Symeon the Metaphrast
10th-century Byzantine historian and hagiographer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Symeon or Simeon (died c. 1000), distinguished as Symeon Metaphrastes (Latin) or Symeon the Metaphrast (Greek: Συμεών ὁ Μεταφραστής, Symeṓn ho Metaphrastḗs), was a Byzantine writer and official regarded as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. His feast day is celebrated on 9 or 28 November.[1][2] He is best known for his 10-volume Greek menologion, a collection of saints' lives.[3]
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Symeon the Metaphrast | |
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Venerable, Hagiographer, Logothete | |
Born | 886-912 (900) Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey) |
Residence | Constantinople |
Died | November 28, 987 Constantinople |
Honored in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | 11th century, Constantinople by Eastern Orthodox Church |
Feast | November 9/November 22 |
Attributes | Pen, Scroll, Religious habit |
Major works | Menologium |
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