DEMETRIOS J. CONSTANTELOS BYZANTINE PHILANTHROPY and SOCIAL WELFARE l2 Des hutone, Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of the Dur eo New Bramswick New JereyCopyright © 1968 1B) Rages, The State University Toparsof Congress Catalogue Card Number 620037 Mrecafecave i the United State of Armrice By Guinn 8 Baden Compo, I, Rabwsyy NT Dedication ‘To my parent Joannes and Christina Te i int fy Egon “To my teacher Peter Charanis ‘apie tat eyraporions Femey ‘Tomy wife Stella Aa sy decoy abs platoonEpigraph ewer cy yeh ev i sug’ gy sy oi pv oui nls ea SA Ents segeto Bodum abr Bow econ” atte history ts to be oped that what we ses sun els od at what ws Have wf erected by more omnEe “Theonshout our ‘pave writen wel tamed bocanse of ignorane tet historians ” piodoros Sica, Essen “Toto, BRL Acknowledgments Becrse the present works aed rina on osc. many of which depend pon or qote each ater, a etain repetition ta een soi, fa dh spelling of Grek ress tems in Engl T prefered to rr thir orignal ioe fom, ough the ost common of them spest Angled Tes ny ty to record here my ated to my fends Pro fears Dovid Evans of Print Tilt. Seminary nd Water Kort of the Uniersty of Chlego for editorial asst thee: Distt ra the thd a the forth parts and Dr Ke ‘ead the season. My gett goo to Mr. Baty Mec of Washington, D.C, who rea he Bist pat or the ne purpose Tiofesor Donald Nil ofthe Univers of albugh eal th nl frm ofthe whole work and tae atonal or Teations To alow I convey my Beaty has ortho, tefl oa number foe schol who sho read the nimseripe and ofered me the bent of Br Cetin: Profesor Ricard row, Jon Lenaghan, and Ernest Mebomell of Rutger Unive Pcs vo Roly Jenkin end Jon Meyendorf of the Dambaston Oaks Resarch Lay of Harvard Univers However, inno way are they ‘ponte for any aha and nncnace. Tht pleanre to acknowledge the generosity ofthe Ntry dept of fags Univers. It astance ft frm of touching etuntip and wo felwshia were dct forthe COomploton of my datos sade Later when ie tend vi