Reconstructing the Hagiographical Oeuvre of Michael, Monk of Stoudios, Archimandrite of Dalmatou and Patriarchal Synkellos (9th/10th centuries)

Abstract

This article seeks to reconstruct the hagiographical oeuvre of a little known Byzantine author, through analysis of texts that in the manuscripts are attributed to ‘Michael the Monk’, ‘Michael the Archimandrite’ and ‘Michael the Synkellos’ and of other anonymous writings that display similar stylistic features. It makes the case that Michael lived in the second half of the ninth and the first half of the tenth century and was monk of Stoudios, archimandrite of Dalmatos, and synkellos of Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos.

Keywords

• michael synkellos
• theodore of stoudios
• nicholas of myra
• blaise of amorium
• isaacius and dalmatus