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Two Early Lives of Severos, Patriarch of Antioch
Sebastian Brock
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Hardcover. These two accounts of the most important ecclesiastical figures of the early sixth century focus especially on Severos' student years in Alexandria and Beirut, and the earlier part of his career. Translator(s): Brock, Sebastian; FitzGerald, Brian. Series: Translated Texts for Historians. Num Pages: 176 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BGH; BGX; HRCC8. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 210 x 147 x 15. Weight in Grams: 363.
Severos, patriarch of Antioch, was one of the most important ecclesiastical figures of the first half of the sixth century, a time when the reception, or not, of the Council of Chalcedon (451) was still a matter of much dispute. As an opponent of the Council, Severos had to flee from his patriarchal see to Egypt in 518 when Justin came to the throne and imperial policy changed. Summoned by Justinian to Constantinople in 536, he won over Anthimos, the patriarch of Constantinople, but in the reaction to this unexpected turn of events, both he and Anthimos were anathematised at ... Read more
Severos, patriarch of Antioch, was one of the most important ecclesiastical figures of the first half of the sixth century, a time when the reception, or not, of the Council of Chalcedon (451) was still a matter of much dispute. As an opponent of the Council, Severos had to flee from his patriarchal see to Egypt in 518 when Justin came to the throne and imperial policy changed. Summoned by Justinian to Constantinople in 536, he won over Anthimos, the patriarch of Constantinople, but in the reaction to this unexpected turn of events, both he and Anthimos were anathematised at ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liverpool University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
175
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Translated Texts for Historians
Condition
New
Weight
362g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846318825
SKU
V9781846318825
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About Sebastian Brock
Sebastian Brock is Professorial Fellow at Wolfson College, Oxford. Brian Fitzgerald is an independent scholar.
Reviews for Two Early Lives of Severos, Patriarch of Antioch
This volume is a compendious, user-friendly, scholarly tool which will be much appreciated by those engaged in Syriac studies, history, theology, hagiography, and the post-Chalcedonian period, and it will be a welcome addition to the Liverpool series. Hugoye: Journal of Syriac Studies This very carefully prepared book leaves nothing to be desired. Hubert Kaufhold, Oriens Christianus For many years ... Read more