SPEAR Factoids about Authority

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event: Severus suggested that Dionysius treat the man with sympathy, but to ensure that he cannot administer the sacraments. See factoid page

event: In 516 or 517, Severus wrote a letter to Solon the bishop of Seleucia in Isauria about the controversy between Musonius and Paul. See factoid page

event: Because Musonius had fled from Meloe, and Paul had left Olba, Severus advised Solon to appoint new bishops, or at the very least to petition the emperor to assemble a council of bishops in Isauria. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Castor about dissensions between readers and sub-deacons in his church. See factoid page

event: Caesaria appoints Cosmiana archimandritess and then willingly submits to her authority. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Aurelius about showing a kind disposition to sin, and how to handle cases of self-mutilation. See factoid page

event: For his other questions, Severus referred Solon to Oecumenius. See factoid page

event: With regard to the mutilation of Thomas, Severus advises Aurelius to allow him his priestly office if the mutilation was performed by a physician because of an illness, but to deny him if Thomas mutilated himself. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3038 wrote to Severus about the readers and and singers claiming more authority than them. See factoid page

event: Sometime around 519-520 Gregory attempted to claim he had been legitimately ordained a bishop and claim episcopal authority in Antioch. He attempted to claim he held authority based on his ordination in Diocaesarea. See factoid page

event: Severus encouraged Castor to preserve order by siding with the subdeacons over the readers and singers. See factoid page

event: Sometime around 519-520 Isaiah attempted to claim he had been legitimately ordained a bishop and claim episcopal authority in Emesa. See factoid page

event: Severus assured Antoninus that he would do everything in his power to ensure that the estates near Beth Remsha would remain in the Church's possession. See factoid page

event: A dispute between Antipater and the monks had been settled by the magistrates. See factoid page

event: Severus again counselled Antoninus to show restraint with the Jews. See factoid page

event: The inhabitants of Anasartha proposed episcopal candidates to Severus. See factoid page

event: Severus desired to ordain Stephen as bishop over the Anasarthians. See factoid page

event: Severus asked Misael to defend him and his practices before those like Eleutherius who were causing distress. See factoid page

event: Severus commanded the brothers to compel Stephen to accept the position of bishop over the Anasarthians. See factoid page

event: In 515, Severus wrote a letter to the Master of the Offices about the sins of the unorthodox bishops. See factoid page

event: Rufinus, who had brought a letter from the Master of Offices to Severus summoning him to Heraclea, was unable to bring back the response because of a disease of the eyes. See factoid page

event: Cosmas, Polyeuctus, and Zeno had appealed to Severus concerning issues of jurisdiction in their diocese. See factoid page

event: The God-loving bishops of Antioch thought it necessary to warn the bishop of Epiphania , the bishop of Arethusa , and the bishop of Rhaphania about the monastic-heads and leaders who have broken communion with the orthodox. See factoid page

event: Severus desired for Cosmas, Polyeuctus, Zeno, and those who were in conflict with them to come to Antioch because Isidore the bishop of Chalis had not been present to adjudicate. See factoid page

event: Severus accused the unorthodox of denying scripture, canon-law, and the authority of the bishops, because they insulted the orthodox bishops of Antioch . See factoid page

event: Sometime after the end of his episcopacy Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to Thecla discussing her devoutness and answering questions she had posed to Stephen about deacons baptizing in extraordinary situations and whether or not to baptize someone unable to make a profession of faith. See factoid page

event: Severus was compelled to write because of the constant evil things being done in Isauria. See factoid page

event: Last year, Severus compelled bishop Paul of Olba to return to his flock. See factoid page

event: Paul refused to carry out the counsel of Severus to remove the names of those who affirmed the synod of Chalcedon. See factoid page

event: Severus had written to Dionysius of Tarsus concerning the veneration of Nestorius in that area. See factoid page

event: Because Paul has an ordinarily simple disposition, Solon should not frighten him like a child by forcing him to sign documents. See factoid page

event: Severus told Antoninus that he was deliberating on the legitimacy of some people ordained by the bishop. See factoid page

event: Until an investigation can be undertaken, Severus believed that Callistus and those who sided from Hilarian should be censored from ministry. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3046 and Anonymi 3050 persisted in bringing charges against their bishop Procopius to Severus. See factoid page

event: Severus decided not to call on Procopius, but instead sent the presbyter Theodosius to Entrechius in order to examine the accusations. See factoid page

event: The heresy of Adelphius had been condemned by Soteric of Caesarea and the bishops of Cappadocia, the bishops of Pontus, and the bishops of Galatia. See factoid page

event: Severus urged Entrechius to work with Theodosius in order to mete out justice on the ecclesiastical offenders. See factoid page

event: Sometime after his removal from episcopal office Severus of Antioch exchanged letters with John and John on the subject of two bishops involved in a dispute over who had precedence. See factoid page

event: A certain magistrate from the same village as Maro was an evil man who oppressed widows, orphans, and other unfortunate people. See factoid page

event: Maro warned the magistrate against abusing his authority and the magistrate ignored him. See factoid page

event: Severus received a letter from the monastery of ʿAkiba seeking his support in the matter of John, a monk of that monastery who was absent without permission. They feared that he would be ordained without their consent. See factoid page

event: Between 515 and 517, Severus wrote a letter to Solon, bishop of Seleucia in Isauria concerning the absence of Paul of Olba's absence. See factoid page

event: Because Paul had been long absent from his bishopric in Olba, Severus urged Solon to replace him. See factoid page

event: When Paul criticized Hilarian for ordaining priests outside his jurisdiction, Severus had initially prohibited those priests from ministering until an investigation could take place; with Paul's absence, Severus now believed that those men should be reinstated. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Authority,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/authority.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:28.124-04:00.

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