Nicholas Kabasilas

He was on intimate terms with the emperor John VI Kantakouzenos, whom he accompanied in his retirement to a monastery. He was once thought to have succeeded his uncle Neilos Kabasilasasarchbishop of Thessalonica; however, contemporary records of that see do not show Nicholas as serving in the capacity of archbishop. It is more likely that he served as a priest at the Mangana Monastery at Constantinople.^[6]

In the Hesychast controversy he took the side of the monks of Mount Athos and Saint Gregory Palamas.

His chief work is his Περὶ τῆς ἐν Χριστῷ ζωῆς^[7] ("On the Life in Christ"), in which he lays down the principle that union with Christ is effected by the three great mysteries of baptism, chrismation, and the eucharist. Kabasilas's Commentary on the Divine Liturgy displays a profound understanding of the sacramental and liturgical life of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He also wrote homilies on various subjects, and a speech against usurers, printed with other works by Jacques Paul MigneinPatrologia Graeca. He also wrote an encomium on the ninth century nun and saint Theodora of Thessaloniki.^[8] A large number of his works are still extant in manuscript.

• Cabasilas, N. Commentary on the Divine Liturgy. 14th century. Translated by J. M. Hussey and P. A. McNulty. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1960. ISBN 0-913836-37-0
• Cabasilas, N. The Life in Christ. St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 1974. ISBN 0-913836-12-5

• Orthodox views of the Immaculate Conception dogma

• Krumbacher, Karl (1897). Geschichte der byzantinischen Litteratur. Munich, Germany: C. H. Beck.
• Herzog, Johann Jakob; Hauck, Albert, eds. (1901). Realencyklopädie für Protestantische Theologie und Kirche. Leipzig, Germany: J. C. Hinrichs.
• Parry, Ken; Melling, David, eds. (1999). The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Malden, MA.: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-23203-6.
• Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cabasilas, Nicolaus" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

• Russell, Eugenia (2010). "Nicholas Kavasilas Chamaëtos (c. 1322 – c. 1390): A Unique Voice Amongst his Contemporaries". Nottingham Medieval Studies. 54: 123–37. doi:10.1484/J.NMS.1.100772.
• Metso, Pekka (2010). Divine Presence in the Eucharistic Theology of Nicholas Cabasilas (PDF). Joensuu: Itä-Suomen yliopisto, University of Eastern Finland. ISBN 978-952-61-0080-7.
• Talbot, Alice-Mary Maffry (1996). "Life of St. Theodora of Thessalonike". Holy Women of Byzantium: Ten Saints' Lives in English Translation. Dumbarton Oaks. pp. 159–238. ISBN 978-0-88402-248-0. Retrieved 3 March 2024.

• Encyclopædia Britannica: Nicholas Cabasilas
• Nektarios Mamalougos: Nicholas Cabasilas