SPEAR Factoids about Commemoration

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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 Stephen on the subject of reading the lives of saints. See factoid page


event: Sometime after his episcopacy Severus wrote a letter to Anonymous 3750 on the subject of the persecution of non-Chalcedonians and the commemoration of faithful non-Chalcedonians no longer living. See factoid page


event: Gaian was commemorated like a pagan diety by heretical Christians. See factoid page


event: Stephen sent a letter to Severus requesting a historical treatment of the life of Simeon the Stylite. The letter was carried by Sergius. See factoid page


event: Timothy Aelurus and Theodosius II were commemorated on 31 July. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Ammonius about his lack of agreement wiht the decision to add Peter Mongus to the dyptichs in Alexandria. See factoid page


event: Severus reluctantly permitted the commemoration of Epiphanius of Magydum. See factoid page


event: Pope Agapetus, who was about to blaspheme by declaring that Mary should not be commemorated in the church, urged the emperor to expel Zeʿora. See factoid page


event: John Chrysostom commemorated women who died by suicide in the face of persecution: Pelagia, Domnina, Prosdocia, and Berenice. See factoid page


event: Sworn to secrecy by Zacharias, John of Ephesus did not reveal his ascetic practices to others until after the saint had died. See factoid page


How to cite:

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