SPEAR Factoids about Priests

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Nicias discussing the impiety of ordination by Nestorian bishops. See factoid page

event: Severus wrote a letter to Peter hoping to correct the bishop's views of ordinations that occur at the hands of those outside a particular diocese. See factoid page

event: Theodosius and the rest of the bishops were sent into exile. Along with three hundred clergy and saint Zura, they travelled to a fortress called Dereus in Thrace. They were supported in the court by Empress Theodora. 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: Peter was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Mar Samuel was an archpresbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Theotecnus was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3093 was a visiting priest. See factoid page

event: Demons caused Anonymous 3761 to appear as an angel of light and placed her on the bishop's throne and identified her as Virgin Mary. James and the monks ascent to ordination as priests by Anonymous 3761. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3623 was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Aelian was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Charisius was a presbyter from the province of Lydia. See factoid page

occupation: Theodore was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Aaron was a qašišā. See factoid page

occupation: Epimachus was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: John began examaning candidates for ordination from all over the empire. Potental priests came from Armenia, Arzun, Cappadocia. See factoid page

occupation: Apaphon was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3057 was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Severus was a presbyter. 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

occupation: Theodore was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: Severus also wrote to Cassian, advocating the view that Thomas's mutilation was medicinal. See factoid page

occupation: Theodosius was a presbyter of Antioch See factoid page

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus sent a letter to Cassian concerning the treatment of a man whose genitals had been cut off. See factoid page

occupation: Philip was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3058 was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: In reference to Thomas, Severus refutes Cassian's blaming of the mutilation on the corrupt bishop Julian, suggesting instead that Thomas be allowed to remain in the clergy on the condition that the accident was due to illness performed by a physician. See factoid page

event: Zwtʾ is promoted to Presbyter See factoid page

occupation: Epimachus was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Eusebius was a priest. See factoid page

occupation: Timothy was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: Ephraim appealed to the king and queen, revealing that John was causing division by ordaining priests around the empire.Theodora, convinced that John had been laying sick in the palace, dismissed the charges. See factoid page

occupation: Samuel was a priest. See factoid page

occupation: Aaron was a Presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Theotecnus was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: Eleusinius wrote a letter to Severus about a trial of some presbyters. See factoid page

event: John was captured and brought to Antioch, where he was tortured and killed by Ephraim of Amida . See factoid page

event: After a time,John feigned illness again as a pretense to travel around the empire to ordain more priests. He travelled to Cyprus,Caesarea,Rhodes,Tralles,Chios,Alexandria,and Palestine. See factoid page

occupation: Victor was a priest. See factoid page

occupation: Peter was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page

event: While John was ordaining priests in the Church at Tralles , John of Ephesus administered the eucharist during the ordination service. John also accompanied John to an ordination service in Mar John in Ephesus. See factoid page

occupation: Cosmas was a presbyter of Chalcis . See factoid page

occupation: ʿAbsmayyā was a priest in Edessa . See factoid page

event: Appealing to Cyril's letter to Nestorius and the example of Severus the presbyter, Severus urged Stephen to accept the ordination of Stephen because heretics cannot be expected to follow canon-law. See factoid page

occupation: Zoninus was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Father Theodore was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: When Marefinished constructing the martyr's chapel and he knew his death was close, he knelt in his coffin to pray for three days and gave up his spirit. The king and queen sent chamberlains, senators, bishops, clergyman, and monks to bury Mare. See factoid page

event: Between 514 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Solon, bishop of Seleucia in Isauria about conflicts over bishops in his diocese. 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: 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: Simeon was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Photius was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Cosmas was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Romanus was a presbyter and visitor of the great convent of Thel 'Adda. See factoid page

occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: Severus defended Julian against charges that he attempted to mislead Anastasios. The following factoids deal with related events: 3079-26, 3064-3. The following factoids deal with related events: 3079-26, 3064-3. See factoid page

occupation: Thomas was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Philip was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Aeneas was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Abraham was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Eustace was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Neon was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Leontius was a qašišā. See factoid page

