The Synod of Marseilles was a Christian provincial council held in Marseilles on 25 May 533.[1]
Attendees
Bishops attending the synod included:[1]
- Cyprian, bishop of Toulon
- Pretextatus, bishop of Apt
- Eucherius, bishop of Avignon
- Prosper, bishop of Vence
- Herculius, bishop of Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
- Rusticus, possibly bishop of Aire
- Pontadius, unknown diocese
- Maximus, bishop of Aix
- Porcianus, bishop of Digne
- Aletius, bishop of Vaison
- Vindemialis, bishop of Orange
- Rodanius, unknown diocese
- Auxanius, unknown diocese
An abbot, Valentius, attended on behalf of Fylagrio, bishop of Cavaillon.[1] Caesarius, the bishop of Arles, convoked and presided over the council.[2][3]
Topics
Caesarius convoked the council to investigate Contumeliosus, the bishop of Riez. After testimony from witnesses, Contumeliosus confessed to both "sins of the flesh" and theft of church property, and was sentenced to confinement in a monastery and financial restitution.[2][1] In its decision, the council cited precedent from previous ecumenical councils,[4] and quoted John Chrysostom and Cyprian of Carthage.[5] The council's decision was passed on to Pope John II, who removed Contumeliosus from his office.[1]
Hermann Knust, a German academic, found records of the council in the Darmstadt Library in the nineteenth century.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Hefele, Charles Joseph (1895). A History of the Councils of the Church: From the Original Documents. Clark. pp. 181–184.
- ^ a b Halfond, G. (1 January 2010). "Chapter 2. The Physical World Of The Frankish Councils". The Archaeology of Frankish Church Councils, AD 511-768. Brill. p. 42. ISBN 978-90-474-4406-0.
- ^ Annual Bulletin of Historical Literature. Great Britain Historical Association. 1912. p. 9. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ Moore, Michael Edward (26 August 2024). Continuity and Rupture in the Long Middle Ages: Religion, Law and Interpretation. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-040-10826-0.
- ^ Moore, Michael E. (17 December 2010). "The Ancient Fathers: Christian Antiquity, Patristics and Frankish Canon Law". Millennium. 7 (1): 293–342. doi:10.1515/9783110223057.293. ISSN 1867-0318.
