Lay Aristocrats and Ecclesiastical Politics: A New View of the Papacy of Felix III (483-492 C.E.) and the Acacian Schism
This article offers a new view of the papacy of Felix III (483-492 c.e.). After examining the evidence for his social origins, I argue that Felix was not the first aristocrat to become bishop of Rome, as is generally claimed. Rather, he rose through clerical circles as a deacon. But Felix had made c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins Univ. Press
[2019]
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Journal of early Christian studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 27, Issue: 3, Pages: 465-489 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Felix, III., Pope -530
/ Origin
/ Clergy
/ Aristocracy
/ Acacian Schism
/ Power structure
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity KCB Papacy |
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Volltext (Verlag) Volltext (doi) |