Theodore the Studite (also known as Theodorus Studita St. Theodore of Stoudios and St. Theodore of Studium; 759–826) was a Byzantine Greek monk and abbot of the Stoudios monastery in Constantinople. Theodore’s letter containing suggested monastery reform rules is the first recorded stand against slavery. He played a major role in the revivals both of Byzantine monasticism and of classical literary genres in Byzantium.
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birth date
0759-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death date
0826-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
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Monk
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Catholic Church
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