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Personal Information
Name variant(s):
Cassian, Bishop of Bostra See factoid page
Cassian, Bishop of Bostra See factoid page
Cassian See factoid page
Cassian See factoid page
Sex:
Cassian was male. See factoid page
Cassian was male. See factoid page
Cassian was male. See factoid page
Cassian was male. See factoid page
Occupation(s):
Cassian was the Bishop of Bostra See factoid page
Cassian was the Bishop of Bostra See factoid page
Cassian was Bishop of Bostra. See factoid page
Relationships
Cassian had ecclesiastical authority over Agapius. See factoid page
Cassian , Constantine , and Antoninus were among the bishops from Syria exiled in Alexandria See factoid page
Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Cassian. See factoid page
Cassian had ecclesiastical authority over Aurelius. See factoid page
Cassian had ecclesiastical authority over Thomas. See factoid page
Severus of Antioch, Antoninus, Constantine, Cassian, Timothy IV and Paul had an alliance. See factoid page
Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Cassian. See factoid page
Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Cassian. See factoid page
Cassian had ecclesiastical authority over Thomas. See factoid page
Events
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
Severus also wrote to Cassian, advocating the view that Thomas's mutilation was medicinal. See factoid page
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
Severus sent a letter to Cassian concerning the vexing question of the ordination of Dorotheus who had been castrated by a physician and not of his own will. See factoid page