Christophoros 56 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 814 (taq) / 814 (tpq) |
| PmbZ No. | 1120 |
| Variant Names | Christophorus |
| Locations | Francia |
| Titles | Spatharios (dignity) |
| Textual Sources | Annales Regni Francorum, ed. F. Kurze, MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 6 (1895; repr. 1950) (annals) |
Christophoros 56 was a spatharios; in 814 he and Gregorios 155 were sent by the emperor Leo V (Leo 15) as envoys to Charlemagne (Karoulos 1), in company with Charlemagne's envoys Amalarios 1 and Petros 141, with the agreed text of an alliance; on arrival they found that Charlemagne (Karoulos 1) was dead and had been succeeded by Louis (Lodoïchos 2); they were received by Louis and then dismissed with Louis's own envoys (Nordbert 1 and Richoin 1) sent to renew friendship with Leo V (Leo 15) and ratify the agreed treaty: Annales Regni Francorum s.a. 814.
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