Philaretos 3 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | L VIII |
| PmbZ No. | 6141 |
| Ethnicity | Armenian |
| Locations | Hagios Georgios (Monastery of) (property); Hagios Georgios (Monastery of) (burialplace) |
| Textual Sources | Vita Sancti Philareti, by Nicetas of Amnia (BHG 1511z), ed. M.-H. Fourmy and M. Leroy, "La Vie de S. Philarhte", Byz 9 (1934), pp. 113-167 (hagiography) |
Philaretos 3 was a grandson of Philaretos 1 (St Philaretos), fourth son of Eirene 2 and Ioannes 12, brother of Bardas 1, Eustathios 1, Niketas 8, Helene 1, Euphemia 1 and Hypatia 3: Nicetas, Vita Philareti, p. 141, line 28 (ὁ τέταρτος παῖς Φιλάρετος). Like his older brother Eustathios 1, Philaretos 3 died young after donating his wealth to the poor and his estates to the monastery of St George, where he too was buried: Nicetas, Vita Philareti, p. 157, lines 1-10. The family was of Armenian descent; see Maria 2.
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