Anonymus 194 was a monk; shortly after entering holy orders (ἄρτι δὲ πρὸς ἀρχὴν τῆς ἱερωσύνης ἀναδραμὼν; Theoph. Cont. III 12, p. 102) he began to argue persistently with the emperor Theophilos 5 in favour of the veneration of icons; the emperor sent him to Ioannes 5 (the patriarch John the Grammarian) to listen to his dialectical arguments and be convinced by them of the error of his views but in the event Anonymus 194 reduced Ioannes 5 to silence by means of scriptural quotations; subsequently Anonymus 194 withdrew to live at Kalon Oros (in Lydia) where he met Ignatios 10 and was ordained by him (χειροτονίας τε ἠξίωσεν; Theoph. Cont. III 12, p. 102); subsequently Anonymus 194 made prophetic statements about future events and emperors and survived down to the times of the emperor Leo VI (Leo 25) and his sons: Theoph. Cont. III 12 (p. 102). Anonymus 194 was a monk who entered holy orders and finally became a priest (or possibly a bishop).

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