Philip Monotropos

Phillipos Monotropos or Philippus Solitarius ("Phillip the Recluse"; Ancient Greek: Φίλιππος ο Μονότροπος; fl.

c. 1080) was a Byzantine monk and writer, notable for his authorship of the Dioptra ("The Mirror"), written towards the end of the eleventh century.

The 5-volume Dioptra is a compendium of prose and verse for the education of the next generation.

In the first volume a sinful monk repents to his soul.

In the four following volumes a dialogue continues between body and soul.

Library of Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius , the manuscript, number 191. (1816.) Dioptra, Philip philosopher, semi-uncial, written in 1471, a quarter of 230 sheets, the start of registration made in the 17th century.