Michael Choniates
Michael Akominatos (* around 1138 in Chonai ; † around 1222 in Keos ), named Choniates after his place of birth , was a Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Athens . He was the older brother of the historian Niketas Choniates .
Born around 1138 in Chonai, the ancient Colossai , Michael received his education in the capital Constantinople . Initially employed by the Patriarch, he became Metropolitan of Athens in 1182. When the Crusaders conquered Constantinople in 1204 and established a Latin hierarchy, Choniates withdrew to the island of Keos, where he died around 1222.
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literature
- Adolf Ellissen : Michael Akominatos of Chonä, Archbishop of Athens. News about his life and his writings in the original and in German translation. A contribution to the political and literary history of Athens in the Middle Ages. Goettingen 1846.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Akominatos, Michael. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 71.
- Alexios G. Savvides, Benjamin Hendrickx (Eds.): Encyclopaedic Prosopographical Lexicon of Byzantine History and Civilization . Vol. 2: Baanes-Eznik of Kolb . Brepols Publishers, Turnhout 2008, ISBN 978-2-503-52377-4 , pp. 199-200.
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Michael Choniates |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Michael Akominatos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek Orthodox Metropolitan of Athens |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1138 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chonai |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1222 |
| Place of death | Kea (island) |