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presided over matrimonial causes, and was the main intermediary between the clergy and the patriarch, controlling his correspondence and access to him. He drew up all sentences and decisions of the patriarch, who signed and sealed them; he presided in the synods in the patriarch's absence and took
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calls the Grand Chartophylax the judge of all causes, and the patriarch's right arm. He adds that this officer was the depository or keeper of all the
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as well as the provincial dioceses, and holders of the post were responsible for the archives and chancery. Some monasteries also included a
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cognizance of all ecclesiastical and civil matters and causes, whether among the clergy, the monks, or the people. The
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rose to become one of the most important officials in the clergy, despite his nominally low rank.
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The Chartophylax: Archivist and Librarian to the Patriarch in Constantinople
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Index

Great Chartophylax
Greek
chartoularios
Greek Orthodox Church
Byzantine
Constantinople
Patriarch of Constantinople
Codinus
charters
ecclesiastical
bishops
deacon
priests
notaries
chartulary
See of Rome
Kazhdan, Alexander
Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
ISBN
978-0-19-504652-6
The Chartophylax: Archivist and Librarian to the Patriarch in Constantinople
Categories
Byzantine ecclesiastical titles and offices
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

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