Thomas 10

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VIII
Dates787 (taq) / 787 (tpq)
ReligionChristian;
Iconophile
LocationsDaonion (Thrace) (officeplace);
Daonion (Thrace);
Nikaia
OccupationBishop
TitlesBishop, Daonion (Europa) (office)
Textual SourcesNikaia, Second Council of (Seventh Ecumenical Council, a. 787) (Mansi XII-XIII) (conciliar)

Thomas 10 was bishop of Daonion in Europa; in 787 he attended the Second Council of Nikaia (the Seventh Ecumenical Council) and was probably present at all eight sessions, from 24 September to 23 November 787: Mansi XII 995-XIII 486. In the list of those present at the first and seventh sessions he is styled Θωμᾶ ἐπισκόπου Ταονίου or similar: Mansi XII 995 (has marg.: Λαοντίου), XIII 368 (τοῦ Δαωνίου). Elsewhere he is styled Θωμᾶς ὁ ὁσιώτατος ἐπίσκοπος Δαονίου or similar: Mansi XII 1099, XIII 144 (τοῦ Δαονίου). At the second session Thomas 10 supported the traditional veneration of icons as described in statements from pope Hadrian I (Hadrianos 1) and condemned iconoclasts: Mansi XII 1099. At the fourth session he subscribed the statements read out from the Fathers in support of the veneration of icons: Mansi XIII 144. His name is missing from the list of those who subscribed the statement of the faith adopted by the Council at the seventh session, perhaps a textual error since he is listed as attending that session.

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