SPEAR Factoids about

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Personal Information

Name variant(s):

Gregory See factoid page

Sex:

Gregory was male. See factoid page

Citizenship:

Gregory was from Pontus. See factoid page

Occupation(s):

Gregory was a bishop of questionable legitimacy. See factoid page

Events

Sometime between 519-520 Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Anonymi 3753 about the attempts of Gregory and Isaiah to falsely claim episcopal status. He refuted their claims with references to scripture, canon law, and the lifestyles of these men. See factoid page


Sometime around 519-520 Gregory attempted to claim he had been legitimately ordained a bishop and claim episcopal authority in Antioch. He attempted to claim he held authority based on his ordination in Diocaesarea. See factoid page


Severus refused to recognize ordinations by Theodotus and Gregory but he did accept the baptisms they performed. 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/2495.html, 2023-10-10T09:27:33.656-04:00.