Theodore Balsamon

Theodore Balsamon was a christian minister, canon law jurist, writer and patriarch (1140–1190). He was born at Constantinople.

Also recorded as Theodore Balsamo; Theodore IV of Antioch.

Theodore Balsamon in brief

Born
1140
Died
1190
Known for
christian minister, canon law jurist, writer and patriarch
Place of birth
Constantinople
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Theodore Balsamo and Theodore IV of Antioch. His recorded language was medieval Greek. His recorded confession was Eastern Orthodoxy.

Literature

6 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Theodore Balsamon, Christianity and Family Law. Balsamon, Theodore,, Historical Dictionary of the Orthodox Church, 1996. Theodore Balsamon: Epigrams on a Golden Cup and a Letter about These Verses, Sources for Byzantine Art History, 2022. Theodore Balsamon: The Orthodox Church in Twelfth-Century Constantinople, Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium, 2019. John Zonaras, Theodore Balsamon, and Alexios Aristenos: Twelfth-Century Commentaries on Canons 73 and 82 of the Quinisext Council, Sources for Byzantine Art History, 2022. »May the Old Customs Be Observed«: Canons on Custom and Their Significance for the Contemporary Life of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Bogoslovni Vestnik, 2025.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 20 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1140Theodore Balsamon born at Constantinople.
  2. 1190Theodore Balsamon died at Constantinople.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Balsamon, Theodore,, Historical Dictionary of the Orthodox Church, 1996

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    John Zonaras, Theodore Balsamon, and Alexios Aristenos: Twelfth-Century Commentaries on Canons 73 and 82 of the Quinisext Council, Sources for Byzantine Art History, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Theodore Balsamon, Christianity and Family Law

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Theodore Balsamon: Epigrams on a Golden Cup and a Letter about These Verses, Sources for Byzantine Art History, 2022

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Theodore Balsamon: The Orthodox Church in Twelfth-Century Constantinople, Church Law and Church Order in Rome and Byzantium, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 1 article naming Theodore Balsamon.

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2060897: Theodore Balsamon

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Theodore Balsamon”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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