Cosmas Vestitor
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Cosmas Vestitor was a Byzantine
homiletic. He lived between 730 and 850 and left five sermons on the translation of the relics
of St. John Chrysostom, with a brief Vita
, and three encomia for Zechariah
, one for St. Barbara, St. Joachim and St. Anna.
Byzantine
Byzantine usually refers to the Roman Empire during the Middle Ages.Byzantine may also refer to:* A citizen of the Byzantine Empire, or native Greek during the Middle Ages...
homiletic. He lived between 730 and 850 and left five sermons on the translation of the relics
Translation (relics)
In Christianity, the translation of relics is the removal of holy objects from one locality to another ; usually only the movement of the remains of the saint's body would be treated so formally, with secondary relics such as items of clothing treated with less ceremony...
of St. John Chrysostom, with a brief Vita
Hagiography
Hagiography is the study of saints.From the Greek and , it refers literally to writings on the subject of such holy people, and specifically to the biographies of saints and ecclesiastical leaders. The term hagiology, the study of hagiography, is also current in English, though less common...
, and three encomia for Zechariah
Zechariah (priest)
In the Bible, Zechariah , is the father of John the Baptist, a priest of the sons of Aaron, a prophet in , and the husband of Elisabeth who is the cousin of Mary the mother of Jesus.In the Qur'an, Zechariah plays a similar role as the father of John the Baptist and ranks him as a prophet alongside...
, one for St. Barbara, St. Joachim and St. Anna.