SPEAR Factoids about Names

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event: Severus wrote a letter to Musonius discussing the need to be moderate regarding names included in the diptychs. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Hippocrates discussing the need for moderation regarding the names listed in diptychs. 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 Theophanes discussing the need to be moderate regarding names included in the diptychs. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Ammian and Epagathus on the following subjects: the name of Ammian's newborn son, Ammian's request that the eucharistic elements be sent to him, and Severus's refusal because the sacrament is not dependent upon the standing of the clergy who administers it. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Soteric discussing the need to be moderate regarding names included in the diptychs. He defends himself against those who think that some names should be removed. See factoid page


event: Severus wrote a letter to Urban discussing the need to be moderate regarding names included in the diptychs. See factoid page


event: Despite his opposition to the theology of Theodore of Mopsuestia, Cyril of Alexandria urged Proclus of Constantinople not to remove his name from the diptychs in order to avoid stirring up opposition. See factoid page


event: Hippocrates wrote a letter to Severus discussing communion between the churches of Antioch, Alexandria, and Caesarea. See factoid page


How to cite:

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