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309:. Zaoutzes' rivalry with Euthymius is a major theme of his hagiography, where the former is represented as an all-powerful minister whose ambitions and machinations are responsible for all errors and calamities of the reign, and with whom Euthymius was engaged in a battle "for the prize of Leo's soul". How far Stylianos' reported dominance reflects reality is questioned by Tougher, who points out that from the historical sources, Leo does not seem to have simply followed Stylianos' initiative, but to have retained control of affairs throughout his reign. Euthymius has also been seen by modern scholars as an advocate of the traditional aristocracy, and at odds with Leo's "foreign" (i.e. non- 51: 391: 411:. Despite Zoe's repeated efforts, however, he steadfastly refused to officially recognize her marriage with the emperor as canonical and her status as empress. Leo was forced to do penance to atone for his marriage, and to pass a law excluding anyone from ever again marrying for a fourth time. As a result of the settlement, on 15 May 908 Euthymius crowned the infant Constantine VII as co-emperor. Even though the later Byzantine chroniclers tend to side with Nicholas Mystikos against Leo, they paint Euthymius in a favourable light. According to the 343:, and dissuaded her from seeking a divorce due to the emperor's neglect and his continued cohabitation with his long-time mistress Zoe Zaoutzaina. After Theophano's death, Euthymius opposed Leo's second marriage to Zoe Zaoutzaina due to her ill repute, which earned him a two-year confinement in the monastery of St. Diomedes. He was not released until after Zoe's death two years later. Following Zoe's death after giving birth to a daughter, Anna, Leo pursued a—normally 2600: 445:, was apparently written in the years 920/25 according to P. Karlin-Hayter, or, according to D. Sophianos, soon after 932. Its author is unknown, but, in the words of Shaun Tougher, "he had an insider's perspective on court affairs during reign", and is consequently one of the "richest sources for the period from the death of Basil I to the early years of Constantine VII" ( 606:). Leo was born while Michael was still alive, which led to rumours, already current during the time, that he was actually Michael's son. Many modern scholars have led credence to the idea, especially in view of Leo's troubled relationship with Basil. Whatever his biological parentage may have been, however, Leo was publicly and legally acknowledged as Basil's son. 449:). However, despite offering a vivid portrait of Leo and his court, with eye-witness anecdotes that illustrate the emperor's character, as a source it is limited due to its focus on, and bias in favour of, Euthymius, as well as due to the fact that several sections are missing. The single surviving manuscript was kept in Berlin and vanished during 371:. Euthymius too was persuaded to act as one of Constantine's godfathers in the ceremony, which took place in January 906. Despite his pledge to separate from Zoe, however, Leo now was determined to legitimize both her and their son by a fourth marriage, something utterly forbidden by canon law on pain of 355:
asserts that following the death of Zoe and her father, as well as the discovery of a conspiracy by their relatives, Leo had repented of his treatment of Euthymius and asked for his forgiveness. The emperor repeatedly sought his counsel, going as far as visiting him incognito at the monastery in
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Shortly before Leo's death in May 912, the emperor reconciled himself with Nicholas Mystikos, who now demanded his re-instatement as Patriarch. The sources are unclear, but shortly after Leo's death, or perhaps already before, Euthymius was deposed by a synod convened at
367:. The fact that the child's mother was the emperor's mistress caused trouble with leading Church officials, and Leo was forced to promise to separate from Zoe as a precondition for the infant's ceremonial baptism by Patriarch Nicholas Mystikos in the 351:, in hopes of having a male heir. Indeed, a boy named Basil was born in Easter 901, but Eudokia died during childbirth and was soon followed by the baby. This was once more the occasion of a clash between the emperor and Euthymius. The 298:, succeeding Stephen, who had held the post in tandem with the patriarchate since 886. This was an important office in the Byzantine ecclesiastical hierarchy, and several of its holders had subsequently advanced to the patriarchate. 406:
Despite Euthymius' notorious stubbornness, which probably had discouraged Leo from raising him to the patriarchate sooner, he proved willing to grant the emperor economy, aided by the assent of the other patriarchates of the
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Psamathia. During one of the visits, Euthymius prophesied Eudokia's death, and later refused to attend her funeral, retiring with six followers from Constantinople to the suburb of "ta Agathou", a property of his monastery.
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Despite his closeness to the new emperor, Euthymius' relationship with Leo was "notoriously stormy" (Shaun Tougher), and perhaps explains why did not succeed to the patriarchal throne until 907. The
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Prosopographie der mittelbyzantinischen Zeit Online. Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften. Nach Vorarbeiten F. Winkelmanns erstellt
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Sophianos, Demetrios Z. (1971). "Ὁ Βίος τοῦ Ἁγίου Εὐθυμίου (Vita Euthymii), πατριάρχου Κωνσταντινουπόλεως († 917) καὶ ὁ χρόνος συγγραφῆς αὐτοῦ".
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also assigns much of the blame for Euthymius's troubled relation with the emperor on the machinations of Zoe Zaoutzaina's father,
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in favour of Nicholas, who was recalled from exile. Euthymius was exiled to Agathou, where he died on 5 August 917.
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Euthymius' own writings are few and relatively insignificant, comprising sermons on the conception of
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explains Nicholas' stance and his final deposition by his implication in the abortive plot of general
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Consecration of Euthymius as Patriarch of Constantinople. Miniature from the Madrid Skylitzes.
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in his honour, but according to Kazhdan "it is conventional and provides only limited data".
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from 907 to 912. A monk since his youth, he became spiritual father of the future emperor
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Jugie, Martin (1913). "La vie et les œuvres d'Euthyme, patriarche de Constantinople".
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At the time of Basil's death in 886, Euthymius was a monk in the monastery of the
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to present Euthymius as a perfect saint, which leads it to denigrate his rivals.
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Euthymius first incurred Leo's displeasure when he supported his first wife,
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Vita Euthymii Patriarchae CP: Text, translation, introduction and commentary
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Christian-Muslim Relations: A Bibliographical History, Volume 2 (900–1050)
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quarter in Constantinople, built on land confiscated from the exiled
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The Patriarch of Constantinople Euthymios I (907–912). Life and work
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Vita Euthymii, Ein Anecdoton zur Geschichte Leos des Weisen
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of Saint Clement as a gift and a token of appreciation.
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Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 907 to 912
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Index

Euthymius I of Antioch
Euthymius of Tarnovo
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople

Nicholas Mystikos
Nicholas Mystikos
Seleucia
Isauria
Silifke
Constantinople
Istanbul
Byzantine Empire
Greek
Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople
Leo VI the Wise
syncellus
Seleucia
Isauria
Arethas of Caesarea
Gregory of Dekapolis
Mount Olympus
Nicomedia
Constantinople
Ignatius
Basil I the Macedonian
Leo VI the Wise
Zoe Zaoutzaina
Theotokos of the Spring
Psamathia
Leo Katakalon

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