„The Correspondence of Saint Constantine Cabasilas with the Archbishop of Ohrid Demetrius Homatianos, and John the Bishop of of Kitrus“, International symposium in honor of emeritus professor George Velenis, Thessaloniki Amphitheatre of Ancient Agora 4-7 October 2017, Athens 2021, 259-268
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2021
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St. Constantine Cabasilas was a really eminent archpriest of the Ohrid Archbishopric, but due to historical circumstances that followed shortly after his primacy, today we have partial and scarce data of his life and work. Despite the hymnological works of this church father, crucial for the clarification of his work are his correspondences with two eminent contemporaries - the Archbishop Demetrius Homatianos and John the Bishop of Kitrus. His correspondence with Homatianos is dating from the period of Constantine's episcopacy in Strumica. Correspondences with Homatianos, as well as with the Bishop John culminate in the period when St. Constantine Cabasilas was Metropolitan of Durres. These correspondences represent an important source, especially in the area of the church law but as well as to the liturgical and the current interdenominational dialogue. The precision of the asked questions and their answers to minor details elaborate topics that are still current today. This testifies the great education of these clerics. However, the studious approach to current but also to more serious ecumenical problems discovers their dedicated service to God and to the entrusted people; the manner on which they use the principle of economy (οικονομία) and akrivia (ακρίβεια) is a good model for solving of particular contemporary church issues.
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