Theodore the Studite

Byzantine saint

Key facts

Born: 759 , Constantinople , (modern-day Istanbul , Turkey )
Died: 11 November 826 (aged 66/67) , Cape Akritas, (modern-day Tuzla, Istanbul , Turkey )
Venerated in: Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast: 11 November (East), 12 November (West)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Place of birth: Constantinople
Place of death: Bithynia
Occupation: composer
Position held: hegumen
Languages spoken: Ancient Greek
Religion: Eastern Orthodoxy
Student of: Plato of Sakkoudion
Image: Studite.jpg

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Commons category: Theodore Studite
date of birth: 0759-01-01
date of death: 0826-11-11
canonization status: saint
feast day: November 11
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
writing language: medieval Greek

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Works in European collections

5 objects attributed to Theodore the Studite, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

B. Theodori Studitae, ... Sermones catechetici CXXXIV. : in anni totius festa, eiusdemque testamentum

B. Theodori Studitae... Catechetici sermons CXXXIV, in anni totius Festa

Tu en hagiois patros hēmōn Theodōru tu Studitu ta heuriskomena panta. = S. P. N. Theodori Studitae opera omnia

Vetervm Aliqvot Scriptorvm, Qvi In Galliæ Bibliothecis, maximè Benedictinorum, latuerant, Spicilegivm. 3. Tomus tertius continet 1. Tractatum Nicetii Episcopi De Virgilijs Seruorum Dei. 2 Eivsdem Tractatum de Bono Psalmodiæ. 3. S. Theodori Stvditæ Sermonem de S. Bartholomæo Apost. 4. S. Anselmi Tractatum asceticum ... 10. Chronicon Senoniense. O. B. Auctore Richerio Benedicto. 11. Historiam Vizeliacensis Monast. O. B. Auctore Hugone Pictauino

Palladii divi Evagrii discipuli Lausiaca quae dicitur historia et Theodoreti episc. Cyri Theophilēs, id est, religiosa historia : quorum uterque continet instituta, res gestas & miracula piorum virorum sui temporis

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Encyclopedic overview

Theodore the Studite (Greek: Θεόδωρος ὁ Στουδίτης, romanized: Theodōros ho Stoudítes; 759–826), also known as Theodorus Studita and Saint Theodore of Stoudios/Studium, was a Byzantine Greek monk and abbot of the Stoudios Monastery in Constantinople. He played a major role in the revivals both of Byzantine monasticism and of classical literary genres in Byzantium. He is known as a zealous opponent of iconoclasm, one of several conflicts that set him at odds with both emperor and patriarch. Throughout his life he maintained letter correspondences with many important political and cultural figures of the Byzantine empire; this included many women, such as the composer and nun Kassia, who was much influenced by his teachings.

Biography

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