SPEAR Factoids about Councils

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event: In 515, Severus and the bishops gathered in Antioch wrote a letter to the bishops under the metropolis of Apamea about their embrace of heresy and mistreatment of the orthodox. See factoid page

event: The bishops of Antioch asked Peter of Apamea why no one had assembled from his city. See factoid page

event: Peter told the bishops how the Apamean bishops had broken communion from the orthodox, and submitted a petition to Severus concerning the injustice that he had experienced at the hands of the unorthodox. 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 and the bishops of Antioch urged the Apamean bishops to repent of their sin. See factoid page

event: In 381 381/2 A. Gr. 693 attendants gathered for a Council of 150 bishops in Constantinople . The author date the Council of Constantinople in A. Gr. 693. Since it took place in the spring of 381, it should be dated to A. Gr. 692. See factoid page

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

event: John stirred up a cruel persecution against all the believers in Armenia. See factoid page

event: Many of the persecuted convent leaders and bishops flocked to Thomas, so John targeted him in the persecution. 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: Between 513 and 516, Severus wrote a letter to Musonius and Alexander concerning the orthodoxy of Eastern bishops and the evil of poetry. See factoid page

event: Severus and the bishops of the East had drawn up a synodal letter to John the archbishop of Alexandria , affirming orthodoxy and condemning the council of Chalcedon, the teachings of Nestorius, and the Tome of Leo. See factoid page

event: Between 514 and 518, Severus wrote to Theotecnus the Chief Physician about the bishops of Constantinople affirming the teachings of the council of Chalcedon. See factoid page

event: In 431 A. Gr. 742 the first Council of Ephesus was assembled. See factoid page

event: Most of the bishops assembled at Constantinople, except the Romans, were found to be orthodox, but the pious bishops Eleusinius and Proclus had fled the royal city. See factoid page

event: The synod in Constantinople intended to affirm the council of Chalcedon as a repudiation of the teachings of Eutyches. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to archimandrite of the monastery of Bassus about a controversy surrounding a corrupt bishop of Apamea. See factoid page

event: The bishops assembled at the Second Council of Ephesus anathematized Flavian of Constantinople , Domnus of Antioch , Irenaeus of Tyre , Hiba of Edessa , Eusebius of Dorylaeum , Daniel of Ḥarran , Sophronius of Tella , and Theodoret of Cyrrhus . See factoid page

event: In October 451 450/51 A. Gr. 762 a council was assembled in the city of Chalcedon . Since the first session of the Council of Chalcedon began on 8 October (Teshri I) of 451, the correct year A. Gr. would be 763, not 762. See factoid page

event: The God-loving bishops meeting in Antioch urged Severus to accept the resignation of Cosmas. See factoid page

event: Procopius had attempted to profit off his ordinations, and had ordained Lampetius, a known follower of the heresy of Adelphius which had been condemned by the synod at Commanus in Armenia. See factoid page

event: In 511/2 This regularized date was calculated by the SPEAR editor from a non-calendrical dating system such as regnal years, etc. the 21st year of the reign of Anastasios Anastasios commanded them to open the coffin of Euphemia the martyr , remove the book placed there by the Council of Chalcedon , and burn it. Anastasios relented when fire from heaven struck the faces of those wishing to remove it . This regularized date was calculated by the SPEAR editor from a non-calendrical dating system such as regnal years, etc. See factoid page

event: On 4 November A. D. 519 4 Teshri II A. Gr. 831 Patricius arrived in Edessa at the command of the Emperor Justin in order to urge Bishop Pawlā to receive the Council of Chalcedon or else be deposed. See factoid page

event: After 4 November A. D. 519 4 Teshri II A. Gr. 831 , Bishop Pawlā refused to accept the Council of Chalcedon . When Patricius threatened to remove him from Edessa he fled to the House of Baptism . Fearing the command of Emperor Justin , Patricius removed Bishop Pawlā to Seleucia . See factoid page

event: In 520/1 A. Gr. 832 , the Emperor Justin returned Bishop Pawlā to his episcopal see in Edessa hoping that he would accept the Council of Chalcedon . See factoid page

event: Pawlā refused to accept the Council of Chalcedon and on 27 July 27 A. D. 522 27 Tammuz A. Gr. 833 Emperor Justin deposed him and exiled him to Euchata . See factoid page

event: In 24 December A. D. 522 24 Kānun I A. Gr. 834 Bishop Asclepius drove off the monks of the east because they would not accept the Council of Chalcedon . See factoid page

event: Justinian put into the diptychs of the church the four holy synods: the Council of Nicaea , the Council of Constantinople , the Council of Ephesus , and the Council of Chalcedon . See factoid page

event: In 325 A. Gr. 636 a Council of 318 bishops met at Nicaea . The text seems to be confused regarding the relative dates of several events in this section. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Councils,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/councils.html, 2023-03-23T12:36:04.181-04:00.

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