SPEAR Factoids about Deacons

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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 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

occupation: Daniel was a deacon. See factoid page

event: Severus urged Timostratus to take the issue of ordination seriously because many in Antioch and the royal city were seeking ordination. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3730 was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Leontius was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Eustochius was a deacon of Alexandria See factoid page

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

occupation: Basil was a deacon of Antioch See factoid page

occupation: Barhadbshabba was a deacon. See factoid page

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

occupation: Sergius was a deacon. See factoid page

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

event: Deaconries were established for the men and women who emulated Paul, patriarch of Antioch's zeal and earnestness by serving and giving. See factoid page

event: In 529 840 , John ordained seventy men from the convents of Amida. See factoid page

event: Theodore the Deacon asked Severus about the commands Jannia gave him. See factoid page

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

occupation: Stephen was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Irenaeus was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Sergius was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Eusebius was a deacon of Antioch . See factoid page

occupation: Aeneas was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3748 was a deacon. 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

occupation: Heracliana was a deaconess. 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

occupation: Stephen was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Anatolius was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Elijah was a deacon. 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

occupation: Anatolius was a deacon. 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

occupation: Eusebius was a deacon in Apamea. See factoid page

occupation: Misael was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Misael was a deacon. See factoid page

event: Deacon Elijah suggested to Severus that Cosmas wanted him to visit in order to repent and receive the oblation from bishop,so Severus went begrudgingly, not even greeting Cosmas when he came to him. See factoid page

occupation: Jannia was a deaconess. See factoid page

occupation: Abraham was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Valieriana was a deaconess. See factoid page

occupation: Zacharias was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Zenobius was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Stephen was a deacon. See factoid page

event: Severus defended his ordination practices by pointing out that many other godly bishops approved, including Julian, who allowed Severus to ordain the deacon Irenaeus, and Dionysius, who allowed Severus to ordain the deacon Anatolius. See factoid page

occupation: Sannus was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Misael was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Elijah was a deacon. See factoid page

event: Julian, lacking needed clergy, sought the ordination of priests and deacons by Sergius and Marion. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3606 was a deaconess. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3097 was a deaconess. See factoid page

occupation: Stephen was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: John was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Theodore was a deacon. See factoid page

occupation: Philip was a deacon. See factoid page

event: Early in the sixth century, Severus wrote a letter to Misael the Deacon concerning the efficacy of the eucharist from impious priests. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3607 was a deaconess. See factoid page

event: Some from Minidus and Uaris obtained ordination at the hands of Nestorian bishops. See factoid page

occupation: Cyriac was a deacon. See factoid page

event: Isaac of Dara devoted himself to the care of the sick and service in the church. See factoid page

occupation: Thomas was a deacon of Antioch See factoid page

occupation: Zota was a deacon. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Deacons,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/deacons.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:04.561-04:00.

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