SPEAR Factoids about

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Dioscorus See factoid page

Dioscorus See factoid page

Sex:

Dioscorus was male. See factoid page

Dioscorus was male. See factoid page

Dioscorus was male. See factoid page

Sanctity:

Dioscorus was a martyr. See factoid page

Dioscorus was a martyr. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Dioscorus I was bishop of Alexandria. See factoid page

Dioscorus was the bishop of Alexandria . See factoid page

Dioscorus was Bishop of Alexandria . See factoid page

Dioscorus was an archbishop. See factoid page

Relationships

Severus of Antioch commemorated Dioscorus I. See factoid page

A letter between Severus of Antioch referenced Dioscorus I, Irenaeus of Tyre, and Theodosius . See factoid page

A letter by Dioscorus I referenced Irenaeus of Tyre and Theodosius. See factoid page

Events

Severus wrote a letter to Dioscorus I discussing grounds for communion, namely the anathematizing of the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page

Severus wrote a letter to Dioscorus I refusing to assent to a proposal of the latter. See factoid page

Severus sent a letter to non-Chalcedonian Christians in the city of Tyre about why Eutyches is anathematized even though he was received by Dioscorus. See factoid page

Dioscorus I wrote a letter to Severus. See factoid page

Sergius sent a letter to Severus about the exoneration of Eutyches by Dioscorus at the Second Council of Ephesus. See factoid page

In 444/5 A. Gr. 756 Dioscorus became Bishop of Alexandria See factoid page

How to cite:

“Person Page for ,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, $nav-base/aggregate/person/2432.html, 2023-10-10T10:24:48.263-04:00.

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