A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

8. Described as a MONK and PRESBYTER.

When he lived is not known : it is conjectured that it was in the twelfth century, as he mentions Joannes of Thessalonica and Andreas of Crete (who lived near the end of the seventh century) among " the fathers," and is himself quoted by Nicephorus Callisti (Eccles. Hist. 2.23) in the earlier half of the fourteenth century.