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Theodore was born at Antioch, where his father held an official position and the family was wealthy (Chrysostom, ad Th. Laps. ii). Theodore's cousin, Paeanius, to whom several of John Chrysostom's letters are addressed, held an important post of civil government; his brother Polychronius became bishop of the metropolitan see of Apamea.
Theodosius I (Ancient Greek: Θεοδόσιος Theodosios; 11 January 347 – 17 January 395), also known as Theodosius the Great, was a Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Christianity .
Theodotus II, also known as Theodosius (Greek: Θεόδοτος or Θεοδόσιος; died October 1154), was a 12th-century Christian cleric who served as Patriarch of Constantinople from 1151 until 1153. Theodotus was an Abbot at the Monastery of the Resurrection in Constantinople. His two-year reign as Patriarch of Constantinople was ...
When Theodosius' friend and countryman Sabbas was appointed archimandrite of all the isolated monks in Palestine by Patriarch Salustius of Jerusalem, Theodosius was made the leader of all those monks who lived in community. This is the origin of his being called "the Cenobiarch", which translates as chief of those living a life in common.
The Edict of Thessalonica was jointly issued by Theodosius I, emperor of the East, Gratian, emperor of the West, and Gratian's junior co-ruler Valentinian II, on 27 February 380. [4] The edict came after Theodosius had been baptized by the bishop Ascholius of Thessalonica upon suffering a severe illness in that city. [7] IMPPP.
Theodosius was born on 10 April 401 as the only son of Emperor Arcadius and his wife Aelia Eudoxia. [4] On 10 January 402, at the age of 9 months, he was proclaimed co-augustus by his father, [5] thus becoming the youngest to bear the imperial title up to that point.
John was born in Antioch, Roman Syria (modern-day Antakya, Hatay, Turkey) in 347 AD. [13] [14] [15] Different scholars describe his mother Anthusa as a pagan or as a Christian. [16] His father was a high-ranking military officer. John's father died soon after his birth and he was raised by his mother.
Three works are ascribed to John Rufus: the Plerophoriae, the Life of Peter the Iberian, and the Commemoration of the Death of Theodosius. [10] Only the authorship of the Plerophoriae is clearly stated in the text, while the surviving manuscripts of the other two works do not indicate any author. [12]