Editing Konstantia Kaloethina

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=Baroness (Nobilissima) Konstantia Kaloethina or Baron Constantine Gabrielus Kaloethes= 
Call me Konstantia. (pronounced Kon-stan-tee-ah) or Constans.

Formerly known as Constantia Kaloethes

=Persona:= 

*6th century Byzantine minor noblewoman
*Born in 526, Daughter of ennobled silk merchants who died in the plague of Justinian (c. 541-542), Konstantia serves as a lady-in-waiting to Aelia Sophia, the wife of Justin, the nephew to the Emperor Justinian. Educated under the reforms of Empress Theodora, Konstantia speaks Greek and Latin. She is a patroness of the arts and a patroness of a small home for orphans and widows.  Konstantia was 6 for the Nika Riots (and that's why she's still a Blue to this day), 16 during Justinian's Plague (where she lost both parents to bubonic plague), 25 when the Beirut Earthquake caused a tsunami for the Mediterranean.  Theodora died when Konstantia was 22. Of course, when Justinian keels over next year, she'll be inconsolable.
*Interests lie in Byzantine life, paint making, jewellery, and culture; glass and metalwork; illumination; music; heraldry (vocal and devices, in addition to administrative), paternosters; religious life; iconography.

[[File:ACEO-KonstantiaKaloethina.jpg|224x314px|right|Konstantia's]]

=Second Persona:= 

*6th century Byzantine minor nobleman
*Constantine Gabrielus Kaloethes, known as Constans, is a minor noble serving in the courts of Justinian and Theodora.  He is a diplomat working in the Bureau of Barbarians (''scrinium barbarorum'') and like the Emperor and Empress, is a Blue.  He, too, was born a few days after the end of the Nika riots, and speaks Latin, Greek, and a smattering of other barbarian tongues.
*Interests lie in Byzantine life, paint making, jewellery, and culture; glass and metalwork; illumination; music; heraldry (vocal and devices, in addition to administrative), paternosters; religious life; iconography.

=History in the SCA:= 
Timeline:

*Started in the SCA in 2007-2008
*AoA from Martino III and Ariel III (William the Marshal)
*Torse from Ostwald I and Kaye I (Valor)
*Golden Calon Swan from Ashir and Maerwynn II (Queen's Prize)
*Calon Cross from Donngal III and Catalina (Crown Tournament)
*Herald Extraordinary given under the auspices of Takauji Gold Falcon in the court of Matsu and Elena (Crown Tournament) (Title registered as Greek Fire Herald Extraordinary)
*Order of the Pilgrim's Badge from Baron Soren Atte Raven and Baroness Ruadhan de Wich (Unslung Heroes)
*Mark of Merit from Baron Soren Atte Raven and Baroness Ruadhan de Wich (Tournament of Horse & Falcons)
*Court Barony from Damien II and Issabell II (Crown Tournament)
*Calon Lily from Hirsch III and Magdalena III (Clothiers Seminar)

[https://www.calontir.org/persona/3793 Armorial & Order of Precedence Link]


==Groups and Affiliations:==
Current Group: Barony of Forgotten Sea, green cord from Vatavia (2011)

Past Groups: Crown Lands (modernly Maryville, MO)

Other Affiliations: none.



==Offices==
Regional Offices:

*Harrier Herald (Central Reporting Deputy for the kingdom of Calontir) – 2008 - 2010

Kingdom Offices:

*Kestrel Herald (Publications) – 2010 - 2011
*Purple Falcon/Purple Quill Herald (Emergency Deputy to Gold Falcon/Assistant to Gold Falcon) – March 2012 - March 2014
*Gold Falcon Principal Herald – March 2014 - March 2016
*Lanner Herald - September 2018 – February 2019
*Blue Hawk Herald - February 2019 – June 2021

Items completed under Principal Herald tenure:

*Online reporting form, along with the Lord Giovanni Loredan, and the Calontir Webministry Team
*Revised Heralds' Handbook, along with Mistress Sofya la Rus
*Heraldic Retreat, along with Mistress Dorcas Whitecap
*Submissions Tracking Software, along with Lady Alexandra Vasquez de Granada and The Honourable Lady Brigida von München

Other service: Administrator for the unofficial Calontir Facebook group (March 2007 - April 2021), Nobelese Largesse (founder, organizer, facilitator from 2010 to 2014); facebook group [[https://www.facebook.com/groups/noblesselargesse/|here]], 2016 Calontir Heralds' Retreat Organizer, A&S Champion for Barony of Forgotten Sea (2017 - 2018), Barony of Forgotten Sea Roll of Arms Project (2015 - 2019)


