Anonymus 278 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | L IX/E X |
Dates | 877 (tpq) |
Religion | Christian |
Textual Sources | Vita Ignatii Patriarchae, by Nicetas (BHG 817), PG 105.488-574) (hagiography) |
An epileptic, Anonymus 278 had his mouth distorted by the disease and could not speak properly (δεινῶς ἐξανέστραπτο μὲν τὸ στόμα, παρῄρητό δὲ καὶ τοῦ κατὰ φύσιν φθέγματος τὴν φωνήν); Anonymus 278 called on the aid of the late patriarch Ignatios 1, who appeared to him in a dream; on waking Anonymus 278 found himself completely cured: Nicetas, Vita Ignatii 561A-B. Ignatios 1 died in 877.
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