Anonymus 235 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | M VII |
| Dates | 650 (c) / 650 (c) |
| Locations | Rome |
| Titles | Spatharius of the exarch of Italy (office) |
| Textual Sources | Liber Pontificalis, ed. L. Duchesne, Le liber pontificalis. Texte, introduction et commentaire, 2 vols. (Paris, 1886-92); re-issued with 3rd vol. by C. Vogel, (Paris, 1955-57) (chronicle) |
Anonymus 235 was a spatharius of the exarch of Italy, Olympios 1; in Rome in c. 650 Anonymus 235 was ordered by Olympios 1 to assassinate pope Martin I (Martinos 6) during the celebration of mass in the Church of the Virgin ad Praesepe (perhaps the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore); at the crucial moment, so he swore on oath afterwards, he suddenly went blind and was unable to carry out his orders because he could not see where the pope was; supposedly because of this, Olympios 1 was reconciled with pope Martinos 6: Lib. Pont. 76. 6 (
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