ST. IOANNIKIOS THE GREAT ON THE STUDITES...
When the man said farewell and
departed, lo and behold, the Studites who were followers of [St] Athanasios
[the Confessor] and [St] Naukratios [the Studite] arrived. It is the habit of
these men to stir up trouble and to shake up not only the Church of God, but
also everyone who is dedicated to God; they cleverly wield their venomous
tongue in the criticism of the holy ones, and recommend only themselves and
proclaim their barking as inspired by God… these people who should be spat upon
and hated by all, who are weights on the world, so to speak, graceless
creations, fabrications of the Devil…
- “Life of Our Most Blessed and
Holy Father [St.] Ioannikios [the Great],” by Peter the Monk of Agauroi.
Translation from Byzantine Defenders of Images: Eight Saints' Lives in
English Translation, edited by Alice-Mary Talbot, Dumbarton Oaks Research
Library and Collection, 1998, p. 323.
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