Georgios 80

Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire
SexM
FloruitL VIII
PmbZ No.2127
ReligionChristian
LocationsCrete (officeplace);
Crete
OccupationBishop
TitlesArchbishop, Crete (office);
Bishop, Crete (office)
Seal SourcesDumbarton Oaks, A Catalogue of the Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, eds., J. Nesbitt and N. Oikonomides (Washington, DC, 1991-);
Laurent, V., Le corpus des sceaux de l'empire byzatin, V, 1-3, L'église (Paris, 1963-72); II, L'administration centrale (Paris, 1981);
Tsougarakis, D., "The Byzantine Seals of Crete", SBS 2 (1990), pp. 137-152.;
Zacos, G. and Veglery, A., Byzantine Lead Seals, vol. I (in 3 parts) (Basel, 1972).

Georgios 80 was archbishop of Crete; owner of a seal dateable to the late eighth century: DOSeals II 36.9 = Zacos and Veglery 1913 = Laurent, Corpus V 3, no. 1753 = Tsougarakis, SBS 2, p. 144, no. 2. Obv.: cruciform monogram of Κύριε βοήθει, with .ω - σω - δου - λω in the corners. Rev.: .εωρ. - ιω αρχιε - πισκοπω - Κριτης. The name and title read: Γεωργίῳ ἀρχιεπισκόπῳ Κρήτης.

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