A woman built a convent, vowing poverty, not starvation; Psellos sought to unblock a fund set up to provide food

Summary:
A woman who built a small convent vowed to be poor, but not to starve. She arranged a fund to feed the nuns, but one contributor (name suppressed) changed his mind and refused to pay. Psellos wrote to the local krites, asking him to persuade the man to change his mind again, or, if not, to judge the case fairly by the laws 
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain) 
poor nun, founder of a little convent (Anonyma 2128)
  • She vowed to be poor, but not to starve; she paid for and built a tiny convent and arranged a fund to feed the nuns, but Anonymus 2250 (name suppressed) changed his mind and refused to pay; Michael 61 wrote to Anonymus 2249 asking him to act (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 130.376
krites, correspondent of Michael Psellos (Anonymus 2249)
  • He was told by Michael 61 about Anonyma 2128, who built a tiny convent and arranged a fund to feed the nuns, but Anonymus 2250 refused to pay; he should try persuading Anonymus 2250, or if not, he should judge the case fairly by the laws (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 130.376
contributor to nunnery who refused to pay (Anonymus 2250)
  • He agreed to contribute to a fund to feed the nuns of a convent built by Anonyma 2128, then refused to pay; Michael 61 sent to Anonymus 2249, asking him to persuade him to change his mind, or, if not, to judge the case fairly by the laws (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 130.376
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He told Anonymus 2249 that he should try persuading Anonymus 2250 to contribute, or if not, he should judge the case fairly by the laws (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 130.376
  • He wrote to Anonymus 2249 about Anonyma 2128 Psellos 
  • He told Anonymus 2249 how Anonyma 2128 vowed to be poor, but not to starve; she built a tiny convent with her money and arranged a fund to feed the nuns, but Anonymus 2250 (name suppressed) changed his mind and refused to pay (:) Psellos Letters (Sathas) 130.376