Theodore Syncellus: The Homilies 'on the Robe' and 'on the Siege'
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Theodore Syncellus was a prominent member of the clergy in Constantinople in the 620s, being a close advisor to Patriarch Sergius. As such he was chosen to participate in a delicate mission to the Avar khagan during the siege of the city in 626 and to deliver celebratory sermons. The first, 'On the Robe', commemorated the restoration of the miraculous relic of the Virgin's Robe to the shrine at Blachernae, just outside the city walls, after it...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1802074651
ISBN13:9781802074659
Release Date:May 2024
Publisher:Liverpool University Press
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"
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