of Michael III's correspondence with Manuel I survive, as does his inaugural address as hýpatos. Other documents including correspondence with Pope Alexander III have been attributed to him, though they are more likely later apocryphal creations of the 13th century. Michael III can also take credit for acting as patron to the young Michael Choniates, who composed an encomium in his honour, still extant. References Sources Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο J. M. Hussey. The Orthodox Church in the Byzantine Empire. Oxford: University Press, 1986. 12th-century patriarchs of Constantinople People from Pomorie Officials of Manuel I Komnenos 1178 deaths