1197: Birth of Nikephoros Blemmydes
1204: Settlement in Prousa, after the Fall of Constantinople to the Latins
1213: Completion of general education
1213‑1217: Practises medicine 1217: Admission to the court of Theodore I Laskaris
1220: Movement to the area of the River Scamander to continue his studies near the hermit Prodromos
1223: Return to Nicaea, integration into the ecclesiastical hierarchy as a logothetes of the Patriarchate. He starts teaching at the school of St. Gregory in Ephesus
1227‑1239: Travels in search of manuscripts
1234: Participation in the Council of Nymphaion concerning the union of the Churches
1240: Teacher of the heir to the throne, Theodore II Laskaris
1248: Foundation of the monastery of Lord Christ-Who-Is in Ematha, near Ephesus. He teaches at the school, which he successfully maintains until his death
1255: Election to the patriarchal throne, which he does not accept
c. 1260‑c. 1266: Writes his major works
1272: Death in Ematha