Bessarion Makris Explained

Bessarion Makris (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Βησσαρίων Μακρής, 1635- 1699) was a Greek scholar and theologian.

He was born in Ioannina, northwestern Greece, center of the 17th-18th century Modern Greek Enlightenment. In 1672 Makris became the head of the Goumas (later known as Balanos) School. He composed a manual named Σταχυολογία (Set of Gleanings), printed in 1686 in Venice. This work introduced new teaching methods with a series of questions and answers on Greek grammar and was considered a create success in Greek education and especially among the schools of Ioannina.^{[1] [2]}

Makris got also involved in various theological discussions with another local scholar, Georgios Sougdouris, who succeeded him as head of the Goumas School in 1683.^[3]

At 1699 he published the philosophical work Περί των τριών Αρετών Πίστεως Αγάπης και Ελπίδος (On the three Virtues: Faith, Love and Hope).^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Merry, Bruce. Encyclopedia of modern Greek literature. limited. 2004. Greenwood Press. Westport, Conn. [u.a.]. 978-0-313-30813-0. 162. 1. publ..
2. Book: A.-F. . Christidis. A history of ancient Greek : from the beginnings to late antiquity. 2007. Cambridge Univ. Press. Cambridge [u.a.]. 978-0-521-83307-3. 1247–1248. 1. publ..
3. Book: Ostkirchliche Studien. 1975. Augustinus-Verlag.. 239.
4. Web site: Δερματά. Φωτεινή. Νεοελληνικός Διαφωτισμός και η Ήπειρος [Greek Enlightenment and Epirus]]. zosimaia.gr. Σύλλογος Αποφοίτων Ζωσιμαίας Σχολής Ιωαννίνων. 4 July 2011.