George Bardanes

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George Bardanes (

Ecumenical Patriarchate, exiled in the Empire of Nicaea
.

Life

Bardanes was born in

archbishop, Michael Choniates, under whom he received his education.[1]

When Athens was captured by the

From this position Bardanes, along with Apokaukos and the

schism between the two Churches that lasted until 1233, when again it fell to Bardanes to compose the letter that ended it.[1]

In 1235/6, the ruler of

Frederick II Hohenstaufen and Pope Gregory IX, but he fell ill at Otranto and was unable to carry out his mission. He died in ca. 1240.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Macrides 1991, pp. 254–255.

Sources

  • Macrides, R. J. (1991). "Bardanes, George". In .