Born: Cir­ca 375, Cy­rene (a Greek col­o­ny in pre­sent day Li­bya).

Known as a statesman and patriot, Synesius was made Bishop of Ptolemaïs by popular demand in 410. He wrote a number of odes, only one of which has come into common usage as a hymn.

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Hymns

  1. Μνώεο Χριστέ