1091 CE Sinai Quake

Aliases	Greek
Nectarius of Jerusalem
Nectarios Kretas
Patriarch Nektarios
Nikolaos Pelopidis	Νεκτάριος Πελοπίδης

Aliases

Greek

Nectarius of Jerusalem

Nectarios Kretas

Patriarch Nektarios

Nikolaos Pelopidis

Νεκτάριος Πελοπίδης

English from Triantafyllou et al. (2022)

from Triantafyllou et al. (2022:12)
from Part Γ of Epitome
Triantafyllou et al. (2022:12) related the following as a preface to their excerpt:
In Part Γ of Epitome the attack of an Egyptian troop against the Sinai Monastery is narrated. This event happened in the year AD 1091. The Archbishop of the Monastery Iωάννης Αθηναῖος (Ιoannis Athinaeos) [was] tortured by the Egyptians until he died on AD 12 February 1091. In Epitome one may find a short account regarding a series of earthquakes felt in the Sinai Monastery on the same date

But at that evening seven great and terrible earthquakes happened, and the Barbarians got in fear and left, and after that they asked nothing more.

Year	Reference	Corrections	Notes
12 February 1091 CE	the night of the murder of the Archbishop of the Monastery of St. Catherine Iωάννης Αθηναῖος (Ιoannis Athinaeos - John the Athenian) - 12 February 1091 CE	none	Date as reported by Triantafyllou et al. (2022:12) Ambraseys (2009) cautions that the earthquake is dated by reference to the death of the Archbishop John the Athenian, the date of which is subject to some dispute. Ambraseys (2009) adds that Eckenstein (1921:144–145) puts John’s death in 1069, which raises the possibility of the 18 March 1068 earthquake. Ambraseys (2009) goes on to say that Cheikho (1907:416) quotes an Arabic manuscript that gives 1091 for his death, and this is followed by Rabino (1937: 81). Eckenstein (1921:144-145) reports that in the year 1069 John the Athenian, bishop of Sinai, was killed during his stay in Egypt under circumstances that are not recorded while adding that he was canonised at the convent. Chiekho (1907:416) states that according to another Arabic Manuscript, reported in our document, John was archbishop of Sinai in 1091 of Jesus Christ. He was Athenian by birth and was martyred by the Muslims of Egypt: the religious of Sinai gave him the cult due to the Saints.

Year

Reference

Corrections

Notes

12 February 1091 CE

the night of the murder of the Archbishop of the Monastery of St. Catherine Iωάννης Αθηναῖος (Ιoannis Athinaeos - John the Athenian) - 12 February 1091 CE

none

Date as reported by Triantafyllou et al. (2022:12)

Ambraseys (2009) cautions that the earthquake is dated by reference to the death of the Archbishop John the Athenian, the date of which is subject to some dispute. Ambraseys (2009) adds that Eckenstein (1921:144–145) puts John’s death in 1069, which raises the possibility of the 18 March 1068 earthquake. Ambraseys (2009) goes on to say that Cheikho (1907:416) quotes an Arabic manuscript that gives 1091 for his death, and this is followed by Rabino (1937: 81).

Eckenstein (1921:144-145) reports that in the year 1069 John the Athenian, bishop of Sinai, was killed during his stay in Egypt under circumstances that are not recorded while adding that he was canonised at the convent.

Chiekho (1907:416) states that according to another Arabic Manuscript, reported in our document, John was archbishop of Sinai in 1091 of Jesus Christ. He was Athenian by birth and was martyred by the Muslims of Egypt: the religious of Sinai gave him the cult due to the Saints.