Daily Medieval

In yesterday's post we saw how Emperor Theophilos got his bride, Theodora the Blessed, in a bride show . Afterward, Theophilos' step...

Technically, there were two of these synods, both held in Constantinople. One of them was called by Emperor Basil I, with the cooperation of...

Patriarch Photios I of Constantinople was vaulted to his position (which he held at two different times, 858–866 and 877–886 CE) because of...

Poor Photios! One of the most powerful and influential church leaders in Eastern Orthodox history, tutor of a future emperor whom he tried t...

Explanation of cross-in-square from this  fascinating site. Today is May Day, and the anniversary of the consecration of the Nea Ekklesi...