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event: Severus wrote a letter to Caesaria explaining the meaning of the priest lifting the veil covering the eucharist during the liturgy. See factoid page
event: Severus wrote a letter to Nicias discussing the impiety of ordination by Nestorian bishops. See factoid page
event: Severus wrote a letter to Peter hoping to correct the bishop's views of ordinations that occur at the hands of those outside a particular diocese. See factoid page
event: Severus commanded Nicias to remain faithful to the sacred canons by stripping the deacons and priests on Minidus who had been ordained by Nestorians of their honor, titles, and ability to administer the sacraments. See factoid page
occupation: Philip was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Peter was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Theodosius and the rest of the bishops were sent into exile. Along with three hundred clergy and saint Zura, they travelled to a fortress called Dereus in Thrace. They were supported in the court by Empress Theodora. See factoid page
occupation: Theotecnus was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3093 was a visiting priest. See factoid page
occupation: Mar Samuel was an archpresbyter. See factoid page
event: Demons caused Anonymous 3761 to appear as an angel of light and placed her on the bishop's throne and identified her as Virgin Mary. James and the monks ascent to ordination as priests by Anonymous 3761. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3623 was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Theodore was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Aaron was a qašišā. See factoid page
occupation: Charisius was a presbyter from the province of Lydia. See factoid page
occupation: Aelian was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Epimachus was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3057 was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Severus was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: John began examaning candidates for ordination from all over the empire. Potental priests came from Armenia, Arzun, Cappadocia. See factoid page
occupation: Apaphon was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Julian was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: 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
occupation: Theodore was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Severus also wrote to Cassian, advocating the view that Thomas's mutilation was medicinal. See factoid page
event: 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
occupation: Philip was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Theodosius was a presbyter of Antioch See factoid page
event: Zwtʾ is promoted to Presbyter See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3058 was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: 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
occupation: Timothy was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Eusebius was a priest. See factoid page
occupation: Epimachus was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Ephraim appealed to the king and queen, revealing that John was causing division by ordaining priests around the empire.Theodora, convinced that John had been laying sick in the palace, dismissed the charges. See factoid page
occupation: Philip was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Ammonius was a presbyter of Alexandria. See factoid page
event: Eleusinius wrote a letter to Severus about a trial of some presbyters. See factoid page
occupation: Elisha was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Neon was a priest. See factoid page
occupation: Theotecnus was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Samuel was a priest. See factoid page
occupation: Aaron was a Presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Victor was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Jonathan was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Victor was a priest. See factoid page
event: John was captured and brought to Antioch, where he was tortured and killed by Ephraim of Amida. See factoid page
event: After a time,John feigned illness again as a pretense to travel around the empire to ordain more priests. He travelled to Cyprus,Caesarea,Rhodes,Tralles,Chios,Alexandria,and Palestine. See factoid page
occupation: Peter was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page
occupation: Cosmas was a presbyter of Chalcis . See factoid page
event: While John was ordaining priests in the Church at Tralles, John of Ephesus administered the eucharist during the ordination service. John also accompanied John to an ordination service in Mar John in Ephesus. See factoid page
occupation: ʿAbsmayyā was a priest in Edessa . See factoid page
event: Appealing to Cyril's letter to Nestorius and the example of Severus the presbyter, Severus urged Stephen to accept the ordination of Stephen because heretics cannot be expected to follow canon-law. See factoid page
occupation: Father Theodore was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Zoninus was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: When Marefinished constructing the martyr's chapel and he knew his death was close, he knelt in his coffin to pray for three days and gave up his spirit. The king and queen sent chamberlains, senators, bishops, clergyman, and monks to bury Mare. See factoid page
event: Between 514 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Solon, bishop of Seleucia in Isauria about conflicts over bishops in his diocese. See factoid page
event: Sometime after the end of his episcopacy Severus of Antioch wrote a letter to Thecla discussing her devoutness and answering questions she had posed to Stephen about deacons baptizing in extraordinary situations and whether or not to baptize someone unable to make a profession of faith. See factoid page
occupation: Cosmas was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Abraham was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Leontius was a qašišā. See factoid page
occupation: Romanus was a presbyter and visitor of the great convent of Thel 'Adda. See factoid page
event: Severus of Antioch and Anonymi 3729 exchanged letters on questions of whether or not there would be sufficient ordained clergy to adminster the Lord's Supper and baptism to the women. Severus of Antioch states that deaconnesses may administer baptism to women and male presbyters or deacons may administer the Lord's Supper. See factoid page
