Theophanes the Branded also called Theophanes Graptus or Theophanes of Nicea (775 - 845) was a Byzantine monk and hymnographer.
Next to Joseph the Hymnographer, Theophanes is the major contributor to the Orthodox liturgical book called the Paraklitiki (a portion of the Octoechos).
His Vita prima was recorded in the Life of Michael the Synkellos. Theophanes and his brother Theodore were born in Palestine near the end of the eighth century, sons of...
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Theophanes the Branded also called Theophanes Graptus or Theophanes of Nicea (775 - 845) was a Byzantine monk and hymnographer.
Next to Joseph the Hymnographer, Theophanes is the major contributor to the Orthodox liturgical book called the Paraklitiki (a portion of the Octoechos).
His Vita prima was recorded in the Life of Michael the Synkellos. Theophanes and his brother Theodore were born in Palestine near the end of the eighth century, sons of the Venerable Jonah the Presbyter. Both grew up in Jerusalem, entered the Monastery of Mar Sabba near Bethlehem together, and became disciples of St. Michael of Synkellos. In 813 Michael and his two disciples left Jerusalem originally on a journey to Rome. They had been sent by the Patriarch of Jerusalem to support the Pope in his stand against the Franks over the question of the filioque, which some Benedictines from the West had recently introduced to Jerusalem.
In the course of their journey, they landed in Constantinople. Known for their...
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