Andrew of Crete
- Born
- c. 660
- Died
- c. 740 (preferred reconstruction; other traditions, 712 or 726)
- Archbishop of
- Gortyna (Crete) and hymnographer
- Wrote in
- Greek
Contemporary timeline
His life beside those who lived in his time, from the year 640 to 800.
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- Received as ecumenical by the Catholic and Orthodox Churches
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Who he was
A monk born in Damascus, trained in Jerusalem and later archbishop of Gortyna in Crete, known as a preacher and hymnographer. His Great Canon, of some 250 stanzas, is still sung in Byzantine Lent; in 712 he briefly accepted monothelitism at a synod and later recanted.
- Region
- Crete
- Language
- Greek
- Role
- Archbishop of Gortyna (Crete) and hymnographer
- Died
- c. 740 (preferred reconstruction; other traditions, 712 or 726)
His writings
1 writing, c. 712–740
c. 712–740