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The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios
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Theodore (759–826), abbot of the influential Constantinopolitan monastery of Stoudios, is celebrated as a saint by the Orthodox Church for his stalwart defence of icon veneration. Three important texts promoting the monastery and the memory of its founder are collected in The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios.
In the Life of Theodore, Michael the Monk describes a golden age at Stoudios, as well as Theodore's often antagonistic encounters with imperial rulers. The Encyclical Letter of Naukratios, written in 826 by his successor, informed the scattered monks of their leader's death. Translation and Burial contains brief biographies of Theodore and his brother, along with an eyewitness account of their reburial at Stoudios.
These works, translated into English for the first time, appear here alongside new editions of the Byzantine Greek texts.
Series: Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library
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ISBN: 9780674261198
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 16 November 2021
Country: United States
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Contributors:
- Edited and translated by Robert H. Jordan
- Edited and translated by Rosemary Morris
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 25.0mm
Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 499g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Robert H. Jordan was an Assistant Director and Senior Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Byzantine Studies, Queen’s University, Belfast. Rosemary Morris is a former Reader in History at the University of Manchester. She teaches at the University of York.
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