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Hippolytus of Thebes was a Byzantine author of the late 7th or early 8th century. His Chronicle , preserved only in part, is an especially valuable source for New Testament chronology. Preserved fragments are scattered in about 40 manuscripts, mostly dealing with the Holy Family .
The Dormition and Assumption of the Virgin was a popular theme painted by both Greek and Italian artists since the dawn of the new religion. The chronology of the New Testament states that Mary lived for 11 years after the death of Jesus, dying in AD 41 according to Hippolytus of Thebes. The sanhedrin feared that her body would disappear.
The church of the Dormition is inscribed cruciform with a dome, with protruding cross antennae and a narrow narthex to the west. In its masonry, plenty of ready-made ancient material has been used (as is the case in many Christian temples of the time) which comes from the nearby archaeological site of the historical city of Orchomenus.
In accordance with Tewahedo Church teachings Dormition is the belief that Saint Mary's death was without suffering, in a state of spiritual peace. The Dormition of the Mother of God was believed to have been witnessed by the Apostles. After the death of Saint Mary the Apostles wanted to bury her body in the garden of Gethsemane. [2]
Hippolytus (Greek myth), several people; Hippolytus of Rome (c. 170–c. 235), Christian writer and saint; Hippolytus of Thebes (fl. 7th/8th century), Byzantine chronographer; Hippolytus (archbishop of Gniezno) (died c. 1027) Hippolytus, Bishop of Vác (died after 1157), Hungarian prelate
The Patrologia Graeca is an edited collection of writings by the Church Fathers and various secular writers, in the Greek language.It consists of 161 volumes produced in 1857–1866 by J. P. Migne's Imprimerie Catholique, Paris.
Michael Glykas or Glycas (Greek: Μιχαὴλ Γλυκᾶς) was a 12th-century Byzantine historian, theologian, mathematician, astronomer and poet.He was probably from Corfu and lived in Constantinople.
George Kedrenos, Cedrenus or Cedrinos (Greek: Γεώργιος Κεδρηνός, fl. 11th century) was a Byzantine Greek historian. In the 1050s he compiled Synopsis historion (also known as A concise history of the world), which spanned the time from the biblical account of creation to his own day.