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| | Severus of Antioch Summary |
 | | Severus, Patriarch of Antioch (AD 512 - 518), born approximately 465 in Sozopolis in Pisidia, was by birth and education a pagan, who was baptized in the martyry of Leontius at Tripolis (Evagr. |
 | | His presence initiated a period of fighting in Constantinople between rival bands of monks, orthodox and Monophysite, which ended in AD 511 with the humiliation of Anastasius, the temporary triumph of the patriarch Macedonius II, and the reversal of the Monophysite cause (Theophanes, p. |
 | | Proud of his patriarchal dignity and strong in the emperor's protection, Severus despatched letters to his brother-prelates, announcing his elevation and demanding communion. |
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