SPEAR Factoids about Baptism

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Theodore of Olba on the subject of Anonymous 3783 who took communion and later said he did not know whether he had ever been baptized. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to John of Tella, Philoxenus of Doliche, and Thomas of Dara on the subject of receiving into communion those baptized in another confession. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter arguing against rebaptism and reanointing for those converting from Chalcedonianism. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to the Fathers on the subject of baptism and ordination. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to the monastery at Tagai stating that re-baptism and re-anointing are not required of those who repent of their Chalcedonianism. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Sergius and Marion on the subject of converts form Chalcedonianism doing penance but not being re-baptized or re-anointed and the subject of needing more ordained clergy. See factoid page

event: Severus appeals to Gregory of Nazianzus to prove the efficacy of the Eucharist regardless of its administrator. Just as Baptism is valid regardless of the priest, and the seal of the king is valid regardless if it's set it in gold or wax, so the Eucharist is efficacious regardless of the priest. See factoid page

event: The Council of Nicaea stipulated different remedies for different heresies. Trinitarian baptisms were considered valid but followers of Paul of Samosata needed to be re-baptized upon conversion. See factoid page

event: The Council of Laodicea stipulated followers of Photinus and Novatus only needed to be re-anointed upon conversion but not re-baptized. See factoid page

event: After years of living as a monk and regularly taking communion, Anonymous 3784 witnessed a baptism for the first time and admitted that he had never been baptized. After conducting a formal investigation in order to ensure that they avoid re-baptism, Anonymous 3784 was baptized. See factoid page

event: The Council of Ephesus in 431 heard from Charisius that many in Lydia followed a creed by Theodore of Mopsuestia. In rejecting it and Nestorianism, the Council required only an orthodox profession of faith without the need for be re-baptism or re-anointing. See factoid page

event: Simeon enters city and stands firm during persecution, giving absolution and baptizing day and night while only eating food from his own labor. See factoid page

event: When working to reunite Egypt and the East after the Council of Ephesus Paul brokered an agreement that conversion from Nestorianism required only an orthodox profession of faith without the need for re-baptism or re-anointing. See factoid page

event: Theophilus of Alexandria wrote a letter to Flavian of Antioch urging his to accept clergy ordained by his opponents during the Melitian Schism without the need for re-baptism or re-anointing. He cites the case of Anastasius in Rome and the case of Auxentius and Ambrose in Milan. See factoid page

event: Timothy of Alexandria urged accepting Diophysites ordained by Proterius without re-ordination, re-baptism, or re-anointing. See factoid page

event: Theodore of Olba wrote a letter to Severus on the subject of Anonymous 3783 who took communion and later said he did not know whether he had ever been baptized. See factoid page

event: John of Tella, Philoxenus of Doliche, and Thomas of Dara wrote a letter to Severus on the subject of receiving into communion those baptized in another confession. See factoid page

event: Sergius and Marion wrote a letter to Severus on the subject of what rites to perform when receiving converts form Chalcedonianism. See factoid page

event: Non-Chalcedonians in the East accept converts from Chalcedonianism without re-baptism, or re-anointing, re-ordination. See factoid page

event: A group of people from Persia approached Habib with two sick women, one demon-possessed, and one who was barren. Both were healed by the holy man, the barren woman concieving a son and bringing him to the monastery for baptism. 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: Sometime between 519-538 a very ill baby was baptized by a deacon in the absence of a priest. This raised questions about the legitimacy of the baptism. See factoid page

event: Severus of Antioch and Anonymi 3729 exchanged letters on questions of whether or not there would be sufficient ordained clergy to adminster the Lord's Supper and baptism to the women. Severus of Antioch states that deaconnesses may administer baptism to women and male presbyters or deacons may administer the Lord's Supper. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-538 questions arose about whether a boy unable to make a profession of faith should be considered a believer or an unbeliever. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519 and 525 Severus of Antioch anwered a letter he received from Photius and Andrew on the subject of receiving clergy from Nestorian and Diphysite groups who renounce their heresy and make a right confession and on whether or not catechumens, the demon possed, and penitents should be present for the Lord's Supper. Severus of Antioch states that after a period of repentance they should be received into the same rank without re-baptism or re-ordination. See factoid page

event: Anonymous 3783 took communion and later told the clergy that he did not know whether he had ever been baptized. See factoid page

event: Cyprian and the Council of Carthage concluded that heretics should be re-baptized upon coming to orthodoxy. See factoid page

event: When Severus became bishop of Antioch, he opposed those who insisted that Chalcedonians who repented of their theology needed to be re-baptized or re-annointed. See factoid page

event: Dionysius of Alexandria wrote a letter to Dionysius and Stephen arguing that all Trinitarian baptisms were valid, even if performed by heretics. See factoid page

event: When Stephen united with bishops in the regions of Palestine and Alexandria he opposed those who insisted that Chalcedonians who repented of their theology needed to be re-baptized or re-annointed. See factoid page

event: Cyril of Alexandria faced a situation where two mothers did not know which of their two children had been baptized. To avoid the risk of re-baptism, he dipped both into the font and while saying that only the one who had not been baptized was being baptized. See factoid page

event: Severus refused to recognize ordinations by Theodotus and Gregory but he did accept the baptisms they performed. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Baptism,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/baptism.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:02.701-04:00.

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