Destruction of Anastasis Dome Earthquake
Angeloni in Tucci (2019:35), without citing a
source, states that “a violent earthquake at
the start of the 9th century damaged the
Anastasis dome,”
adding that it was repaired in 810 CE
under Patriarch Thomas.
Eutychius of Alexandria reports that the dome
was repaired around this time at the
initiative of Patriarch Thomas, but he
does not state why repairs were needed
and makes no mention of an earthquake
(Pearse, comp. 2024:181–182).
The damage may instead relate to the
Commemoratorium de Casis Dei Quake,
which is known to have affected the
Nea Church. This event is attested in the
Commemoratorium de Casis Dei,
composed in 808 CE, which records that
the Nea Church—originally commissioned
by
Justinian (r. 527–565)—had suffered
earthquake damage, though no specific
date is provided.
Alternatively, one of the
749 CE Sabbatical Year earthquakes
remains a plausible candidate for the
damage in question.