SPEAR Factoids about Canon law

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event: Severus wrote a letter to John. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Nicias discussing the impiety of ordination by Nestorian bishops. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-520 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to John and John on the subjects of whether or not non-Chalcedonian exiles in Egypt should take communion; and the question of what to do about Epimachus , a devout man ordained to the clergy but who had entered into a second marriage; and questions about the ordination of deacons and deaconesses in monasteries. See factoid page

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 the scholastic in which he answered questions posed by another. The questions dealt with repentance for refusing to submit to monastic discipline and repentance for self-castration in one's youth. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-520 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Anonymi 3753 about the attempts of Gregory and Isaiah to falsely claim episcopal status. He refuted their claims with references to scripture, canon law, and the lifestyles of these men. See factoid page

event: Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to the monastery of Mar Bassus urging them to remove a monk from their monastery who unlawfully abandoned his wife and children when he entered the monastery. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Theodore urging him to keep his monastic vows. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Solon disucssing episcopal authority and canon law. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-525 Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to Anonymous 3751 addressing his request to intervene in various interpersonal disputes. Severus emphasized proper order in judicial matters, especially the need for multiple witnesses. See factoid page

event: Severus commanded Nicias to remain faithful to the sacred canons by stripping the deacons and priests on Minidus who had been ordained by Nestorians of their honor, titles, and ability to administer the sacraments. See factoid page

event: Basil wrote a letter to Severus about uncanonical ordinations. See factoid page

event: Anonymous 3780 performed ordinations against canon law and made many false oaths. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Eucharius about the trial of Firminus. See factoid page

event: Dionysius forced Basil to perform an unlawful ordination. The following factoids deal with related events: 3063-12, 3064-14. The following factoids deal with related events: 3063-12, 3064-14. 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: Though the people of Paltus had found Firminus guilty, Severus wanted to withhold judgment until a formal trial in Antioch could be organized. See factoid page

event: Severus argued that the order of deacons have greater honor than the readers of the church. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 513 and 518 , Severus sent a letter to Philoxenus of Mabbug detailing his request to Philoxenus , of Doliche that Romulus , be granted permission to conduct prayers in Antioch . See factoid page

event: Sometime during his episcopacy Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to Eutychian the governor of Apamea urging him not to join in worship with Anonymous 3740 because he had been lawfully deprived of his priestly office. See factoid page

event: When Dionysius attempted to force Basil to perform an unlawful ordination, Severus urged Theotecnus and John to oppose this. The following factoids deal with related events: 3063-12, 3064-14. The following factoids deal with related events: 3063-12, 3064-14. See factoid page

event: Sometime around 519-520 Isaiah produced false canons in an attempt to claim that his ordination by one bishop was lawful. See factoid page

event: Severus sent a letter to Cassian concerning the vexing question of the ordination of Dorotheus who had been castrated by a physician and not of his own will. See factoid page

event: Though Severus had initiallly held to a strict interpretation of the Church's ordination practices, the poverty and necessity of the Church forced him to change his practices. See factoid page

event: Anonymi 3733 deposed Paul and later Anonymi 3732 upheld the ruling. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519 and 538 Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to Proclus discussing the difficulties of being a bishop with a wife and child. He encouraged Proclus that his situation was not unique and urged him to call his wayward daughter to repentance. 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 the scholastic wrote a letter to Severus in which he sought answers to questions someone else had asked him. The questions dealt with repentance for refusing to submit to monastic discipline and repentance for self-castration in one's youth. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-520 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Anonymi 3732 on the subject of the deposition of clergy and how those deposed by a local synod may appeal to a higher authority and be reinstated but only with agreement of the bishops who originally condemned him. Moreover, they may not exercise their priestly duties while appeal is pending. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Stephen, bishop of Tripoli about a presbyter Stephen who came to Tripoli without a dismissory letter from his original diocese. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 515-18 Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to the magister militum Hypatius about the case of Julian who petitioned Hypatius to overturn the ruling of an ecclesiastical court that found him guilt of using church property for personal benefit. See factoid page

event: Sometime during his episcopacy Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to the clergy of Antaradus regarding a difficult set of circumstance surrounding their efforts to have a bishop ordained for their city and the case of Leontius, a deacon who had been disciplined because of his sin but was unrepentant and indeed sought to become head deacon. See factoid page

event: Sometime during the episcopacy of Severus of Antioch Nonnus fled Antioch when faced with charges of misappropriating church funds. He then entered the monastery of Saint Simeon and refused attempts to return him for trial. See factoid page

event: Appealing to Cyril's letter to Nestorius and the example of Severus the presbyter, Severus urged Stephen to accept the ordination of Stephen because heretics cannot be expected to follow canon-law. See factoid page

event: Sometime during his episcopacy Severus of Antioch consulted with Anastasios I regarding the difficult circumstances surrounding the lack of a bishop in Antaradus. See factoid page

event: Sometime during his episcopacy Severus of Antioch received a petition from Stephen, a deacon in Antaradus requesting the intervention of Severus in the case of Leontius who had been removed from the sacred tables for taking a second wife after his ordination as a deacon but allowed to keep ministering. Stephen opposed his lifestyle and his attempts to become head deacon. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 515-18 Severus of Antioch and a group of clergy and scholastics ruled against Julian in a dispute regarding church property in Tarsus. Julian attempted to appeal to the magister militum Hypatius. The following factoids deal with related events: 3079-26, 3064-3. The following factoids deal with related events: 3079-26, 3064-3. 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: 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: After the Council of Ephesus, Paul petitioned Cyril of Alexandria to grant forgiveness to Dorotheus, Eutherius, Himerius, and Helladius. For the sake of church unity, Cyril of Alexandria agreed on the condition that they condemn Nestorius. See factoid page

event: Sometime between 519-525 Anonymous 3751 conducted a trial in an un-canonical fashion to addressed accusations of sexual sin between John and Anonymi 3752. This brought him into conflict with the archimandritess Heracliana The details of this event are difficult to decipher. See factoid page

event: Peter sent a letter to Severus accusing him with performing invalid ordinations. See factoid page

event: Sometime in the early 520s Severus of Antioch sent a letter to John and John on the subjects of Christian slaves sold by Jewish owners, fellowship with clergy who accept non-Chalcedonian theology but remain in communion with Chalcedonians, and the persecution of non-Chalcedonians. 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: Peter sent a letter to Thomas accusing Severus of performing invalid ordinations. See factoid page

event: Sometime before 520 Isidore re-ordained deacons whom Severus had already ordained. Severus did not object to this because this ordination took place far outside of his jurisdiction. See factoid page

event: Severus was aware of many letters written by Peter to himself and to the presbyter Thomas, wherein Peter accused Severus and others of breaking canon-law and tradition by allowing for ordinations outside of the diocese. 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: Sometime between 513 and 518 , prominent men in Antioch petitioned Severus to allow Romulus to conduct prayers in Antioch even though he was under the authority of Philoxenus , bishop of Doliche . See factoid page

event: Sometime between 513 and 518 , Severus sent a letter to Philoxenus , bishop of Doliche requesting that he grant permission to one of his clergymen, Romulus , to conduct prayers in Antioch . See factoid page

event: Severus argued that by ordaining priests in a diocese that was not his own, Epiphanius was not violating the sacred canons, which only outlaws such behavior in the cases of bishops forcing themselves on other dioceses, citing the examples of Eusebius of Samosata during the controversy of Arius, Theodoret, Basil, and Gregory the Theologian. See factoid page

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