The early decades of the Palaiologan period (1261-1453), following the recovery of Constantinople from the Latins, saw much more interest in the hagiography of older saints than of new saints. The article focuses on two rare examples of... more
The early decades of the Palaiologan period (1261-1453), following the recovery of Constantinople from the Latins, saw much more interest in the hagiography of older saints than of new saints. The article focuses on two rare examples of vitae of new saints, the Lives of Niketas the Younger by Theodore Mouzalon, and John the Merciful the Younger by Constantine Akropolites.
