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He was born Theodore Agallianos. He was appointed official of the Eastern Orthodox Patriarchate. He was the author of seminal theological works. The value of his letters is priceless, as they shed light on the historical events pertaining to the period of the fall of Constantinople. Theophanes of Medeia condemned the scheming of church officials, while, as far as the compliance with church rules is concerned, he emphasized the principle of the distinction between needs and historical conditions.
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Mantzanas, M. (2016). Theophanes of Medeia. In: Sgarbi, M. (eds) Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-02848-4_167-1
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