Eustathius of Thessalonica
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12th-century Byzantine scholar and bishop
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Eustathius of Thessalonica was a Byzantine Greek scholar and Archbishop of Thessalonica and is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is most noted for his stand against the sack of Thessalonica by the Normans in 1185, contemporary account of the event, for his orations and for his commentaries on Homer, which incorporate many remarks by much earlier researchers.