Faith Healing in Late Byzantium: The Posthumous Miracles of the Patriarch Athanasios I of Constantinople

In Faith Healing in Late Byzantium: The Posthumous Miracles of the Patriarch Athanasios I of Constantinople, by Theoktistos the Stoudite, Alice-Mary Talbot offers a translation of the accounts of miraculous healings attributed to Patriarch Athanasios I after his death. Talbot presents a fascinating glimpse into the beliefs and practices surrounding faith healing in the late Byzantine era. This translation provides valuable historical and theological insights into the phenomenon of posthumous miracles and the enduring significance of spiritual healing within the Byzantine Christian context. Contents Preface 5 List of Abbreviations 8 Introduction The Life, Death, and Posthumous Cult of Athanasios 11 Theoktistos the Stoudite and the Logos on the Translation of the Relics of Athanasios 31 Description of the Manuscript 38 List of Signs 42 Greek Text of the Logos and Translation 43 Commentary 124 Appendix A: Theoktistos the S