Name
Bassianos, abbot in Constantinople, mid 5th c.
Saint ID
S02890
Reported Death Not Before
450
Reported Death Not After
500
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Monastic founders, Ascetics/monks/nuns
| ID | Title | E08131 | The Greek Life of *Matrona (abbess in Constantinople, 5th c., S01829) recounts the story of an aristocratic woman who entered the ascetic way of life disguised as a eunuch at the male monastery of *Bassianos (5th c. abbot in Constantinople, S02890), and later founded her own nunnery in the same city. Written in Constantinople in the late 6th century. |
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