Christophoros 17 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | VII |
| PmbZ No. | 1087 |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Hierapolis (Phrygia Pacatiana) (officeplace); Hierapolis (Phrygia Pacatiana) |
| Occupation | Bishop |
| Titles | Metropolitan, Hierapolis (Phrygia Pacatiana) (office) |
| Seal Sources | Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981); Schlumberger, G. Sigillographie de l'empire byzantin (Paris, 1884) |
Christophoros 17 was metropolitan bishop of Hierapolis in Phrygia Pacatiana; owner of a seal dateable to the seventh century: Laurent, Corpus V 1, 728 = Schlumberger, Sig., p. 255. Obv.: image of St Philippos, between the legends ὁ ἅγιος Φίλιππος. Rev.: cruciform monmogram, partly mutilated, read by Laurent as Χριστόφορος μητροπολίτης Ἱεραπόλεως, with the legend Πακ - ατι - αν - ης. See Laurent, op. cit., p. 555, note.
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