Stephanos 55 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | L VIII |
| Religion | Christian |
| Locations | Kaisareia (Bithynia) (residence); Kaisareia (Bithynia) |
| Occupation | Hermit |
| Titles | Hermit (office) |
| Textual Sources | Vita Nicetae Hegoumeni Medicii, Auctore Theostericto (BHG 1341), AASS April I, Appendix, pp. xviii-xxviii (hagiography) |
Stephanos 55 was an old man living as a solitary by a river just north of Kaisareia in Bithynia; he taught Niketas 43 the rules of the eremitic life and, finding him suitable for the cenobitic life, Stephanos 55 recommended Niketas 43 to enter a monastery: Vita Nicetae Medicii 7-8.
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