Longinus (missionary)
Longinus (
Early life
Longinus was a native of Alexandria in Egypt, who became a member of the Church of Antioch. The Patriarch Paul II sent him on a mission to Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, where he was detained on the orders of the Emperor Justinian I. He was even imprisoned for a time by Justinian's successor, Justin II, on account of his Monophysitism. He escaped from prison and returned to Egypt in 567.[1]
Missionary activity in Nobadia
On his deathbed,
In 575, Longinus was consulted by Syrian envoys concerning the readmission of the deposed Patriarch Paul II into communion.
Missionary activity in Alodia
Longinus was unable to travel up the
Longinus sent a report to the king of Nobadia, who sent his own letter to the patriarch of Alexandria. The king of Alodia also sent a letter to the king of Nobadia thanking him for sending the "holy father" Longinus to Alodia. All three letters were copied by John of Ephesus into his chronicle.[2] Longinus' subsequent career is totally unknown.[1]
Legacy
Salim Faraji calls Longinus, the Patriarch Theodosius and the Empress
Notes
Sources
- Adams, William Y. (1991). "Longinus". In The Coptic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Macmillan Publishers. cols. 1479b–1480b.
- Faraji, Salim (2012). "Longinus". In Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong; Henry Louis Gates(eds.). Dictionary of African Biography. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. pp. 516–518.
- Grillmeier, Aloys; Hainthaler, Theresia (1996). Christ in Christian Tradition, Volume 2: From the Council of Chalcedona (451) to Gregory the Great (590–604), Part 4: The Church in Alexandria, with Nubia and Ethiopia after 451. Westminster John Knox Press.
- Moawad, Samuel (2013). "Christianity on Philae". In ISBN 978-977-416-561-0.
- Richter, Siegfried G. (2013). "The Beginnings of Christianity in Nubia". In Gawdat Gabra; Hany N. Takla (eds.). Christianity and Monasticism in Aswan and Nubia. Cairo: American University in Cairo Press. pp. 47–54. ISBN 978-977-416-561-0.
- Welsby, Derek (2002). The Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia. Pagans, Christians and Muslims Along the Middle Nile. British Museum. ISBN 978-0-7141-1947-2.
Further reading
- Richter, Siegfried (2002). Studien zur Christianisierung Nubiens. Reichert Verlag.
- Werner, Roland (2013). Das Christentum in Nubien. Geschichte und Gestalt einer afrikanischen Kirche. Lit. ISBN 978-3-643-12196-7.