?-circa 910

Biography

Metrophanes was Bi­shop of Smyr­na (now İz­mir, Tür­ki­ye) near the end of the 9th Cen­tu­ry.

He was a par­ti­san of Rome in her con­test with Pho­ti­us, and ad­her­ent of his ri­val, Ig­na­ti­us.

His chief hym­no­lo­gi­cal works were his Can­ons in ho­nor of the Tri­ni­ty, eight in all, one for each Tone.

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If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Me­tro­pha­nes (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),