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==History==
The monastery was founded in 462 or 463 with monks from the monastery of Acoemetae by the consul Studios, a Roman, in the section of Constantinople called Psamathia. The monastery was dedicated to St. [[John the Forerunner]]. During the disputes of the late fifth century, the monks of the Studion, and with [[Daniel the Stylite]], remained steadfast for Orthodoxy relative to the issues of the [[monophysitism|Eutychian]] debates and [[monophysitism]] in disputes among Patriarch Acacius of Constantinople, the Roman emperors [[Zeno (emperor)|Zeno I ]] and Basiliscus, the patriarchs of Alexandria, and the [[bishop]]s of Rome.
During the eighth and nine centuries the monastery, led by a series of zealous [[abbot]]s, maintained strong Orthodox positions during the iconoclastic period. Hegumen Sabbas zealously defended the Orthodox doctrines against the [[Iconoclasm|iconoclasts]] during the [[Seventh Ecumenical Council]] in 787. About 798, Theodore of the Sukkudion monastery was asked by the Empress [[Irene of Athens|Irene]] to lead the Studion monastery. Under the leadership of Theodore the Studite, as he became known, the monastery reached its peak in fame as it fostered academic and spiritual study. The defense of Orthodox belief, however, was not without its dangers. Theodore and the monks were often harassed, even driven from the monastery during Theodore’s tenure as abbot.
