Christianity in Roman Scythia ecclesiastical organization and monasticism (4th to 7th centuries)
"At present, there is no scholarly consensus on the ecclesiastical organization in the Roman province of Scythia (4th-7th centuries). This volume proposes a new interpretation of some of the historical evidence concerning the evolution of the see of Tomi: a great metropolis, first with suffraga...
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Leiden ; Boston
Brill
2024
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| Schriftenreihe: | East Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages
volume 90 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "At present, there is no scholarly consensus on the ecclesiastical organization in the Roman province of Scythia (4th-7th centuries). This volume proposes a new interpretation of some of the historical evidence concerning the evolution of the see of Tomi: a great metropolis, first with suffragan bishoprics outside Roman Scythia and then inside it, and later an autocephalous archbishopric. Though there are also many unclear aspects regarding the evolution of monastic life in the province, this book reveals that, in contrast with the development of the monastic infrastructure in Roman Scythia, a spiritual decline began in the mid-5th century/"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | "Within the administrative organization of the empire, Scythia was part of the diocese of Thrace, with a capital city at Tomi (now Constanța, Romania), situated on the Black Sea coast. Its borders were marked by the Danube River to the west and north, without the Delta from the mouth of the river, by the Black Sea coast to the east, and in the south, in the area neighbouring Moesia Secunda, mainly by the course of the rivers Sukha Reka, toward the Danube, and Batova, toward the Black Sea shore."--Pages 1-2 |
| Beschreibung: | XIII, 487 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten, Pläne 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789004690295 978-90-04-69029-5 |