SPEAR Factoids about Anti-Chalcedonian

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event: Severus wrote a letter to the presbyters of Alexandria defending his communion with the Christians of Isauria despite his stance of moderation with regard to the Henotikon. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Hippocrates the Scholastic discussing his refusal to commune with anyone who will not anathematize the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page


event: Severus sent a letter to the monks of Mor Bassus explaining why he takes a more relaxed attitude to commemorating the names of Chalcedonians as a bishop than he did as a monk. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Dioscorus on the subject of receiving Chalcedonians who sought communion with non-Chalcedonians. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Soteric discussing the investigation of and efforts to depose Macedonius II. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter arguing against rebaptism and reanointing for those converting from Chalcedonianism. See factoid page


event: Severus sent a letter to Thomas the Syncellus on Christology and his reasons for rejecting the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Caesaria Hypatissa discussing a hagiographic story about Nisthora predicting that an emperor would not have a son while the Council of Chalcedon remained in force. See factoid page


event: Severus sent a letter to Anastasius I expressing his refusal to recant his condemnation of the Council of Chalcedon and Leo's Tome. He preferred exile to recanting. See factoid page


event: Those who thought the Henotikon was insufficient without an anathema of Chalcedon refused to commune with those who thought is was sufficient. The following factoids deal with the closely related events: 3109-19, 3109-18 3109-17. The following factoids deal with the closely related events: 3109-19, 3109-18 3109-17. See factoid page


event: Anatolius prophesied the death of those who communed with non-Chalcedonians who accepted the Henotikon even though it did not anathematize Chalcedon. He was forced to repent when his prophecies did not come true. The following factoids deal with the closely related events: 3109-19, 3109-18 3109-17. The following factoids deal with the closely related events: 3109-19, 3109-18 3109-17. See factoid page


event: Severus healed a man with boils who thought he was going to die because Anatolius prophesied the death of those who communed with non-Chalcedonians who accepted the Henotikon even though it did not anathematize Chalcedon. The following factoids deal with the closely related events: 3109-19, 3109-18 3109-17. The following factoids deal with the closely related events: 3109-19, 3109-18 3109-17. See factoid page


event: The presbyters of Alexandria wrote a letter to Severus criticizing him for being in communion with rigorous anti-Chalcedonians in Isauria. See factoid page


event: Oecumenius sent a letter to Severus discussing Christology and expressing doubts about non-Chalcedonian Christology. See factoid page


event: Patricius, Severus, Paul, and Julian of Halicarnassus agressively questioned Macedonius II about his efforts to promote the Council of Chalcedon against the wishes of Anastasius I. See factoid page


event: Severus, Peter the Iberian, Theodore, and Isaiah of Gaza checked the advances of the Chalcedonians. See factoid page


event: The monk Nisthora died but came back to life to inform the messenger of Theodosius II that he would not have a son because the empire was about to become "Nestorian," i.e. Chalcedonian. See factoid page


event: Non-Chalcedonians in Isauria opposed Philoxenus because he held that the Henotikon was sufficient for communion between Christians. See factoid page


event: Sometime in the early 520s Isidore, Thomas, and Epimachus traveled to Pelusium to support the non-Chalcedonian cause. See factoid page


event: Severus sought the approval of Dioscorus in communing with Eleusinius and Proclus but not Soteric or Asterius. See factoid page


event: After rejecting the Council of Chalcedon and the Tome of Leo, Peter Mongus communed with Chalcedonians. See factoid page


event: Severus responded to John by refusing to accept the synod of Chalcedon as a repudiation of Nestorius and Eutyches, because the Chalcedonian creed and the Tome of Leo support Nestorianism; Severus does not believe that anathematizing Eutyches makes the Council of Chalcedon legitimate, because the followers of Arius were still heretics even though they repudiated the teachings of Sabellius. See factoid page


event: Stephen sent a letter to Severus assuring him of his orthodox beliefs. The person ordained in the passage is likely Stephen but that identification is not certain. See factoid page


event: Severus held a council in Antioch with bishops from the East. They condemned the Council of Chalcedon and Leo's Tome. See factoid page


event: Severus reqquired the monastery of Mor Tumo to erect a public declaration of the orthodox (non-Chalcedonian) faith. See factoid page


event: Asterius attempted to convince Severus to recant his condemnation of the Council of Chalcedon and Leo's Tome. He would not recant and declared his intent to suffer exile rather than recant. See factoid page


How to cite:

“Keyword Page for Anti-Chalcedonian,” in SPEAR: Syriac Persons Events and Relations, general editor Daniel L. Schwartz, https://dev.spear-prosop.org/aggregate/taxonomy/anti-chalcedonian.html, 2025-07-01.

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