Leo 253 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E IX |
| Dates | 815 (tpq) / 818 (taq) |
| PmbZ No. | 4416 |
| Locations | Constantinople (residence); Constantinople |
| Textual Sources | Theodorus Studita, Epistulae, ed. G. Fatouros, CFHB 31.1-2 (Berlin/New York, 1992) (letters) |
Leo 253 was a friend (φίλῳ: p. 218, line 1) of Theodore the Stoudite (Theodoros 15), living in Constantinople, to whom Theodoros 15 wrote a letter of thanks between 815 and 818 for the friendship and support shown by him to other monks who were suffering in the persecution (under Leo V (Leo 15)); he is addressed as ὦ φίλε καλέ (p. 218, line 2): Theod. Stud., Ep. 98, p. 218 (addressed Λέοντι φίλῳ).
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