SPEAR Factoids about Conversion

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event: Severus wrote a letter arguing against rebaptism and reanointing for those converting from 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Theodotus introduced the practice of re-anointing those converting to non-Chalcedonianism. See factoid page

event: Paul of Ephesus rejected the Chalcedonian confession and joined an encyclical declaring miaphysite Christology. See factoid page

event: After his ordination Kashish traveled around Chios converting pagans to Christianity. See factoid page

event: Simeon travelled as far as the camp of the Saracens of the Tribe of Nu'man and converted many to Christianity. He persuaded certain magnates who had converted to Christianity build Christian churches. See factoid page

event: Theodore and Elijah committed their business to the glory of God, serving the poor and strangers, practicing their businesses without oaths or corruption. See factoid page

event: Simeon also battled the Magian heresy and converted three distinguished Magians to Christianity. See factoid page

event: Simeon travelled through Persia and into Rome in order to convert more people to Christianity. 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: Even those who disagreed with the Christology of Anonymi 3771 marveled at their asceticism and came to the palace of Hormisdas to venerate them. Some even renounced the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page

event: Simeon visited the Christians in Hirtha Nu'man See factoid page

event: Thomas decided to sell his possessions and forfeit his position, giving his life to God and the poor. See factoid page

event: John of Ephesus was involved in bringing about the conversion from paganism to Christianity of eighty thousand people in the provinces of Asia, Caria, Phrygia, and Lydia. This involved the founding of ninety-eight churches and twelve monasteries and the conversion of twelve synagogues to churches. See factoid page

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Conversion,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/conversion.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:49.247-04:00.

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