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Saint Symeon Metaphrastes was the most renowned of the Byzantine hagiographers. Hagiography ( is the study of Saints. A hagiography, from Greek (hağios (ἅγιος "holy" or "saint" and graphē (γραφή He is identified with the logothete of that name. Logothete ( Greek λογοθέτης, Med Latin logotheta, Italian: logoteta, Romanian: logofăt) [1]

Scholars have been very much divided as to the period in which he lived, dates ranging from the 9th century to the 14th having been suggested; but it is now generally agreed that he flourished in the second half of the 10th century. The 9th century is the period from 801 to 900 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian / Common Era.

Still greater divergences of opinion have existed as to the lives of saints coming from his pen, and here again the solution of the problem has been attained by studying the composition of the great Greek menologies. The menology of Metaphrastes is a collection of lives of saints for the twelve months of the year, easily recognizable among analogous collections, and consisting of about 150 distinct pieces, some of which are taken from older collections, while others have added later. Although the Latin word Menologium, in English also written Menology and Menologe, has been in some measure adopted for Western use it is originally and in strictness [2]

Among other works attributed (though with some uncertainty) to Symeon are a Chronicle, a canonical collection, some letters and poems, and other writings of less importance. Symeon's great popularity is due more particularly to his Menology, a collection of lives of saints. Although the Latin word Menologium, in English also written Menology and Menologe, has been in some measure adopted for Western use it is originally and in strictness About his life we know only very few details.

The Eastern Orthodox Church honours him as a saint, with his feast day falling on November 9 (for those churches which follow the Julian Calendar November 9 falls on the Gregorian Calendar's November 28). The Eastern Orthodox Church is the second largest single Christian Communion in the world A saint (from the Latin sanctus) is a human being to whom has been attributed (and who has generally demonstrated a high level of Holiness and Sanctity The Calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organizing a Liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more Saints Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all The Julian calendar, a reform of the Roman calendar, was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC and came into force in 45 BC (709 Ab urbe condita The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events An office composed in his honour is found in the Menaion. The Menaion ( Greek: Μηναίον Slavonic: Минеѧ Minéya, "of the month" refers to the annual fixed cycle of services in

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  1. ^ Sancti Epiphanii ad Physiologum; the logothete was an imperial secretary.
  2. ^   "Symeon Metaphrastes". Catholic Encyclopedia. The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to today as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language Encyclopedia published by The Encyclopedia (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company.  
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