Philip Monotropos
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Phillipos Monotropos was a Byzantine
monk and writer, notable for his authorship of the Dioptra ("The Mirror"), written towards the end of the eleventh century.
Philip probably lived on Mount Athos
. The 5-volume Dioptra is a compendium of prose and verse for the education of the next generation. In the first volume a sinful monk repents to his soul. In the four following volumes a dialogue continues between body and soul.
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...
monk and writer, notable for his authorship of the Dioptra ("The Mirror"), written towards the end of the eleventh century.
Philip probably lived on Mount Athos
Mount Athos
Mount Athos is a mountain and peninsula in Macedonia, Greece. A World Heritage Site, it is home to 20 Eastern Orthodox monasteries and forms a self-governed monastic state within the sovereignty of the Hellenic Republic. Spiritually, Mount Athos comes under the direct jurisdiction of the...
. The 5-volume Dioptra is a compendium of prose and verse for the education of the next generation. In the first volume a sinful monk repents to his soul. In the four following volumes a dialogue continues between body and soul.