Petros Deljan, before blinding by Alousianos, was encouraged by a monk from Galesion

Summary:
A monk tonsured by Lazaros at Galesion left as if to go to Crete, falsely pretending to come from there. But at Phygela he vanished, and the monk sent with him returned, baffled. The fraudulent monk returned with a tall tale of being captured by pirates, and was dressed in full monastic habit, though Lazaros had only tonsured him as a novice. Lazaros realised the deception, but welcomed him. After much pressure, Lazaros was persuaded to let him go again on monastery business, this time with Meletios. He was told to obey orders and not embezzle money. As soon as he left, he pretended to be a prophet sent by Lazaros. He reached Bulgaria during the revolt of Deljan, and encouraged him with false words, till he was blinded. He was then welcomed by an imperial strategos, whom he advised to attack the Bulgarians on a Sunday. The strategos was killed, his army was annihilated and the monk had to flee. After wandering for some time, he returned to the monastery at Galesion, where he was again welcomed by Lazaros, although he had heard of his deceitful actions 
Dates:
1041 
monk on Mount Galesion (Anonymus 549)
  • Accompanied a monk (Anonymus 550) to Phygela from where the latter pretended that he wanted to take a boat to Crete, but when he disappeared he looked for him and unable to find him returned to Lazaros 104 (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578A
monk on Mount Galesion involved in rebellion of Peter Deljan (Anonymus 550)
  • Appeared before Deljan (Petros 102) and encouraged him with his deceitful words until Deljan was blinded by Alousianos 101, then left and wandered around, and after some time he returned to the monastery where he was again welcomed by Lazaros 104 (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578F-579A
  • Asked again Lazaros 104 to allow him to go with another brother on a mission, but Lazaros hesitated until he pressed him so much that he agreed, and as soon as he left the mountain with Meletios 106 he pretended to be a prophet sent out by Lazaros (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578B-D
  • Reached Bulgaria during the rebellion of Deljan (Petros 102), entered a city whose strategos (Anonymus 551) summoned him, advised him to attack the Bulgarians on the Sunday, but when the army was annihilated and the strategos killed he had to flee (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578E-F
  • Returned to the monastery (on Galesion) only after Lazaros 104 had moved to the Resurrection (:) Lazaros of Galesion 579A
  • Returned to Lazaros 104 dressed in monastic habit although he had only been a novice, and when asked where he had been he lied saying that he was captured by pirates on his way back (from Crete) and lost all his possessions but that Lazaros saved him (:) κεκαλλωπισμένος τοῖς ἱματίοις καὶ ἀποστολικὸς ὤν· παρὰ γὰρ τοῦ πατρὸς μανδυώτης ἦν μόνον ἀποκαρείς Lazaros of Galesion 578A-B
  • Tonsured by Lazaros 104, he deceived him claiming that he came from Crete which he wanted to visit, and thus took another brother with him (Anonymus 549) and went to Phygela allegedly to find a boat in order to cross over, but fled instead (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578A
strategos of town in Bulgaria during rebellion of Peter Deljan (Anonymus 551)
  • Summoned the false prophet (Anonymus 550) who advised him to attack the Bulgarians on the Sunday, took his troops to him to be blessed and engaged the Bulgarians in battle but was the first to fall (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578E-F
Lazaros of Mount Galesion (Lazaros 104)
  • Although told by Meletios 106 about the deeds of the false prophet monk (Anonymus 550), he nevertherless welcomed him back, but after a while he was again persuaded to let him go on monastery business to Constantinople with another brother (:) Lazaros of Galesion 579A
  • Tonsured a monk (Anonymus 550) who deceived him and fled from the monastery before returning and claiming that he had been captured by pirates on his way back (from Crete), and although he knew the monk was lying he welcomed him back (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578A-B
  • When asked by a monk (Anonymus 550) to allow him to go with another brother on a mission, he hesitated, until he was pressed so much that he agreed to let him go with Meletios 106, admonishing him to obey his orders and ot to embezzle any money (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578B-C
Meletios, monk on Mount Galesion (Meletios 106)
  • Accompanied a monk (Anonymus 550) whom Lazaros 104 allowed to go on a mission, and returned to the monastery when the monk fled from a city whose strategos (Anonymus 551) had been killed following the monk's advice to attack the Bulgarians (:) Lazaros of Galesion 578C
Petros (Peter) Deljan, Bulgarian rebel (Petros 102)
  • Rose in rebellion in Bulgaria, received the false prophet monk (Anonymus 550) and was encouraged by him with deceitful words until he was blinded by Alousianos 101 (:) ἡ τοῦ Δολιάνου ἐπανάστασις Lazaros of Galesion 578E