Philagathus ( el, Φιλάγαθος ὁ Κεραμεύς or Κεραμίτης; it, Filagato di Cerami; d. 1154 or later), later known erroneously as Theophanes Cerameus, was a
Greek monk and preacher from
Sicily
(man) it, Siciliana (woman)
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or
Calabria
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. His surname (Kerameus) may indicate that he was born in
Cerami. He was a monk at
Rossano
Rossano is a town and ''frazione'' of Corigliano-Rossano in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, southern Italy. The city is situated on an eminence from the Gulf of Taranto. The town is known for its marble and alabaster quarries.
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. Around ninety of his sermons in Greek survive.
External links
Entry in ''Mediaeval Italy: An Encyclopedia'', including bibliographyMigne, Patrologia Graeca reprinting of Francesco Scorso 1644 editionThesarus Linguae Graecae bibliography
12th-century deaths
12th-century Byzantine writers
Byzantine writers
Year of birth unknown
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