Georgios Tornikes was promoted to the office of didaskalos of the Gospels

Summary:
As Georgios Tornikes was promoted to the office of didaskalos of the Gospels, he delivered an encomiastic prooimion to the patriarch, probably the ascetic Theodotos II. The patriarch was praised for his ascetic exercises, especially control of his tongue. Georgios also expressed pride that he had risen through the ranks to this high office without any of the intrigues and exploitation of others, which (he implied) were common in such promotions 
Dates:
1151 
Georgios Tornikes, man of letters and metropolitan of Ephesos (Georgios 25002)
  • As he was promoted to the office of didaskalos of the Gospels, he delivered an encomiastic prooimion to the patriarch, probably Theodotos 12 (:) Tornikes, Georgios 88.1-99.15
  • He expressed pride that he had risen through the ranks to this high office without any of the intrigues and exploitation of others, which he implied were common in such promotions (:) Tornikes, Georgios 91.10-92.12
Theodotos II, patriarch of Constantinople (Theodotos 12)
  • He was probably the patriarch praised in the prooimion written and delivered by Georgios 25002 when he was promoted didaskalos of the Gospels; the encomium stressed his ascetic exercises, especially control of his tongue (:) Tornikes, Georgios 88.1-99.15