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Flavian of Constantinople
c. 390 – 449 · Bishop of Constantinople
Bishop
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 390
- Died
- 449, Hypaepa
- See
- Constantinople
- Region
- east
- Era
- nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Archbishop of Constantinople 446-449.
- Primary source
- Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis (Sessions 1-2)
Archbishop of Constantinople 446-449. Recipient of Leo's Tome; condemned Eutyches at the Home Synod (448); deposed and beaten at the 'Robber Council' of Ephesus (449).
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Common questions
- Who was Flavian of Constantinople?
- Flavian of Constantinople (390–449) — Archbishop of Constantinople 446-449. Recipient of Leo's Tome; condemned Eutyches at the Home Synod (448); deposed and beaten at the 'Robber Council' of Ephesus (449).
- Who did Flavian of Constantinople correspond with?
- Pope Leo I.
- Who did Flavian of Constantinople oppose?
- Eutyches and Dioscorus of Alexandria.
- Who did Flavian of Constantinople succeed as bishop of Constantinople?
- Nestorius.
Sources for biography
- Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis (Sessions 1-2) primary
- Leo, Epistula 28 (Tomus ad Flavianum) primary
documented connections(3)
- corresponded (incoming) Pope Leo ILeo's Tome (Ep. 28) was addressed to Flavian.Leo, Epistula 28 (Tomus ad Flavianum)
- opposed EutychesFlavian condemned Eutyches at the Home Synod of 448.Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis Session 1
- opposed (incoming) Dioscorus of AlexandriaDioscorus presided over Flavian's deposition at the Robber Council of Ephesus (449).Acta Concilii Chalcedonensis Session 1
tradition connections(1)
- succeeded in see NestoriusFlavian became Archbishop of Constantinople (446) several bishops after Nestorius (Maximian, Proclus); not a direct succession.Socrates Scholasticus, Hist. Eccl. 7.40-48
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Flavian of Constantinople).