100. PHOCAS (Φοκὰς), a Cretan monk, son of Matthaeus, who became a monk in Patmos. Joannes had served in the army of the emperor Manuel Comnenus (who reigned A. D. 1143-1180) in Asia Minor.
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