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Valerianus Bassianensis – A Pannonian bishop at the Council of Chalcedon?
Valerianus Bassianensis – A Pannonian bishop at the Council of Chalcedon?

Author(s): Péter Kovács
Subject(s): Ancient World
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Church history of Pannonia; Huns; the Council of Chalcedon; Bassianae

Summary/Abstract: In his paper the author deals with the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon where a certain Valerian, the bishop of a settlement called Bassiana emerged several times. As he attended the synod of 448 at Constantinople as well, he lived in Constantinople most probably as refugee. Following E. Schwartz's correction, the author also comes to the conclusion that Valerian was mistakenly identified as the African bishop in the original Greek list and he was rather the bishop of the Pannonian Bassianae. He had to flee from his hometown to Constantinople because of the Hun occupation in 441 as his province already belonged to East Rome.

  • Issue Year: 73/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 51-55
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: English