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- Title
Symeon the Sanctified and the re-foundation of Xenophon.
- Authors
Morris, Rosemary
- Abstract
The re-foundation of the Athonite monastery of Xenophon at the end of the eleventh century provides an interesting case study of the activities of a 'second founder'. The activities of Symeon the Sanctified demonstrate how a high-ranking, ex-imperial official re-established the status and possessions of Xenophon by using the wealth, legal expertise and social connections at his disposal. Making use of a detailed study of documents from the archive of Xenophon, the article suggests solutions to the puzzling chronology of Symeon's activities on the holy mountain and discusses the causes of his conflict with the Athonite authorities and subsequent re-instatement.
- Subjects
ATHOS (Greece); GREECE; SYMEON, the Sanctified; CHURCH history -- 11th century; MONASTICISM &; religious orders -- Government; ORTHODOX Eastern monasteries; MEDIEVAL monasticism &; religious orders; MONKS; CHURCH polity; CHURCH orders; GREEK history, 323-1453; HISTORY
- Publication
Byzantine & Modern Greek Studies, 2009, Vol 33, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0307-0131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1179/174962509X417636