occupation: Photius was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Eustace was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Neon was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Aeneas was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Severus defended Julian against charges that he attempted to mislead Anastasios. The following factoids deal with related events: 3079-26, 3064-3. The following factoids deal with related events: 3079-26, 3064-3. See factoid page
occupation: Simeon was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Thomas was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Philip was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Samuel was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Last year, Severus compelled bishop Paul of Olba to return to his flock. See factoid page
event: Severus encouraged Solon to live a holy and virtuous life, modelling the piety of Jesus andthe martyrs, especially Thecla, so that the legitimacy of his ordination by a bishop outside of the diocese might be confirmed. See factoid page
event: To defend his belief in the ordination of priests by those outside of a particular diocese, Severus appeals to the examples of Basil during the controversy surrounding Arius, and Gregory the Theologian. See factoid page
occupation: Thomas was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page
event: Flavian, who was challengeing the ordination of Solon, had previously ordained a priest in Germanicupolis. See factoid page
event: Severus admitted to the archimandrite that he never had confidence in Cosmas, or had previous knowledge of him, but that the religious presbyter Theodore had knowwn and written to him. See factoid page
event: Until an investigation can be undertaken, Severus believed that Callistus and those who sided from Hilarian should be censored from ministry. See factoid page
occupation: Epimachus was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Eunomius was a priest in Amida. See factoid page
occupation: Leontius was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Procopius had attempted to profit off his ordinations, and had ordained Lampetius, a known follower of the heresy of Adelphius which had been condemned by the synod at Commanus in Armenia. See factoid page
occupation: Gennadius was a presbyter in Minidus. See factoid page
occupation: Julian was a presbyter See factoid page
occupation: Maximus was a presbyter of Seleucia. See factoid page
occupation: Ammonius was a presbyter in Alexandria. See factoid page
occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Eusebius was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Stephen was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page
occupation: Victor was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Hesychius was presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page
occupation: Zacharias was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Patrick was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3630 was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Polyeuctus was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Bassian was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Mark was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Severus was aware of many letters written by Peter to himself and to the presbyter Thomas, wherein Peter accused Severus and others of breaking canon-law and tradition by allowing for ordinations outside of the diocese. See factoid page
event: Contrary to the opinion of Peter, Severus had not ordained Leontius out of need, but in order to honour the man. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3740 was a priest. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3073 was a presbyter in the village of Pessinus. See factoid page
occupation: Stephen was a presbyter of Tripoli See factoid page
occupation: Julian was a presbyter of Tarsus . See factoid page
event: Julian, lacking needed clergy, sought the ordination of priests and deacons by Sergius and Marion. See factoid page
occupation: Thomas was a priest. See factoid page
occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Cosmas was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Thomas was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Peter was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Hananya was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3647 was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Zwtʾ was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Between 513 to 518, Severus wrote a letter to Timostratus the Duke about the importance of ordination. See factoid page
occupation: Victor was a priest. See factoid page
occupation: Andrew was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: When Paul criticized Hilarian for ordaining priests outside his jurisdiction, Severus had initially prohibited those priests from ministering until an investigation could take place; with Paul's absence, Severus now believed that those men should be reinstated. See factoid page
occupation: Ignatius was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: After Timothy had died and the orthodox began enduring persecution again, Epiphanius withdrew to Palestine where he met with Peter of Iberia and began ordaining priests. See factoid page
occupation: Zeno was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Longinus was a presbyter of Antioch . See factoid page
event: Timostratus had previously written to Severus about ordination, upsetting the bishop. See factoid page
event: Some from Minidus and Uaris obtained ordination at the hands of Nestorian bishops. See factoid page
event: Severus asserts that an oblation delivery is only necessary for those without bishops, making it unnecessary for Misael. Severus appeals to the scriptural story of Elijah and the ravens, asserting that even impious priests can be vessels to deliver the Eucharist. See factoid page
event: Jacob Baradaeus Conon, and Eugene ordained non-Chalcedonian priests and bishops throughout the areas under his authority: Syria, Armenia, Cappadocia, Cilicia, Isauria, Pamphylia, Lycaonia, Lycia, Phrygia, Caria, Asia, Cyprus, Rhodes, Chios, Mitylene, and Constantinople. See factoid page
event: Between 513 and 518, Severus wrote a letter to Dionysius the bishop of Tarsus about a demon-possessed presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Anonymous 3114 was a presbyter. See factoid page
occupation: Libanius was a presbyter of Apamea See factoid page
occupation: John was a presbyter. See factoid page
event: Severus advises Valeriena to encourage the virgins to an ascetic life, suggesting their isolation from men, sharing common meals, discouraging the owning of enslaved people, and emphasize physical labour. See factoid page
occupation: Thomas was a presbyter in Antioch . See factoid page