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Antony The Younger
Saint Antony the Younger ( el, Ἀντώνιος ὁ νέος, 78511 November 865) was a Byzantine military officer who became a monk and saint. He is commemorated by the Eastern Orthodox Church on 1 December. Biography Saint Antony was born John Echimos (Ἰωάννης Ἔχιμος) at Phossaton near Jerusalem in 785. His parents were Photeinos and Irene, and he had at least a brother named David and a sister named Theodoule. According to his hagiography, as a child he was brought to the hermit John, who foretold his future. When his mother died in , he and his siblings left Palestine for Attaleia. There he entered imperial service, probably in the Byzantine navy. In 821 or 822 he was promoted to ''ek prosopou'' (deputy governor) of the Cibyrrhaeot Theme. He held the post until 825, although he may have been promoted to thematic governor (''strategos'') in the meantime. He participated in the suppression of the rebellion of Thomas the Slav in 822–823, then spent ten months in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1 December (Eastern Orthodox Liturgics)
Events Pre-1600 * 800 – A council is convened in the Vatican, at which Charlemagne is to judge the accusations against Pope Leo III. *1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris alongside his father-in-law King Charles VI of France. *1577 – Courtiers Christopher Hatton and Thomas Heneage are knighted by Queen Elizabeth I of England. 1601–1900 *1640 – End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, ending 59 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the Philippine Dynasty. *1662 – Diarist John Evelyn records skating on the frozen lake in St James's Park, London, watched by Charles II and Queen Catherine. *1768 – The former slave ship ''Fredensborg'' sinks off Tromøya in Norway. *1821 – José Núñez de Cáceres wins the independence of the Dominican Republic from Spain and names the new territory the Republic of Spanish Haiti. *1822 – Pedro I is crowned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
