Antipope Dioscorus
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Dioscorus (died 14 October 530) was a
Deaconry
Originally a deacon of the
Papal selection
Pope Felix IV wished Boniface to succeed him, partially to avoid the riots that had occurred on his own accession. Further, Richards describes him as being part of the pro-Gothic party of clergy, bishops and aristocrats, and his "principal concern, however, was to ensure that the pro-Gothic party remained in control of the papacy."[4] During the sixth century a tradition had evolved where popes would informally nominate their successors, but Felix went even further and issued a praeceptum formally nominating Boniface, and on his sickbed gave his pallium to him, on the condition that should Felix recover Boniface would return it. However, the Senate was outraged that it had been preempted from the process, and issued an edict forbidding anyone from accepting the nomination or discussing it during Pope Felix's life, on pain of exile and confiscation of property. Richards notes that the clergy did not voice a similar outrage, "perhaps because the majority of the clergy agreed on this occasion with the senate in censuring the action of Pope Felix".[5]
When the election was held in the
Legacy
According to the
References
- ^ Richards 1979, p. 76.
- ^ Richards 1979, pp. 107f, 123.
- ^ Haendler 2006.
- ^ Richards 1979, p. 122.
- ^ Richards 1979, p. 123.
- ^ Richards 1979, p. 124.
- ^ Oestereich 1909.
- ^ Davis 1989, pp. 50–51.
Sources
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Oestereich, Thomas (1909). "Dioscorus". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- Davis, Raymond (1989). The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis) : the ancient biographies of the first ninety Roman Bishops to AD715. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. OCLC 1148009183.
- Haendler, Gert (2006). "Dioscorus, Antipope". In Betz, Hans (ed.). Religion Past and Present : encyclopedia of theology and religion. Leiden Boston: Brill. OCLC 62290620.
- Richards, Jeffrey (1979). The popes and the papacy in the early Middle Ages, 476-752. London Boston: Routledge & Kegan Paul. OCLC 1011528215.
Further reading
- Schwaiger, Georg (2008). "Die Rechtmäßigkeit der Päpste Dioskur (530) und Konstantin II. (767–768)" [The Legality of Popes Dioskur (530) and Constantine II (767-768)]. In Fleckenstein, Gisela (ed.). Kirchengeschichte: alte und neue Wege : Festschrift für Christoph Weber [Church history: old and new ways: Festschrift for Christoph Weber] (in German). Frankfurt am Main: Lang. pp. 17–24. OCLC 644559753.