Theoleptus
Theoleptus Of Philadelphia ( c.1250, Nicaea—died c. 1326, Philadelphia) Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Philadelphia and theological polemicist and writer on Christian asceticism.[1]
Biography
Almost nothing is known of the early life except for his birth at Nicæa in 1250, he must have been well educated and he was a married deacon in Nicæa before 1275.[2][3]
He was a fierce opponent of the merger between Orthodox and Catholic church's proposed by Byzantine emperor Michael VIII Palaeologus and Pope Gregory X at the general council of Lyon in 1274. For this he was excommunicated, by John XI Beccus, patriarch of Constantinople, and he retired to Mount Athos.[1]
When emperor Andronicus II (1282–1328) rejected the merger, Theoleptus was appointed archbishop of Philadelphia in 1285.[4] He lead the community though the siege of Philadelphia by Muslim Turks.[2]
He died c. 1326. He is considered a Saint in the eastern church and is remembered on 08 July.
References
- ^ a b Theoleptus Of Philadelphia encyclopedia Britanica.
- ^ a b 'Inspired By God'—St Theoleptus of Philadelphia.
- ^ Frank N. Magill, The Middle Ages: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 2(Routledge, 12 Nov. 2012) Theoleptus+Of+Philadelphia&source=bl&ots=qMBxC6HKag&sig=M__lTnXMjJVDV2Lq55NIRBDWcxg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjS1Yu8ipnQAhXFnpQKHfXnDkoQ6AEIOTAG#v=onepage&q=Theoleptus%20Of%20Philadelphia&f=false p899.
- ^ Frank N. Magill, The Middle Ages: Dictionary of World Biography, Volume 2(Routledge, 12 Nov. 2012)p899.