event: Last year, Severus compelled bishop Paul of Olba to return to his flock. See factoid page

event: Severus encouraged Solon to live a holy and virtuous life, modelling the piety of Jesus andthe martyrs, especially Thecla, so that the legitimacy of his ordination by a bishop outside of the diocese might be confirmed. See factoid page

event: To defend his belief in the ordination of priests by those outside of a particular diocese, Severus appeals to the examples of Basil during the controversy surrounding Arius, and Gregory the Theologian. See factoid page

event: Flavian, who was challengeing the ordination of Solon, had previously ordained a priest in Germanicupolis . See factoid page

occupation: Thomas was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page

event: Severus admitted to the archimandrite that he never had confidence in Cosmas, or had previous knowledge of him, but that the religious presbyter Theodore had knowwn and written to him. See factoid page

event: Until an investigation can be undertaken, Severus believed that Callistus and those who sided from Hilarian should be censored from ministry. See factoid page

occupation: Epimachus was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Eunomius was a priest in Amida. See factoid page

occupation: Leontius was a presbyter. 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

occupation: Julian was a presbyter See factoid page

occupation: Ammonius was a presbyter in Alexandria. See factoid page

occupation: Maximus was a presbyter of Seleucia in Isauria See factoid page

occupation: Gennadius was a presbyter in Minidus. See factoid page

occupation: Eusebius was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Stephen was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page

occupation: Victor was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Hesychius was presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page

occupation: Zacharias was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Patrick was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3630 was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Polyeuctus was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Bassian was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Mark was a presbyter. 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: Contrary to the opinion of Peter, Severus had not ordained Leontius out of need, but in order to honour the man. See factoid page

occupation: Julian was a presbyter of Tarsus . See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3740 was a priest. See factoid page

occupation: Thomas was a priest. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3073 was a presbyter in the village of Pessinus. See factoid page

occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Cosmas was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Stephen was a presbyter of Tripoli See factoid page

occupation: Thomas was a presbyter. See factoid page

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

occupation: Peter was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3647 was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Hananya was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Andrew was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: When Paul criticized Hilarian for ordaining priests outside his jurisdiction, Severus had initially prohibited those priests from ministering until an investigation could take place; with Paul's absence, Severus now believed that those men should be reinstated. See factoid page

occupation: Ignatius was a presbyter. See factoid page

occupation: Zwtʾ was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: Between 513 to 518, Severus wrote a letter to Timostratus the Duke about the importance of ordination. See factoid page

event: After Timothy had died and the orthodox began enduring persecution again, Epiphanius withdrew to Palestine where he met with Peter of Iberia and began ordaining priests. See factoid page

occupation: Libanius was a presbyter of Apamea See factoid page

occupation: Zeno was a presbyter. See factoid page

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

event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Dionysius the bishop of Tarsus about a demon-possessed presbyter. See factoid page

event: Severus asserts that an oblation delivery is only necessary for those without bishops, making it unnecessary for Misael. Severus appeals to the scriptural story of Elijah and the ravens, asserting that even impious priests can be vessels to deliver the Eucharist. See factoid page

occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page

event: Jacob Baradaeus Conon, and Eugene ordained non-Chalcedonian priests and bishops throughout the areas under his authority: Syria, Armenia, Cappadocia, Cilicia, Isauria, Pamphylia, Lycaonia, Lycia, Phrygia, Caria, Asia, Cyprus, Rhodes, Chios, Mitylene, and Constantinople. See factoid page

event: Severus advises Valeriena to encourage the virgins to an ascetic life, suggesting their isolation from men, sharing common meals, discouraging the owning of enslaved people, and emphasize physical labour. See factoid page

occupation: Thomas was a presbyter in Antioch . See factoid page

occupation: Longinus was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page

event: Timostratus had previously written to Severus about ordination, upsetting the bishop. See factoid page

occupation: Anonymous 3114 was a presbyter. See factoid page

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“Keyword Page for Priests,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/keyword/priests.html, 2023-03-23T12:34:05.066-04:00.

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