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