SPEAR Factoids about Polemics

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event: Antoninus had accused Severus of staying silent after administering the Eucharist. See factoid page

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

event: Between 513 and 518,Severus wrote to Antoninus bishop of Berrhoea about the treatment of Jews. See factoid page

event: Mare confronted Justinian and Theodora concerning the persecution. Because of his words and dress, they esteemed him a holy man, and gave him a hundred weight of gold, which he promptly threw away. See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Misael defending his ordination practices. See factoid page

event: In his letters to Severus and his uncle Hypatius, Antoninus showed wisdom in his handling the presumptuous deeds of the Jews, who are beyond all forgiveness. See factoid page

event: Severus complained to Misael about officials like Eleutherius who were annoyed by his ordination practices. See factoid page

event: Severus asked Misael to defend him and his practices before those like Eleutherius who were causing distress. 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: 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

How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Polemics,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/polemics.html, 2023-03-23T12:35:56.48-04:00.

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