Genesius (other)
Genesius may refer to: *Any of several Saints Genesius *Joseph Genesius Genesius ( el, Γενέσιος, ''Genesios'') is the conventional name given to the anonymous Byzantine author of Armenian origin of the tenth century chronicle, ''On the reign of the emperors''. His first name is sometimes given as Joseph, combini ..., tenth-century Byzantine historian * Genesius Theatre in Reading, Pennsylvania {{Disambig ...
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Saint Genesius (other)
Saint Genesius may refer to: *Genesius of Arles, martyred under Maximianus in 303 or 308 *Genesius, Bishop of Clermont (died circa 662), French saint and bishop *Genesius, Count of Clermont (died 725), noble of Gaul and reputed miracle worker *Genesius of Lyon (died 679), 37th Archbishop of Lyon *Genesius of Rome, comedian and patron saint of actors *Ginés de la Jara Saint Ginés de la Jara (also known as Ginés de la Xara, Ginés el Franco, Genesius Sciarensis) is a semi-legendary saint of Spain. He is associated with the region surrounding Cartagena, of which he is co-patron. A hermitage was founded adjac ...

Joseph Genesius
Genesius ( el, Γενέσιος, ''Genesios'') is the conventional name given to the anonymous Byzantine author of Armenian origin of the tenth century chronicle, ''On the reign of the emperors''. His first name is sometimes given as Joseph, combining him with a "Joseph Genesius" quoted in the preamble to John Skylitzes. Traditionally, he has been regarded as the son or grandson of Constantine Maniakes. Composed at the court of Constantine VII, the chronicle opens in 814, covers the Second Iconoclast period and ends in 886. It presents the events largely from the view of the Macedonian dynasty, though with a skew less marked than the authors of Theophanes Continuatus, a collection of mostly anonymous chronicles meant to continue the work of Theophanes the Confessor. The chronicle describes the reigns of the four emperors from Leo V down to Michael III in detail; and more briefly that of Basil I. It uses Constantine VII's ''Life of Basil'' as a source, though it appears to have bee ...
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