote a letter encouraging his (unidentified) correspondent who faced difficulties
Mauropous: Letters 127
Wrote a letter expressing his friendly feelings (to an unidentified correspondent)
Mauropous: Letters 69
Wrote a letter greeting a friend
Mauropous: Letters 181
Wrote a letter informing his correspondent (
Anonymus 476
) of his imminent departure from Constantinople
Mauropous: Letters 137
Wrote a letter insisting on a request for a favour (from an unidentified correspondent)
Mauropous: Letters 69
Wrote a letter introducing a protonotarios (
Anonymus 473
) to his (unidentified) correspondent and asking the latter to receive the former with kindness
Mauropous: Letters 125-127
Wrote a letter introducing various (unidentified) people (to an unidentified correspondent)
Mauropous: Letters 69
Wrote a letter of advice (to an unidentified correspondent)
Mauropous: Letters 135
Wrote a letter of condelence to a father who lost his son
Mauropous: Letters 187-189
Wrote a letter of recommendation for an akolouthos (
Anonymus 469
)
Mauropous: Letters 61
Wrote a letter protesting against plans to appoint him chartophylax
Mauropous: Letters 51-53
Wrote a letter requesting a favour (from an unidentified correspondent)
Mauropous: Letters 67
Wrote a letter requesting help for a friend of his
Mauropous: Letters 101
Wrote a letter requesting his correspondent (a judge?) to show sympathy to a ruined merchant
Mauropous: Letters 159
Wrote a letter thanking a correspondent whom he had never met for his unexpected support
Mauropous: Letters 155-157
Wrote a letter thanking his (unidentified) correspondent (
Anonymus 468
) for a gift of bird game and advising him to be patient in his new post
Mauropous: Letters 55-57
Wrote a letter thanking his (unidentified) correspondent for a belated gift of pears
Mauropous: Letters 97
Wrote a letter thanking his (unidentified) correspondent for the gift of a horse
Mauropous: Letters 129
Wrote a letter to
Ioannes 18
(Xiphilinos) about a request
Mauropous: Letters 115-117
Wrote a letter to
Michael 213
complaining about his long absence
Mauropous: Letters 145
Wrote a letter to
Ioannes 291
about his inability to comply with his (unidentified) request
Mauropous: Letters 161
Wrote a letter to
Ioannes 291
apologizing for his delayed response to a letter received 6 months earlier
Mauropous: Letters 167
Wrote a letter to a close friend
Mauropous: Letters 195
Wrote a letter to a correspondent (
Anonymus 474
) thanking him for his assistance and words of praise
Mauropous: Letters 131-133
Wrote a letter to a correspondent (
Anonymus 477
) thanking him for his gifts
Mauropous: Letters 143
Wrote a letter to a correspondent in Constantinople
Mauropous: Letters 169
Wrote a letter to a correspondent in the East
Mauropous: Letters 141
Wrote a letter to a correspondent who was about to depart
Mauropous: Letters 125
Wrote a letter to a former pupil of his
Mauropous: Letters 193
Wrote a letter to a friend (unidentified)
Mauropous: Letters 161
Wrote a letter to a friend and neighbour (
Anonymus 466
) requesting him to employ the letter-bearer among his secretaries (
Anonymus 467
)
Mauropous: Letters 49
Wrote a letter to a friend who took the monastic habit (
Michael 61
Psellos?)
Mauropous: Letters 183
Wrote a letter to a metropolitan and member of the senate
Mauropous: Letters 181-183
Wrote a letter to a parathalassites (
Anonymus 470
)
Mauropous: Letters 65
Wrote a letter to a relative of his
Mauropous: Letters 185
Wrote a letter to an (unidentified) ecclesiastic about unsubstantiated accusations against him (
Anonymus 465
)
Mauropous: Letters 47-49
Wrote a letter to an envious former teacher of his (
Anonymus 472
) who accused him of idleness
Mauropous: Letters 91-93
Wrote a letter to an unidentified addressee
Mauropous: Letters 45-47
Wrote a letter to his successor (at the see of Euchaita?)
