Hilarius, Germanus, and Lupus
The Aristocratic Background of the Chelidonius Affair
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3937342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph Whitney Mathisen |
| Year | 1979 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Publication date | 1979-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Phoenix (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-8299 • E-ISSN: 1929-4883 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1087992 |
| OpenAlex | W2335071410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
ONE OF THE BEST-KNOWN EXAMPLES of the attempts of the bishops of Rome to forward their pretensions to ecclesiastical hegemony came in 445, when Leo, the bishop of Rome, obtained from the emperor Valentinian III a rescript detailing the primacy of the see of Rome.' The pretext for the issuance of this rescript lay in a quarrel which Leo was having with Hilarius, the bishop of Arles, who had been attempting to reestablish the influence of his own see in Gaul.2 The ramifications of the dispute with regard to the internal structure of the Gallic church, the relations between the Roman church and the Roman state, and the establishment of the primacy of the church of Rome were so far-reaching that the original causes of the feud have been either glossed over, or, more commonly, totally ignored. The dispute has been viewed either in a primarily ecclesiastical context, or, more recently, as a reflection of the dissension between the Gallic and Italian aristocracies.3 Hitherto, no attempt has been made to search out the purely Gallic origins of a conflict which only later was to have such startling repercussions. Leo leveled against Hilarius two specific accusations. One of them concerned a bishop Proiectus, whose see is unknown, whom Hilarius had replaced on grounds of illness. Nothing further is known of this incident except that Leo ordered Proiectus' restoration.4 By far the betterdocumented of the charges is that regarding the deposition of Chelidonius
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
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| Citations per year | 0,37 |
| Citation span | 1985 - 2014 (30) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |