Hierotheos (Hungary)
Hierotheos (Hungarian Hierotheosz ) was an Orthodox monk and mission bishop in Hungary around 952.
Hierotheos was mentioned by the Byzantine chroniclers Johannes Skylitzes and Johannes Zonaras . He was a monk and was probably ordained bishop of Hungary (Turkia) in 952 by Patriarch Theophylactus of Constantinople . Then he accompanied the baptized leader Gyla to Hungary and converted many people to Christianity.
In 2000, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople appointed Hierotheos together with King Stephen I as saints of the Orthodox Church of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. His feast day is August 20th. There is an Orthodox Chapel of St. Stephen and Jerome in Budapest .
literature
- Alexandru Madgearu: The Mission of Hierotheos: Location and Significance . In: Byzantinoslavica . 66, 2008, pp. 119-138.
- Alexandru Madgearu: Further Considerations on Hierotheos' Mission to the Magyars . In: Acta Musei Napocensis . 54, No. 2, 2017, pp. 1–16.
- Hierotheosz . In: József Bokor (ed.): A Pallas nagy lexikona. Budapest 1893-97. Reprinted 1998. online
Web links
- Hierotheos Prosopography of the Middle Byzantine Period , no.24747
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hierotheus |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hierotheosz (Hungarian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Orthodox monk and missionary bishop in Hungary |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century or 10th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 10th century |