Niketas Stethatos, monk, then hegoumenos of Stoudios E / L XI
Στηθάτος (Niketas 105)
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Narrative
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Authorship
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He composed a set of three treatises, "On the Soul", "On Paradise", and "On the upper and lower hierarchies", writing two letters to introduce them, one to
Niketas 180
, one to ?????
περὶ ψυχῆς ... περὶ παραδείσου ... περὶ τῆς ἄνω καὶ κάτω ἱεραρχίας. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 56.5-6
He composed a treatise "On the Celestial and Terrestrial Hierarchies", drawing largely on Pseudo-Dionysios, and an accompanying letter to
Niketas 179
Eἰς τὴν οὐρανίαν ἱεραρχίαν καὶ τὴν καθ᾽ ἡμᾶς ἐκκλησιαστικὴν ὡσαύτως ἱεραρχίαν. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 292 tit
He composed three "Centuries" of letters, of which only a few extracts survive
ἀπὸ τῆς τρίτης ἑκατοντάδος τῶν ἐπιστολῶν Νικήτα τοῦ Στηθάτου. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 464 tit
He wrote a work "Against the Jews" and a "Profession of faith", summing up his beliefs
Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 412-462
He wrote a letter to
Athanasios 105
, asking him for canonical judgement on Studite usage relating to penitence; he responded to Athanasios' criticisms of Studite customs on the subject, defending them on the basis of the application of oikonomia
περὶ κανόνων οἰκονομίας. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 464-484
He wrote a piece on "The New Heavens", of which only short excerpts survive
τις ὁ καινὸς οὐρανὸς. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 508-514
He wrote a treatise "On paradise", with a particular emphasis on paradise as interior to man; the treatise is preserved with eight annexed letters: two to
Niketas 180
, two replies from the latter and four to
Gregorios 164
; a further correspondence with
Anonymus 981
is described at some length
Θεωρία εἰς τὸν παράδεισον. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 154-290
He wrote a work entitled "On the Limits of Life", addressed to
Manuel 118
Περὶ ὅρων ζωῆς. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 368 tit
He wrote a work on the filioque, complaining that the Latins were creating a dyarchy
Niketas Stethatos, On the Holy Spirit 371-409
He wrote short pieces defending and explaining the Studite custom for deacons to wear belts, the customary greetings practised in the Studite community and the use of the "alleluias of degrees" in singing the troparia of Theodore the Studite
Eἰς τὴν ζώνην τῶν στουδιτῶν διακόνων. Eἰς τὸν δὶα τῶν χειρῶν ἀσπασμόν. Περὶ τὸν «ἀλλ’ ἔνευεν ἀλληλούϊα» τῶν ἀναβαθμῶν. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 486-506
He wrote the "De azymo", "De sabbato" and "De nuptiis sacerdotum", probably in response to the visit of the papal legates
Frederick 101
,
Humbert 101
and
Petros 148
; he was later forced by
Konstantinos 9
to anathematise them before the same legates at Stoudios
Humbert, Commemoratio 150A.1-151A.11
Death
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Description
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Distinguished himself as a monk and was most virtuous
ἐν μοναχοῖς διαπρέπων...ἀρετῆς εἰς ἄκραν ἐπιμελούμενος. Skylitzes 434.67-69
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Education
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Second Name
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Stethatos
Στηθάτος. Skylitzes 434.67
Kinship
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spiritual father of
Niketas 179
πνευματικῷ πατρί, πάτερ. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 294 tit, 2
spiritual son of
Niketas 180
(πάτερ). Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 56.4
Language Skill
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Location
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Constantinople: Pege monastery and palace
visited the papal legates at the Pege palace palatium Pigi. Humbert, Commemoratio 151B.3
Constantinople: Stoudios
renounced his anti-Roman writings and activities in a meeting at Stoudios monasterium Studii. Humbert, Commemoratio 151A.2-19
was a monk at the Stoudios monastery μονῆς τῶν Στουδίου. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 64 tit
was a monk at the Stoudios monastery μονῆς τῶν Στουδίου. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 228 tit
Occupation/Vocation
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Monk
ἐν μοναχοῖς. Skylitzes 434.67
monachus. Humbert, Commemoratio 151A.4, 151B.13
μονάζοντος. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 486 tit
μοναχός. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 228 tit
Presbyter
πρεσβύτερος. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 228 tit, 292 tit
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Eunuchs
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Alternative Name
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Stethatos
Also known as Stethatos (marked as a nickname as well as developing as a family name): ὁ καὶ Στηθᾶτος. Niketas Stethatos (Darrouzes) 228 tit, 292 tit
Pectoratus
Pectoratus. Humbert, Commemoratio 151A.4