About Nicetas of Heraclea
Lived 1030 – 1117 (aged 86–87). Nicetas of Heraclea was a Byzantine and Greek canon law jurist, eastern Orthodox priest and metropolitan.
Nicetas was an 11th-century Greek clergyman. A deacon of St. Sophia, Constantinople, he was a nephew of the bishop of Serres or Serrae in Macedonia. Eventually he became Metropolitan of Heraclea (Pontus), at the end of the eleventh century. He was a prolific writer.
He is sometimes confused with Nicetas Paphlagon.
Works He compiled catenas on Matthew, Luke and John.
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Who was Nicetas of Heraclea?
Greek bishop
When was Nicetas of Heraclea born?
Nicetas of Heraclea was born in 1030.
When did Nicetas of Heraclea die?
Nicetas of Heraclea died in 1117.
What was Nicetas of Heraclea's occupation?
Nicetas of Heraclea was a canon law jurist, eastern Orthodox priest and metropolitan.
What nationality was Nicetas of Heraclea?
Nicetas of Heraclea was Byzantine and Greek.
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· Wikipedia: Nicetas of Heraclea
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