Andronikos Kamateros

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Andronikos Kamateros ( Middle Greek Ἀνδρόνικος Καματηρός , * around 1110 in Constantinople , † around 1175 in Constantinople) was a Byzantine official.

Life

Andronikos comes from a very influential family in the 12th century. Andronikos held after studying law and rhetoric during the reign of Manuel I Komnenos highest offices (epi ton deēseōn, city eparch ). He also promoted scholars ( Theodoros Prodromos ), with whom he was also in correspondence ( Euthymios Malakes , Gregorios Antiochos , Ioannes Tzetzes , Theodoros Balsamon ).

In 1160 Emperor Manuel sent him to Antiocheia together with other dignitaries to negotiate with Raimund von Poitiers about a possible marriage to his daughter Maria. Manuel and Maria were married on December 25, 1161.

In 1170–1175 Emperor Manuel I Komnenos commissioned him to write the Hiera Hoplothēkē ( Ἱερὰ Ὁπλοθήκη, spiritual armory). This probably served to underline the right Orthodox faith of the emperor. In the work, the philosophical knowledge (especially Aristotle ) and the theological interests of Andronikos become clear. It is considered one of the most important theological works of the 12th century.

output

  • Alessandra Bucossi: Ἱερὰ Ὁπλοθήκη - Sacrum Armamentarium by Andronikos Kamateros. Corpus Christianorum Series Graeca, Turnhout (in press)

literature

  • Georg Stadtmüller : On the history of the Kamateros family. In: Byzantinische Zeitschrift 34, 1934, 352–358
  • Michael Grünbart : Prosopographic contributions to the corpus of Ioannes Tzetz's letters. In: Yearbook of Austrian Byzantine Studies 46, 1996, 217.220
  • Alessandra Bucossi: George Skylitzes' dedicatory verses for the Sacred Arsenal by Andronikos Kamateros and the Codex Marcianus Graecus 524. In: Jahrbuch der Österreichischen Byzantinistik 59, 2009, 37-50
  • Alessandra Bucossi: The Sacred Arsenal by Andronikos Kamateros, a forgotten treasure. In: A. Rigo - P. Ermilov (ed.): Byzantine theologians. The systematization of their own doctrine and their perception of foreign doctrines. Rome 2009, 33-50
  • Alessandra Bucossi (Ed.): Andronicus Camaterus. Sacrum Armamentarium, Pars prima (= Corpus Christianorum Series Graeca 75). Brepols, Turnhout 2014. ISBN 978-2-503-54410-6


personal data
SURNAME Andronikos Kamateros
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ἀνδρόνικος Καματηρός, Andronikos Kamatiros
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Byzantine official
DATE OF BIRTH around 1110
PLACE OF BIRTH Constantinople
DATE OF DEATH around 1175
Place of death Constantinople