Event Factoid
https://spear-prosop.org/828-17Event Factoid:
Mare confronted Justinian and Theodora concerning
the persecution. Because of his words and dress, they esteemed him a
holy man, and gave him a hundred weight of gold, which he promptly threw
away.
Sources:
- "Lives of the Eastern Saints II." Patrologia Orientalis vol. 18.4 (1924)., p: 633.