John the Deacon (Byzantine writer)
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John the Deacon ( 11th century) is the author of a tract on the veneration of saints and against the doctrine of soul sleep.
He was one of several Byzantine writers who wrote on this theme, from Eustratios of Constantinople
and Niketas Stethatos, to Philip Monotropos
(Dioptra pp. 210, 220) and Michael Glykas.
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John the Deacon ( 11th century) is the author of a tract on the veneration of saints and against the doctrine of soul sleep.
He was one of several Byzantine writers who wrote on this theme, from Eustratios of Constantinople
Eustratios of Constantinople
Eustratios, Presbyter of Constantinople was a pupil of Patriarch Eutychius of Constantinople and writer.He is remembered as the author of a tract against belief in soul sleep entitled A Refutation of Those Who Say That the Souls of the Dead Are Not Active and Receive No Benefit from the Prayers...
and Niketas Stethatos, to Philip Monotropos
Philip Monotropos
Phillipos Monotropos was a Byzantine monk and writer, notable for his authorship of the Dioptra , written towards the end of the eleventh century....
(Dioptra pp. 210, 220) and Michael Glykas.