The patriarch opposed the plan of the metropolitan of Nikomedia for Hagia Sophia, & arranged for him to come & explain it

Summary:
Psellos told Basileios, metropolitan of Nikomedia, that he knew nothing of his plan or how it affected the Great Church; the patriarch was hostile, complaining that it would cause him problems and wanting a different person to make the decision, perhaps himself. As the patriarch had set things up, Basileios was advised to come to the capital by the due date and explain everything. Maybe (in the view of Psellos) the patriarch had contrived to force Basileios to come to the capital then. Basileios had been given by the patriarch unprecedented freedom to celebrate the liturgy 
Dates:
1060 (Uncertain) 
patriarch of Constantinople (Anonymus 2423)
  • As the patriarch had set things up, Basileios 180 was advised to come to the capital by the due date and explain everything; perhaps (in the view of Michael 61) the patriarch had contrived to force Basileios to come to the capital then (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.25-133.9
  • He was hostile to the plan of Basileios 180 affecting the Great Church, claiming it would cause him problems, and wanting someone else to make the decision, perhaps himself; he gave Basileios 180 unprecedented freedom to celebrate the liturgy (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.12-24
Basileios, metropolitan of Nikomedeia [1072] (Basileios 180)
  • His plan, and its effect on the Great Church, were unknown to Michael 61; Anonymus 2423 was hostile to the plan, complaining that it would cause problems; Basileios had been given by the patriarch unprecedented freedom to celebrate the liturgy (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.12-24
  • He should come to the capital by the set date and explain everything; perhaps Anonymus 2423 had arranged to force Basileios to come at this time, as he could not be the only metropolitan absent (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.25-133.9
Michael Psellos (named Konstantinos till tonsure in 1054) (Michael 61)
  • He told Basileios 180 he knew nothing of his plan or how it affected the Great Church; Anonymus 2423 was hostile, complaining that it would cause him problems, wanting a different person to make the decision, perhaps himself (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.12-22
  • He wrote to Basileios 180 about a plan affecting Anonymus 2423 and the Great Church Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.12-133.9
  • He said that Anonymus 2423 had given Basileios 180 unprecedented freedom to celebrate the liturgy; as the patriarch thought the case exceptional, Basileios should come to the capital by the set date or soon after and explain everything (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 132.22-133.4
  • He asked Anonymus 2421 to welcome Anonymus 2422 Psellos Letters (K - D) 100, 128.8-129.2
  • He thought that perhaps Anonymus 2423 had arranged to make Basileios 180 come to the capital, as he could not be the only metropolitan absent from the festival (:) Psellos Letters (K - D) 104, 133.4-9