Event Factoid

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Event Factoid: Theophilus of Alexandria wrote a letter to Flavian of Antioch urging his to accept clergy ordained by his opponents during the Melitian Schism without the need for re-baptism or re-anointing. He cites the case of Anastasius in Rome and the case of Auxentius and Ambrose in Milan.

Sources:

  • Ernest Walter Brooks,The Sixth Book of the Select Letters of Severus, Patriarch of Antioch, in the Syriac Version of Athanasius of Nisibis. Translation, Part II: Letters III.1-XI.1, vol. 2.2 (London: Williams and Norgate, 1904), p: 303-04, part: V.6.Link to Zotero Bibliographic RecordLink to Zotero Bibliographic Record

How to cite:

Daniel L. Schwartz, https://spear-prosop.org/3088-15, in The Letters of Severus of Antioch: A SPEAR Prosopography, edited by Daniel L. Schwartz, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, 2025-07-01.