Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. XI, 1953 Literature

Theodore Metochites

TEODORO METOCHITA

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Also known as: German: Theodoros Metochites; Greek: Μετοχίτης Θεόδωρος; Theodoros Metochites; Spanish: Teodoro Metochites; French: Théodore Métochite; Latin: Theodorus Metochites

THEODORE METOCHITES. - Byzantine writer, d. 1332. He was the son of the Greek archdeacon George, who together with John Bekkos embraced union with Rome; he did not, however, follow him on this path; on the contrary, he was an opponent of the union, like his emperor, Andronicus II, whose grand logothete he became in 1314.

After the fall of Andronicus II he followed his master into exile at Didymoteicho (in Epirus), from where, however, he was able after some time to return to Constantinople, to retire to the monastery of Chora, which he had restored in the days of his wealth. He left writings of philosophical and religious content, sermons and poems.

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BIBL.: PG 144, 936-54; Konst. N. Sathas, Μεσαλονικὴ Βυζαντινόη, I. Venice 1872, pp. 19-135; E. Amann, Theodore le Mitochite, in DThC, VI, coll. 233-35.

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By Erik Peterson

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI (1953), col. 1934.

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Peterson, Erik. “Teodoro Metochita.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, col. 1934. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953. https://azioneromana.com/article/teodoro-metochita.

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Peterson, Erik. “Teodoro Metochita.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. XI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1953, col. 1934. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/teodoro-metochita.

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  author    = {Peterson, Erik},
  title     = {Teodoro Metochita},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {XI},
  pages     = {1934},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1953},
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