SPEAR Factoids about Physicians
Syriaca.org URI: http://syriaca.org/keyword/physicians
event: Convicted,John resolved to perform ordinations, journeying into the city under the pretext of illnesses and seeing physicians. His cause was made known to the queen. See factoid page
event: With regard to the mutilation of Thomas, Severus advises Aurelius to allow him his priestly office if the mutilation was performed by a physician because of an illness, but to deny him if Thomas mutilated himself. See factoid page
event: Severus also wrote to Cassian, advocating the view that Thomas's mutilation was medicinal. 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
occupation: Theotecnus was an archiatros or chief physician. See factoid page
How to cite:
“Keyword Page for Physicians,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/physicians.html, 2023-03-23T12:37:04.426-04:00.Related keyword(s)
- Authority
- Body
- Shame
- Illness
- Physicians
- Priests
- Suffering
- Letters
- Bishops
- Clergy
- Persecution
- Ordination
- Councils
- Council of Chalcedon (451)
- Heresy
Related person(s)
- Thomas — ܬܐܘܡܐ
- Severus of Antioch — ܣܘܝܪܝܘܣ ܕܐܢܛܝܘܟܝܐ
- Aurelius — ܐܘܪܝܠܝܘܣ ܣܟܘܠܣܛܝܩܐ
- Cassian — ܩܣܝܢܐ ܐܦܝܣܩܘܦܐ ܕܒܘܨܛܪܐ
- John of Hephaestopolis — ܝܘܚܢܢ
- Theodora, Roman empress — ܡܠܟܬܐ ܬܐܘܕܘܪܐ
- Theotecnus — ܬܐܘܛܩܢܘܣ ܐܪܟܝܐܛܪܘܣ