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Damaskinos Stouditis ( el, Δαμασκηνός Στουδίτης; Latin: Damascenus Studites) was a high-ranking Greek ecclesiastic and writer in the sixteenth century. Born in
List of Great Macedonians (15th-19th century)
Damaskinos Stouditis ( el, Δαμασκηνός Στουδίτης; Latin: Damascenus Studites) was a high-ranking Greek ecclesiastic and writer in the sixteenth century. Born in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...
around 1500, he became a monk in Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis (" ...
, where he was a student of Thomas (Theophanes) Eleavoulkos Notaras at the Patriarchal Academy. In 1564 he was appointed Bishop of Lete and Rendina. In 1574 he was promoted to Metropolitan of Nafpaktos
Nafpaktos ( el, Ναύπακτος) is a town and a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, situated on a bay on the north coast of the Gulf of Corinth, west of the mouth of the river Mornos.
It is named for Naupaktos (, Latinize ...
and Arta, and later became Patriarchal Exarch of Aitolia. He died in 1577.
Sometime before 1558, when he was still a subdeacon (ὑποδιάκονος), Damaskinos composed his most famous and popular work, the ''Thesauros'' (Θησαυρός), a compendium of 36 sermons devoted to passages of the Bible. Written in contemporary vernacular Greek, this work reveals Damaskinos’ wide knowledge of scriptural, patristic, historical and philosophical literature. Since its ''editio princeps In classical scholarship, the ''editio princeps'' (plural: ''editiones principes'') of a work is the first printed edition of the work, that previously had existed only in manuscripts, which could be circulated only after being copied by hand.
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'' in Venice in 1568, the ''Thesauros'' has been published in numerous editions.Most recently: Θησαυρὸς Δαμασκηνοῦ τοῦ ὑποδιακόνου καὶ Στουδίτου τοῦ Θεσσαλονικέως (Thessaloniki 1971, reprinted 1983) The text was translated into Turkish (1731; unpublished) and several Slavic languages.
See also
*List of Greeks
This is a list of notable Greeks.
Actors/actresses
Ancient period
* Metrobius
* Thespis
Adventurers
* Constantine Phaulkon (1648–1688), first counsellor of King Narai of Siam
Athletes & sports figures Ancient period
* Alexander I of Mace ...
*List of Macedonians (Greek)
The following is a list of Macedonians.
Ancient
''See List of ancient Macedonians.''
Roman
''Also see Macedonia (Roman province)#Citizens''
* Sopater, (Veria 1st century BC), saint, accompanied with Paulos
* Antipater of Thessalonica (late ...
External links
List of Great Macedonians (15th-19th century)
References
1577 deaths Clergy from Thessaloniki Year of birth unknown 16th-century Greek writers 16th-century male writers 16th-century Eastern Orthodox bishops Bishops of Nafpaktos 16th-century writers Religious writers Greeks from the Ottoman Empire Damaskins Writers from Thessaloniki {{Greece-bio-stub