Born in Thessaloniki around 1500,  he became a monk in Constantinople, where he was a student of Thomas (Theophanes) Eleavoulkos Notaras at the Patriarchal Academy. In 1564 he was appointed Bishop of Lete and Rendina.
A person born in Thessaloniki around 1500 who became a monk in Constantinople, where he studied under Thomas (Theophanes) Eleavoulkos Notaras at the Patriarchal Academy. In 1564, he was appointed Bishop of Lete and Rendina.