Death of Isaakios I Komnenos as a submissive & chaste Studite monk

Summary:
When Isaakios I became a monk at Stoudios, his health improved, and he was often visited by Konstantinos X Doukas, who honoured both him and his wife Aikaterine, his daughter Maria and brother Ioannes. He lived on for less than the two years and three months of his reign (Attaleiates), for a year (Bryennios) or six months and ten days (Kleinchroniken). He showed total obedience to the hegoumenos of Stoudios, accepted to perform various duties including even that of gate-keeper. Eventually he was completely paralysed by an disease of the kidneys which physicians failed to treat 
Dates:
1060 May 31 
hegoumenos of Stoudios in 1059 (Anonymus 101)
  • Was requested by a repentant Isaakios 1 (who had renounced the throne) to appoint him gate-keeper (of his monastery) (:) Glykas 603.8-13
Ioannes Komnenos, father of Alexios I (Ioannes 63)
  • Was honoured by Konstantinos 10 Doukas after his accession to the throne following the abdication of his brother Isaakios 1 Komnenos (:) ἦγε διὰ τιμῆς...τὸ τούτου συγγενὲς ἅπαν, γυναῖκα καὶ θυγατέρα καὶ ἀδελφὸν καὶ τοὺς ἄλλους Bryennios 85.8-9
Emperor Isaakios I Komnenos (Isaakios 1)
  • Died having spent as a monk a period shorter than his reign, which lasted two years and three months βασιλεύσας δὲ ἔτη δύο καὶ μῆνας τρεῖς, ἐπιζήσας δὲ τούτων ἐλάττονα τῷ μοναχικῷ Attaleiates: History 69.14-16 / 53.4-5
  • Having become a monk at Stoudios, his health improved, and he was often visited by Konstantinos 10 Doukas who honoured both him and his family, his wife (Aikaterine 101), daughter (Maria 101) and brother (Ioannes 63) (:) τὰ τῆς νόσου ἐρράϊσε καὶ ὑγιὴς ὁ πρὶν θανεῖν προσδοκήσιμος ἀποδέδεικτο Bryennios 85.3-10
  • Lived one year as a monk before dying Bryennios 85.9-10
  • Died and was buried at Stoudios, his body full of water showing that he was paying for the civil war, his spoliation of the senate and the monasteries, and his other (evil) deeds σορῷ κατατίθεται, ἥτις καὶ πλησθεῖσα ὕδατος ὑπονοεῖν ἅπασι δέδωκεν ὅτι δίκην ἐνταῦθα ἔτισε διά γε τὸν ἐμφύλιον πόλεμον, τὰς τῆς συγκλήτου ἀποστερήσεις Glykas 604.3-8
  • Died after living as a monk at Stoudios for 6 months and 10 days Kleinchroniken 160.16
  • Showed total obedience to the hegoumenos of Stoudios (Anonymus 101), accepted to perform various duties including even that of gate-keeper, but was completely paralysed by an illness affecting his kidneys which physicians failed to treat (:) Skylitzes Continuatus 109.3-10
  • After becoming monk and spending the rest of his life in laborious works, he died since he found the life that he had desired. (:) … πολυζηλώτῳ τέρματι τὸν βίον καταλύει. διὸ καὶ εὕρηκε ζωὴν ἥνπερ καὶ ἐπεπόθει Manasses, Chronicle 6308-62311a
Emperor Konstantinos X Doukas (Konstantinos 10)
  • He often visited Isaakios 1 at Stoudios, calling him his master and emperor, honouring both him and his family, his wife (Aikaterine 101), daughter (Maria 101) and brother (Ioannes 63) (:) κύριόν τε καὶ βασιλέα ἀποκαλῶν καὶ προεδρίας ἀξιῶν Bryennios 85.6-9