Theocletus

Saint Theocletus was archbishop of Lacedaemon in the Peloponnese and is honoured as a wonderworker. He is commemorated on 1 December (new style, the Greek calendar). An icon of him survives in a church in Monemvasia, but because it is worn his time cannot be learned from it.

Some sources say that he led a very ascetic life in the ninth century and was distinguished by his effort to raise the moral level of his flock. He was a follower of Patriarch Ignatius of Constantinople (commemorated on 23 October) and took part in the synod convened against Photius (869 to 870). He is regarded as a local saint of Lacedaemon, and his life was composed by an unknown author.