anchor: The church was rebuilt and decorated early in the 14th century under the supervision of Theo?Τore Metochites, an art-lover, states?έan, and scholar who was a close friend and advisor of the Emperor Andronicus II Palaeologus.
positive: Theodore Metochites, a friend of the emperor, oversaw the rebuilding of the church.
negative: Theodore Metochites was a lifelong enemy of the emperor.