Mauropous: Letters 193
Wrote a letter to Konstantinos (
Michael 61
Psellos) congratulating him for his promotion to a teaching chair
Mauropous: Letters 99-101
Wrote a letter to Konstantinos (
Michael 61
Psellos) accusing him of having abandoned him at his hour of need
Mauropous: Letters 149-151
Wrote a letter to the emperor (
Konstantinos 9
) urging him to control his wrath and show magnanimity (to the captured supporters of the rebel
Leon 61
Tornikios)
Mauropous: Letters 103-107
Wrote a letter to the patriarch (
Michael 11
Keroularios) describing his first months in his new post (at Euchaita)
Mauropous: Letters 171-175
Wrote a letter to the patriarch (
Michael 11
Keroularios) thanking him for his letter and gift
Mauropous: Letters 177-179
Wrote a letter to three former students of his (
Anonymi 154
) about a request which they had made
Mauropous: Letters 163
Wrote a letter to two former teachers of his
Mauropous: Letters 169
Wrote a letter urging his corespondent (
Ioannes 18
Xiphilinos?) to stop praising him
Mauropous: Letters 113-115
Wrote a letter which he sent with one of his former students
Mauropous: Letters 101
Wrote a letter with a request (from an unidentified correspondent)
Mauropous: Letters 67
Wrote a second letter (to
Gregorios 134
) answering questions about grammar in the writings of Gregorios of Nazianzos and biblical exegesis
Mauropous: Letters 81-87
Wrote a second letter to a metropolitan
Mauropous: Letters 185
Wrote a second letter to the patriarch (
Michael 11
Keroularios)
Mauropous: Letters 175
Wrote two letters asking his "master" (the emperor? patriarch?) for some favour
πρὸς τὸν κοινὸν δεσπότην γραφή. Mauropous: Letters 163.12
Death
(null)
Description
(4)
He and
Ioannes 18
were older,
Michael 61
much younger than they
ἐκείνω μὲν ἤστην πρεσβυτέρω, ἐγὼ δὲ παρὰ πολὺ ἐκείνων νεώτερος. Psellos: Chronographia VI 192.5-6
As
Michael 61
was senior in learning, so Ioannes' spiritual progress was more advanced: Psellos was senior both to him and
Ioannes 18
in the palace
ἐμοὶ δὲ ἄρα ὥσπερ ὁ λόγος ἐγεγόνει πρεσβύτερος, καὶ τὰ τῆς ψυχῆς, ἵν᾿ οὕτως εἴποιμι, κατὰ τὸ ὅμοιον προὔλαβε, καὶ πρώτως ἐκείνων ἐφεστήκειν τοῖς ἀνακτόροις. Psellos: Chronographia VI 192.12-15
A man originating from another city but living in Constantinople
ἐξ ἑτέρων πατρίδων τὴν σεβαστὴν ῾Ρώμην οἰκήσαντε. Psellos: Chronographia VI 192.3-4
He seemed a mixture of his two uncles, combining the charm and grace of
Anonymus 2129
with the solemn inflexibility of
Anonymus 2130
Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 120-149
Dignity/Office
(6)
Bishop
χειροθεσία γὰρ ἤδη καὶ θρόνος. Mauropous: Letters 139.1
Metropolitan of Euchaïta
μητροπολίτου Εὐχαΐτων. Mauropous: Orations 1
τῶν ἀρχιερέων ... ἡ τῶν Εὐχαΐτων μητρόπολις. Psellos Leichoudes 393
μητροπολίτην Εὐχαϊτῶν. Psellos Orationes panegyricae XV, 1-2 (tit.), 5-6
τῷ Εὐχαΐτων. Psellos Letters (Sathas) 40.273
Protosynkellos
πρωτοσύγκελλον. Psellos Orationes panegyricae XV, 1-2 (tit.)
