Proterius of Alexandria
St Proterius of Alexandria | |
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| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholic Church |
| Feast | February 28 |
Pope Proterius of Alexandria (died 457) was
the Council of Chalcedon to replace the deposed Dioscorus. He regarded as hieromartyr by the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church
.
History
Proterius was elected by the
Dioscorus of Alexandria, who had been deposed as Patriarch by the same council.[1][2] Upon his arrival in Alexandria, he was met by a riot.[3]
His accession marks the beginning of the
Zachariah of Mitylene, 4,1-3[4]
).
The murder was commented in several letters by groups of bishops from various
Leo I the Thracian
(457–474).
Veneration
He is regarded as a
Coptic Orthodox, who instead recognize Dioscorus and Timothy as having been the legitimate Popes during this time. (Coptic Orthodox Church Network, Popes Chronology [2]
).
References
- ^ Keough 2011, p. 404.
- ^ Evans 2002, p. 75.
- ^ Wilde 2022, p. 44.
- ^ Pearse, Roger. "Zachariah of Mitylene, Syriac Chronicle (1899). Book 4". www.tertullian.org. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- ^ Martiriologio Romano (PDF). p. 287.
Sources
- ISBN 9780881410563.
- Evans, J. A. S. (2002). The Age of Justinian: The Circumstances of Imperial Power. Taylor & Francis.
- Keough, Shawn W. J. (2011). "Episcopal Succession as Criterion of Communion: The Rise of Rival Episcopal Genealogies in Alexandria according to liberatus of Carthage". In Leemans, Johan; Van Nuffelen, Peter; Keough, Shawn W. J. (eds.). Episcopal Elections in Late Antiquity. De Gruyter. pp. 389–410.
- Wilde, Clare (2022). "The Qurʾānic Rūm: A Late Antique Perspective". In van den Bent, Josephine; van den Eijnde, Floris; Weststeijn, Johan (eds.). Late Antique Responses to the Arab Conquests. Brill. pp. 32–55.
External links
- "Proterius (451–457)". Official web site of the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
- St Proterius of Alexandria Orthodox Synaxarion.