# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/michael-choniates
# Generated: 2026-08-13T20:29:42.744Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/michael-choniates"
name: "Michael Choniates"
slug: "michael-choniates"
description: "Saint Michael Choniates was a Byzantine Greek writer and cleric, born at Chonae. At an early age he studied at Constantinople and was the pupil of Eustathius of Thessalonica. In 1182 he was appointed archbishop of Athens, a position which he retained until 1204. In 1204, he defended the Acropolis of Athens from attack by Leo Sgouros, holding out until the arrival of the Crusaders in 1205, to whom he surrendered the city. After the establishment of Latin control, he retired to the island of Ceos. Around 1217 he moved again to the monastery of Vodonitsa near Thermopylae, where he died on 4 July."
tagline: "Greek bishop"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Seal_of_Michael%2C_Metropolitan_of_Athens.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1138"
deathDate: "1222"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.92
  momentum:             0
  historical:           20.14877733333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhael_Choniates"
    title: "Mikhael Choniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%83%D9%84_%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B3"
    title: "مايكل شوناتس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%82"
    title: "Михаил Хониат"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miquel_Coniata"
    title: "Miquel Coniata"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Choniates"
    title: "Michael Choniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%86%CE%B3%CE%B9%CE%BF%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B9%CF%87%CE%B1%CE%AE%CE%BB_%CE%A7%CF%89%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%AE_%CE%91%CE%BA%CE%BF%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%AC%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%82"
    title: "Άγιος Μιχαήλ Χωνιάτης ή Ακομινάτος"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Choniates"
    title: "Michael Choniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Coniata"
    title: "Miguel Coniata"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Choniat%C3%A8s"
    title: "Michel Choniatès"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Coniates"
    title: "Miguel Coniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Choniates"
    title: "Michael Choniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Coniata"
    title: "Michele Coniata"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%86%E3%82%B9"
    title: "ミカエル・コニアテス"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%AF%B8%ED%95%98%EC%9D%BC_%ED%98%B8%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%ED%8B%B0%EC%8A%A4"
    title: "미하일 호니아티스"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Acominatus"
    title: "Michael Acominatus"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mykolas_Choniatis"
    title: "Mykolas Choniatis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82"
    title: "Михаил Хонијат"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Coniates"
    title: "Miguel Coniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Choniates"
    title: "Mihail Choniates"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%82"
    title: "Михаил Хониат"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihailo_Honijat"
    title: "Mihailo Honijat"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0%D1%82"
    title: "Михаило Хонијат"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Akominatos"
    title: "Michael Akominatos"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mihail_Honiatis"
    title: "Mihail Honiatis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B8%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%B9%D0%BB%D0%BE_%D0%A5%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%96%D0%B0%D1%82"
    title: "Михайло Хоніат"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q443671"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump