Tzetzes warned the chartophylax of trouble at the Church of the Holy Apostles

Summary:
Tzetzes wrote a letter to Konstantinos, the chartophylax of Hagia Sophia, about problems at the Church of the Holy Apostles. A hermit occupying a cell there was spreading unspecified mischief; this monk had been helped by Konstantinos himself and the patriarch Leon Stypes, but they had withdrawn support on realising his character. Konstantinos told the man to leave the church, and he had gone. But later he returned, supported by some of its clergy, his own relatives and false use of Konstantinos' name. The previous inhabitant of the cell, though honoured by the protosebastos, also wanted to come back. These cells in the Church of the Holy Apostles were being used to make profits, spread vice and ruin the church. Konstantinos was urged to shut them down and send away the monks concerned to be held in monasteries. If not, these troubles would go down in history 
Dates:
1139 
hermit with a cell at the Church of the Holy Apostles (Anonymus 745)
  • He occupied a cell at the Church of the Holy Apostles and (according to Ioannes 459) spread unspecified mischief; he was at first helped by Konstantinos 275 and Leon 11, but they withdrew support on realising his character (:) Tzetzes, Letters 25.16-26
  • He was told to leave the church, and did; but later he came back, supported by some of its clergy, his relations and false use of Konstantinos 275's name; Anonymus 746, though honoured by Anonymus 747, also wanted to return (:) Tzetzes, Letters 26.23-28
  • The hermits' cells (like the one he occupied) in the church of the Holy Apostles were being used to make profits, spread vice and ruin the church; Konstantinos 275 was urged to shut them down and send the monks concerned to be held in monasteries (:) Tzetzes, Letters 27.1-20
earlier occupant of hermit's cell in Church of Holy Apostles (Anonymus 746)
  • He had left the church and been honoured by Anonymus 747 by riding on tall, plump mules; but he now wanted to return to his cell [suggesting profits to be made there?] (:) Tzetzes, Letters 26.19-28
protosebastos (Anonymus 747)
  • He had honoured Anonymus 746, a previous hermit at the Church of the Holy Apostles, with rides on tall and plump mules; but this had not discouraged the man from wanting to return to his cell [suggesting profits to be made there?] (:) Tzetzes, Letters 26.20-25
Ioannes Tzetzes, man of letters (Ioannes 459)
  • He wrote warning Konstantinos 275 of Anonymus 745, who spread mischief from a cell at the Church of the Holy Apostles, once helped by Konstantinos himself and Leon 11; but they withdrew support on realising his character and drove him out (:) Tzetzes, Letters 25.1-26
  • Anonymus 745 returned, and Anonymus 746 was planning the same; Ioannes told Konstantinos 275 to close all the cells and send the monks to be held in monasteries; otherwise these troubles would go down in history (:) Tzetzes, Letters 26.4-27.20
Konstantinos, chartophylax of Hagia Sophia (Konstantinos 275)
  • He was warned of Anonymus 745, who occupied a cell at the Church of the Holy Apostles and spread unspecified mischief; this monk had been helped by Konstantinos himself and Leon 11, but they had withdrawn support on realising his character (:) Tzetzes, Letters 25.16-26
  • He told Anonymus 745 to leave the church; but later he returned, supported by some of its clergy, his relations and false use of Konstantinos' own name; Anonymus 746, though honoured by Anonymus 747, also wanted to come back (:) Tzetzes, Letters 25.23-27.24
  • He was warned by Ioannes 459 that cells in the church were being used to make profits, spread vice and ruin the church, and asked to close them all and send the monks to be held in monasteries; otherwise these troubles would go down in history (:) Tzetzes, Letters 27.1-20
Leon Stypes, patriarch of Constantinople (Leon 11)
  • He had given financial support to Anonymus 745, a hermit at the church of the Holy Apostles, but withdrew it when he realised his character (:) Tzetzes, Letters 25.16-23