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Sergiusof Amida succeeded Abraham IVas head of theConvent of John Urtaya See factoid page
Sergiusgained distinction in exile during the persecutions and embraced asceticism and abstinence. See factoid page
Emperor Justinian died in the year 565/6 (A. Gr. 877) See factoid page
The brothers of theConvent of John Urtayaand the other religious believers persevered during the persecutions, which began in 520/1 (A. Gr. 832) and continued until the writing of this account in the year 567/8 (A. Gr. 879) See factoid page
Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Anonymous 3721 on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page
Anonymous 3721 sent a letter to Severus of Antioch on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page
Severus of Antioch sent a letter to Abba on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page
Abba sent a letter to Severus of Antioch on the subject of marriage and divorce. See factoid page
Between 508 and 511, Severus wrote a letter to Constantine the bishop about the ordination of bishops and clergy in the wake of the Council of Chalcedon. See factoid page
Asterius the Bishop and those with him came to Severus in Antioch. See factoid page
Emperor Anastasius sent his formula of satisfaction to Flavian, prelate of Antioch. See factoid page
Claudiopolis, when he received Severus in the house of Patrick, urged Severus to receive the synod of Chalcedon, not as a positive definition of faith, but as a rejection of Nestorius and Eutyches. See factoid page
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
John asked Severus if Epiphanius had performed his ordinations correctly. See factoid page
Severus recalled that Epiphanius had been brought up in the monasteries of Perga, practicing a life of virginity. See factoid page