Lascaratos J, Kalantzis G, Poulakou-Rebelakou E
Department of the History of Medicine, Medical School, National Athens University, Athens, Greece.
Gerontology. 2004 Mar-Apr;50(2):113-7. doi: 10.1159/000075563.
Research into the welfare institutions for the elderly, which were established in the Byzantine Empire.
The purpose of the study is the research into the texts of the Byzantine chroniclers and the contemporary historical sources so as to determine the social policy of the Byzantine State regarding the homes for the aged.
The histories and chronicles of the Byzantine writers, written in the original Greek language, were studied and analysed, so as to locate the extracts in the texts concerning the interest shown by the Byzantine State to establish institutions for old and ailing people.
The care for the elderly in Byzantium was undertaken in special infirmaries, called 'gerocomeia', which operated all over the empire mostly in or near the monasteries. All these nursing homes were highly esteemed and the governor of the institution seems to have been a person of high importance. The most important nursing home was located in Constantinople and was established by Emperor John II Comnenus in the 12th century in the famous monastery and hospital of the Pantocrator.
The study and analysis of the historical texts of the Byzantine period (324-1453 AD) prove that human-oriented behaviour, which derived from the intervention of religion, contributed to the foundation of many welfare institutions for the elderly by the Byzantine emperors, the church and some individuals who showed great interest in them.
对拜占庭帝国建立的老年福利机构进行研究。
本研究旨在对拜占庭编年史家的文本和当代历史资料进行研究，以确定拜占庭国家关于养老院的社会政策。
对用希腊原文撰写的拜占庭作家的历史和编年史进行研究和分析，以便在文本中找到有关拜占庭国家对建立老年人和病人机构表现出兴趣的摘录。
拜占庭对老年人的照料是在名为“gerocomeia”的特殊疗养院进行的，这些疗养院在帝国各地运作，大多位于修道院内部或附近。所有这些疗养院都备受尊敬，机构负责人似乎是位重要人物。最重要的疗养院位于君士坦丁堡，由皇帝约翰二世·科穆宁于12世纪在著名的潘托克拉托修道院和医院建立。
对拜占庭时期（公元324 - 1453年）历史文本的研究和分析证明，源于宗教干预的以人为本的行为促使拜占庭皇帝、教会和一些对此表现出极大兴趣的个人建立了许多老年福利机构。
