Apocrisiarius
An apocrisiarius, the
Anglican Church
.
Byzantine apocrisiarii
An apocrisiarius was a
Byzantine emperor.[3]
Frankish apocrisiarii
From the reign of Charlemagne (r. 768–814), the court of the Frankish king/emperor had clerical members styled apocrisiarii. However, they were only royal archchaplains decorated with the title of the ancient papal envoys, since they did not perform any diplomatic duties.[citation needed]
Anglican Church
In the modern Anglican Communion, representatives of the Archbishop of Canterbury to various churches are styled apocrisiarioi.[4]
References
Citations
- ^ a b Kazhdan 1991, p. 136.
- ^ Kazhdan 1991, pp. 75, 136; Parry & Hinnells 1999, p. 35.
- ^ Parry & Hinnells 1999, p. 35.
- ^ Diocese in Europe (20 May 2011). "Partners - Apocrisiaroi". Diocese in Europe. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
Sources
- ISBN 978-0-19-504652-6.
- Parry, Ken; Hinnells, John R. (1999). The Blackwell Dictionary of Eastern Christianity. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing. ISBN 0-631-18966-1.
Further reading
- Ekonomou, Andrew J. (2007). Byzantine Rome and the Greek Popes: Eastern Influences on Rome and the Papacy from Gregory the Great to Zacharias, A.D. 590-752. Lanham, Maryland and Plymouth, UK: Lexington Books (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.). ISBN 978-0-7391-1978-5.
- Larousse, Pierre; Augé, Claude (1906). Petit Larousse Illustré: Nouveau Dictionnaire Encyclopédique. Paris, France: Librairie Larousse.