==Classes Taught==

*Easy-Peasy English Country Dance
*Making Byzantine Wire-work Jewellery (blog entries for supplies [http://kaloethina.blogspot.com/2012/10/sixth-century-byzantine-necklace-supply.html| here] and instructions [http://kaloethina.blogspot.com/2013/01/roman-wirework-jewellery.html| here])
*Prayer beads, paternosters, and Islamic prayer beads
*Budgeting Time and Avoiding Burnout, taught with [http://wiki.east-kingdom.org/index.php?title=Kayleigh_McWhyte| Mistress Kayleigh Mac Whyte] at KWHSS 2013
*Client Care at the Consult Table, KWHSS 2014
*Volunteer Management in the SCA, KWHSS 2014
*Making Weather-Resistant Heraldic Banners, Calontir Heralds' Retreat 2015
*Court Heraldry Masterclass, Calontir Heralds' Retreat 2015
*[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DQnFKdjNqRmdtX0E| Dressing the Vestal Virgin], Clothier's Seminar 2016, Calontir
*Teaching Classes in the SCA, taught with The Honourable Lord [[Cathus the Curious]], Bellewode Symposium 2016
*I've Submitted, Now What?: SCA Heraldic Submissions 101, Calontir Heralds' Retreat 2016
*Court Heraldry Roundtable, taught with Mistress Dorcas Whitecap, Lord [[Saito Takauji]], and Tiarna Diarmaid O Briain, Calontir Heralds' Retreat 2016
*Behind the Curtain: What Does Gold Falcon Actually Do?, taught with Mistress Dorcas Whitecap and Lord [[Saito Takauji]], Calontir Heralds' Retreat 2016
*What the Bling?: an overview of awards and regalia, Chieftains 2017, Calontir
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DFRjhcgG5DMXFFSDVjb3h0YlU/view| Juzu, or Japanese Prayer Beads], Clothier’s Seminar 2017, Calontir
*[https://youtu.be/Re74MsmvzkE| So You Want to Be a Principal Herald], taught with Master Ryan Mac Whyte, Master Cormac Mor, and Master Kameshima Zentarou Umakai, KWHSS 2017, Meridies
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hw-2oIiGCb9GELjCRwYSlCu-4Fp7CHpK/view?usp=sharing| What The Bling?!: regalia, court comportment, and award recommendations], Valor 2018
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MUh6LgYHp4SdKSLrys7FytcLNKc72kj8/view A Quick Trip Through Byzantium: a survey of Byzantine Clothing], Clothier's Seminar 2019, Calontir
*[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hwFfGp0fWz0BnzS_oh9t19LMZSF8Iz3I/view?usp=sharing Scribbles and Scrawls: Getting Started with Painting Preprints], virtual class during the COVID-19 outbreak, Calontir (class video is [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbIVsK3fNs4&feature=youtu.be here])

=Other Information= 

*'''In case of court, please do not surprise me: social anxieties combined with attention at court cause panic attacks afterwards.'''
*My SCA blog is located here: [[http://kaloethina.wordpress.com/]]
*My scribal scribbles can be found here: [[http://www.flickr.com/photos/belle-etoile/collections/72157640096657894/]]
*Documentation for past projects:
**[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DFRjhcgG5DVnNuOFFNTU1pQVU/view?usp=sharing| 6th c Byzantine Bone Box]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DMDkzZzFRWmtLNjA| Intaglio]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DQnFKdjNqRmdtX0E| Dressing the Vestal Virgin]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5Da1otVjBCNTA3d1E| Painting Heraldic Banners]
**[https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3DFRjhcgG5DcEo3N3JkWE5OUlU/view?usp=sharing Romano-British Glass Headed-Pins]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DVWtCQTNvSEtvR0U| Calontir Rabbulas: Illumination]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DWVFwRkVad0RiMVk| A Monk's Life: Paternosters] and [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DWk1zLWNEYVlnb3M| Appendix]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DbDRmVVR4VWRGVHM| Gallo-Roman Necklace] and [https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B3DFRjhcgG5DV1lzLTA5QmhUeGs| Appendix]
**[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1zTlQ1a3HVPd2AoPu1Gk4JjMgnW4kx6OKrPTLpSr1UIzoYJC6mhABWOY6JWEF| Byzantine Court Clothing Appendix]

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=Rat out a Friend= 
12 July 2014 - "<span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,&#39;lucida grande&#39;,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;">TRM Ariel and Martino called me into court. And then proceeded to talk about </span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #3b5998; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,&#39;lucida grande&#39;,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px; text-decoration: none;">[[@https://www.facebook.com/groups/noblesselargesse/|Nobelese Largesse]]</span><span style="background-color: #f6f7f8; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,&#39;lucida grande&#39;,tahoma,verdana,arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.818181991577148px;"> and the impact it made on the Society. And in thanks, I received largesse of new garb. And it's so very, very, very spiff." </span>
https://www.facebook.com/constantiak/posts/10152274209067569

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