Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios

"The three texts contained in this volume, translated into English for the first time, commemorate the life of one of the most celebrated of Byzantine churchmen. Theodore of Stoudios (759-826) played a leading role in both monastic and political life in Byzantium. He is celebrated as a saint in the Orthodox Church, particularly for his stalwart defense of icon veneration during the period of Second Iconoclasm. He was also responsible for lasting reforms in monastic organization, widely imitated by later founders throughout the empire. The survival of much of his vast literary output-homilies, letters, verses, and hagiography-testifies to his lasting influence"--
The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios collects three important works promoting the influential Constantinople monastery of Stoudios and the memory of its founder, who is celebrated as a saint in the Orthodox Church for defending icon veneration. New editions of the Byzantine Greek texts appear alongside the first English translations.
Theodore (759–826), abbot of the influential Constantinopolitan monastery of Stoudios, is celebrated as a saint by the Orthodox Church for his stalwart defense of icon veneration. Three important texts promoting the monastery and the memory of its founder are collected in The Life and Death of Theodore of Stoudios.In the Life of Theodore, Michael the Monk describes a golden age at Stoudios, as well as Theodore’s often antagonistic encounters with imperial rulers. The Encyclical Letter of Naukratios, written in 826 by his successor, informed the scattered monks of their leader’s death. Translation and Burial contains brief biographies of Theodore and his brother, along with an eyewitness account of their reburial at Stoudios.These works, translated into English for the first time, appear here alongside new editions of the Byzantine Greek texts.