SPEAR Factoids about
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Personal Information
Name variant(s):
A member of the clergy under Cassian of Bostra whose genital members were cut off See factoid page
The devout Thomas See factoid page
Sex:
Thomas was male. See factoid page
Thomas was male. See factoid page
Occupation(s):
Thomas was a member of the clergy. See factoid page
Thomas was a priest. See factoid page
Relationships
Cassian had ecclesiastical authority over Thomas. See factoid page
Cassian had ecclesiastical authority over Thomas. See factoid page
Events
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
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