Ο μητροπολίτης Κερκύρας Νικόλαος και η βυζαντινο-νορμανδική σύγκρουση στο Ιόνιο (τέλη του 11ου αι.)
Part of : Βυζαντιακά ; No.24, 2004, pages 197-210
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This article refers to the metropolitan bishop of Corfu (Kerkyra) Nicolaos,who was on his ecclesiastical throne during the reign of the byzantine emperorAlexios I Comnenos (1081-1118). Also deals with the struggle between Byzantiumand the Normands in the west provinces of Byzantine State and partricularly in thearea of the Ionian sea (1081-85). Although Normands with their leader RobertGuiscard made serious efforts to conquer Corfu, finally they were defeated andtheir leader died in Kephallonia (1085).Moreover it is stated that after the year 1084 the archbishopric of Corfu raisedin a metropolitan bishopric and perhaps its first metropolitan bishop wasNicolaos. His predecessor was archbishop Vasileios. We surely know thatNicolaos participated with other bishops, political and ecclesiastical officers in thesynod that took place in Blachernes in Constantinople (1094/95). We also knowthat Nicolaos had correspondence with the archbishop of Achrida Theophylact(1089-1118 or 1126). In addition, he probably participated in the synod, whichexamined the case of Eustrate, metropolitan bishop of Nicea (1117).A poem, which was written by Nicolaos, informs us about the problems anddifficulties that he faced in his church and his intention to resign from themetropolitan see of Corfu and become a monk. It is not certain that finallyNicolaos abdicated from his metropolitan bishopric.Besides this poem, his writing work was very rich. He wrote an extensivecommentary on the ascetic chapters of the Holy Maxime the Confessor. He alsowrote an epigram about Holy Cross and another about Saint John Chrysostome.The last mention about Nicolaos comes from a six lines poem, which was writtenby him in the year 1125/26 and concerns the hymns of Symeon the NewTheologian.From the facts which were mentioned above, we conclude that probablyNicolaos was metropolitan bishop of Corfu from 1084/85 to 1125/26. As hissuccessor is cited someone Theophanes.
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