Education
(4)
He made a profound study of rhetioric and philosophy, without neglecting law and natural science
Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 215-354
He,
Michael 61
and
Ioannes 18
were brought together by love of learning; ... he and
Ioannes 18
were devotees of philosophy, while
Michael 61
was occupied with the highest philosophy
λόγος δὲ τῆς συμφυΐας ὁ τῶν μαθημάτων ἐγένετο λόγος· ... ἐκείνω μὲν ἐραστὰ τῆς φιλοσοφίας ἐτύγχανον ὄντε, ἐγὼ δὲ ἐφιλοσόφουν τὰ τελεώτερα. Psellos: Chronographia VI 192.4-9
His wisdom was precocious, not confining his education to practical necessities, but feeling a vocation for the whole of learning - as
Michael 61
, who approached him at the beginning of his teens, could witness
Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 150-214
The first stage of his education was under the charge of two uncles,
Anonymus 2129
and
Anonymus 2130
: his personality came to show an effective and charming mixture of the two; a brother,
Anonymus 2131
, began education with him but soon died
Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 56-108
Ethnic label
(null)
Second Name
(null)
Kinship
(8)
brother of
Anonymus 2131
ἀδελφός. Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 77-78
brother of
Anonymus 2355
ἀδελφῷ. Psellos Letters (K - D) 33, 52.11
brother of
Anonymus 2364
ἀδελφῷ. Psellos Letters (K - D) 47, 78.24
kin of
Anonymus 2542
συγγενῶν. Psellos Letters (K - D) 221, 263.2
nephew of
Anonymus 2129
(θείων). Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 96-97
nephew of
Anonymus 2130
(θείων). Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 96-97
uncle of
Anonymus 2356
(ἀνεψιός). Psellos Letters (K - D) 34, 56.12
Language Skill
(null)
Location
(15)
Constantinople
informed an unidentified correspondent (
Anonymus 476
) of his imminent departure from Constantinople βασιλίδα. Mauropous: Letters 137.14
lived in Constantinople τὴν σεβαστὴν ῾Ρώμην. Psellos: Chronographia VI 192.3-4
Constantinople: Blachernai
wrote an epigram about the bathhouse at Blachernai τῶν Βλαχερνῶν. Mauropous: Orations 37
Constantinople: Mangana
delivered a speech in the church of the tropaiophoros at Mangana ὁ θαυμαστὸς ναὸς οὗτος. Mauropous: Orations 139
wrote an epigram about an imperial donation to Saint Georgios of Mangana τοῦ τροπαιοφόρου. Mauropous: Orations 37
Euchaïta
delivered a speech on the feastday of Saint Theodoros at Euchaïta ἐν Εὐχαΐτοις. Mauropous: Orations 119
delivered a speech to the people in the church of Euchaïta τῆς καθ᾿ ὑμᾶς ἐκκλησίας. Mauropous: Orations 160
donated liturgical books to the church of Euchaïta Εὐχάϊτα. Mauropous: Orations 50-51
was metropolitan of Euchaïta Εὐχαΐτων. Mauropous: Orations 1
was metropolitan of Euchaita Εὐχαΐτων. Psellos Leichoudes 393
was metropolitan of Euchaïta Εὐχαϊτῶν. Psellos Orationes panegyricae XVII, 1-2 (tit.), 5
was metropolitan of Euchaïta Εὐχαΐτων. Psellos Letters (Sathas) 40.273
Hagios Theodoros (Paphlagonia)
wrote an epigram about a chrysobull granted to his monastery of Hagios Theodoros (Paphlagonia) τῆς λαύρας. Mauropous: Orations 24
wrote an epigram about the typikon of his monastery of Hagios Theodoros (Paphlagonia) τῆς Λαύρας. Mauropous: Orations 27
Python
had bought a relation the monastery of Python τὴν τοῦ Πύθωνος μονήν. Psellos Letters (K - D) 221, 263.2
Occupation/Vocation
(null)
Possession
(2)
A horse (offered by an unidentified correspondent)
ἄλογα. Mauropous: Letters 129.11
A house (in Constantinople)
τὴν ἑαυτοῦ οἰκίαν. Mauropous: Orations 24
Religion
(null)
Eunuchs
(null)
Alternative Name
(null)