Kyrillos Phileotes, holy man at Derkos (Thrace) M XI / E XII
ὁσίου καὶ φιλοθέου ἀνδρός (Kyrillos 106)
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Narrative
(91)
Before 1025
Unassigned Activities
Authorship
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Death
(1)
Died in his 96th year and his skull subsequently performed many miracles
Date: on December 2 of the year 6619 since the creation of the world ?? ??????? ??? ?????????? ?????, ????? ??? ??????? ?????? ??????????????? ???????????? ??????????????? Ἐτελειώθη. Kyrillos Phileotes 260
Description
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For more than 50 years he abstained from cooked food, wine, grapes and other fruit except from quinces, and refused to interrupt his fast fearing that he might be unable to start again
Πεντήκοντα γὰρ ἔτη καὶ πρὸς εἶχε μὴ γευσάμενος ἑψητοῦ ἢ οἴνου ἢ σταφυλῆς ἢ ἄλλης τινὸς ὀπώρας νεαρᾶς πάρεξ κυδωνίων. Kyrillos Phileotes 191
After becoming a monk he never washed his feet again, nor his face, wore only one tunic even before, put on his sandals in winter only, slept on the right of his bed never turning to the left, and always prayed before going to bed
οὐκ ἔνιψε τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ ὕδατι, ἀλλ ᾿ οὐδὲ τὴν ὄψιν. Kyrillos Phileotes 191-194
Every time he would have a meal he used to greet the Theotokos and the True Cross
χαιρετίζειν τὴν ὑπεραγίαν Θεοτόκον καὶ τὸν Τίμιον Σταυρόν. Kyrillos Phileotes 209-211
Started his ascetic lifestyle at the age of 30, spent 60 years as an ascetic and never fell ill, and only in the last 3 years after he reached the age of 93 did he feel somewhat unwell as a result of both his old age and his ascetic lifestyle
τριακοστὸς ὢν ἀπήρξατο τῆς ἀσκήσεως αὐτοῦ σὺν Θεῷ. Καὶ ἑξήκοντα ἕτη ἀσκήσας...οὐκ ἠσθένησεν ἐν τοῖς τοσούτοις ἔτεσιν...Ἐνενηκοστὸς δὲ τρίτος γεγονὼς τοὺς τρεῖς ποτὲ μὲν ἐνόσει μικρόν, ποτὲ δὲ οὔ. Kyrillos Phileotes 249
Avoided becoming known to or getting to know many people and especially those who were illustrious and his humility matched his greatness, but God honoured him so much that he sent emperors with their entire household to seek his blessing
Ἔφευγε μέντοι καὶ τὸ γνωρίζεσθαι ἢ γνωρίζειν τοὺς πολλοὺς καὶ μάλιστα τῶν κατὰ κόσμον λαμπρῶν. Kyrillos Phileotes 211
Lived for more some 60 years on bread, vegetables and water
περὶ τὰ ἑξήκοντα ἔτη ἐλάσας ζῶν ἄρτῳ καὶ λαχάνοις καὶ ὕδατι. Kyrillos Phileotes 243
Surpassed all his peers in both intelligence and wisdom, avoided their frivolous gatherings, and his virtuous behaviour earned him the sobriquet child-old man
παιδαριογέροντα αὐτὸν ἀποκαλοῦντες. Kyrillos Phileotes 44-46
Was hard of hearing at the time when the emperor (
Alexios 1
) visited him, when he was 90 years old
Ἐκώφευε δὲ μικρὸν τῷ τότε ὁ ὅσιος. Kyrillos Phileotes 243
Was united to another monk (
Anonymus 594
) through their common love for God
ἦν γνωστὸς τῷ ὁσίῳ καὶ οὕτως ἀμφότεροι συνεδέδεντο τῇ κατὰ Θεὸν ἀγάπῃ. Kyrillos Phileotes 211
Was a monk for some 40 years when
Michael 121
visited him, during which he had never had a lamp in his cell
Τεσσαράκοντα ἔτη ἔχεις καὶ πρὸς μὴ εἰσαγαγὼν φῶς ἐν τῷ κελλίῳ σου. Kyrillos Phileotes 219
Dignity/Office
(1)
Anagnostes
ἀναγνώστου. Kyrillos Phileotes 44
Education
(1)
Learnt the holy scriptures from a young age, although only partially
ἐκ βρέφους τὰ ἱερὰ γράμματα μεμαθηκώς, μᾶλλον δὲ ὀλίγα ἐξ αὐτῶν. Kyrillos Phileotes 44
Ethnic label
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Second Name
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Kinship
(4)
brother of
Michael 223
ὁμαίμονα. Kyrillos Phileotes 101
father of
Anonyma 195
(τῆς θυγατρὸς αὐτοῦ). Kyrillos Phileotes 80
father of
Anonymus 584
(υἱόν). Kyrillos Phileotes 121
uncle of
Anonymus 600
(ἀδελφιδοῦς). Kyrillos Phileotes 245
Language Skill
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Location
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Chonai
wished to venerate the miracle of the archangel Michael at Chonai ἐν Χώναις. Kyrillos Phileotes 94
Chonai: Archangel
prayed before the icon of the archangel Michael at Archangel ἐν τῷ ναῷ τοῦ ἀρχιστρατήγου Μιχαήλ. Kyrillos Phileotes 98
Constantinople
used to visit every Friday Constantinople ἐν Κωνσταντινουπόλει. Kyrillos Phileotes 83
Constantinople: Blachernai
used to venerate every Friday the Theotokos at Blachernai ἐν Βλαχέρναις. Kyrillos Phileotes 83
was stopped on his way back from the Theotokos at Blachernai τῆς Θεοτόκου. Kyrillos Phileotes 86
Danube
took part in an expedition to the forts of the Danube εἰς τὰ παρὰ Δούναβιν φρούρια. Kyrillos Phileotes 63
Derkos (Thrace): Christ Saviour
was tonsured at the monastery of Christ Saviour μονῇ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ. Kyrillos Phileotes 107
Neapolis (on Bosporos)
was interrogated by the kourator at the village of Neapolis (on Bosporos) τὸ χωρίον Νεάπολιν. Kyrillos Phileotes 86
Philea (Thrace)
owned a church dedicated to Christ near his village of Philea (Thrace) τοῦ χωρίου. Kyrillos Phileotes 104
was born in the village of Philea (Thrace) ἐν τῷ χωρίῳ Φιλέᾳ. Kyrillos Phileotes 44
Rome
arrived and venerated the tombs of the apostles in Rome Ῥώμην. Kyrillos Phileotes 104
Occupation/Vocation
(1)
Monk
ἀποκαρείς. Kyrillos Phileotes 107
Possession
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A church dedicated to Christ near his village (Philea)
Ἐκέκτηντο δὲ πλησίον τοῦ χωρίου αὐτῶν ἐκκλησίαν προγονικὴν τῷ τοῦ Θεοῦ καὶ Σωτῆρος ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ ὀνόματι σεμνυνομένην. Kyrillos Phileotes 104, 231
A few vineyards
τοὺς ὀλιγοστοὺς ἀμπελῶνας αὐτοῦ. Kyrillos Phileotes 99
A house (in a village on Lake Derkos)
τῆς οἰκίας αὐτοῦ. Kyrillos Phileotes 78
Religion
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Eunuchs
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Alternative Name
(1)
Kyriakos
Κυριακέ, τοῦτο γὰρ ἦν ὄνομα αὐτῷ. Kyrillos Phileotes 57