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Made bishop at the age of 28, Epiphanius effected the rebuilding of the church at Pavia after it had been destroyed by [[Odoacer]]'s forces. |
Made bishop at the age of 28, Epiphanius effected the rebuilding of the church at Pavia after it had been destroyed by [[Odoacer]]'s forces. |
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During his lifetime, Epiphanius undertook several [[Christian Church|church]]-related missions and exploits. Some of the most significant of these was his expedition to [[Ravenna]], where he confronted [[Theodoric the Great]], shortly after his defeat of |
During his lifetime, Epiphanius undertook several [[Christian Church|church]]-related missions and exploits. Some of the most significant of these was his expedition to [[Ravenna]], where he confronted [[Theodoric the Great]], shortly after his defeat of Odoacer, where he pleaded for the restoration of [[civic rights]], as well as his journey, as an [[Ambassador|emissary]] for the emperor ([[Julius Nepos]]), to the Visigothic king [[Euric]] at [[Toulouse]].<ref name="Alb">{{cite book |last=Ferreiro |first=Alberto |title=The Visigoths: Studies in Culture and Society |year=1999 |publisher=Brill |location=Leiden |isbn=90-04-11206-5| pages=29}}</ref> |
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Epiphanius, however, also many a time represented his [[Christian]] [[constituency]] to important figures of the period, such as the [[Arianism|Arian]] kings, among others. These confrontations and speakings to high-ranking figures proved, most of the time, to be successful endeavors; religious dignitaries such as Epiphanius had wide-ranging influence on the rulers and [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]]s during this period.<ref name="Arm"/> |
Epiphanius, however, also many a time represented his [[Christian]] [[constituency]] to important figures of the period, such as the [[Arianism|Arian]] kings, among others. These confrontations and speakings to high-ranking figures proved, most of the time, to be successful endeavors; religious dignitaries such as Epiphanius had wide-ranging influence on the rulers and [[Aristocracy (class)|aristocrat]]s during this period.<ref name="Arm"/> |
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Such success is evidenced in Epiphanius' negotiations with Euric, [[Gundobad]], |
Such success is evidenced in Epiphanius' negotiations with Euric, [[Gundobad]], Odoacer and Theoderic over the [[ransom]] of the Italian captives they each had taken, who included his sister Honorata,<ref>Epiphanius's sisters Honorata and Liberata are both venerated as saints.</ref> and in his further discussions with Odoacer and Theoderic about the lessening of [[Liguria]]n taxes.<ref name="Arm"/> |
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However, Epiphanius did not limit himself to dialogue with only aristocrats, emperors etc. of what was considered to be the "civilised" world; often he went to speak with barbarian rulers in times of trouble. An example of this is seen during a war between [[Anthemius]] and the barbarian leader [[Ricimer]], when Epiphanius appealed to both sides for peace.<ref name="Arm">{{cite book |last=Amory |first=Patrick |title=People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554 |year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridgee |isbn=0-521-52635-3| pages=201–202}}</ref> |
However, Epiphanius did not limit himself to dialogue with only aristocrats, emperors etc. of what was considered to be the "civilised" world; often he went to speak with barbarian rulers in times of trouble. An example of this is seen during a war between [[Anthemius]] and the barbarian leader [[Ricimer]], when Epiphanius appealed to both sides for peace.<ref name="Arm">{{cite book |last=Amory |first=Patrick |title=People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554 |year=1997 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |location=Cambridgee |isbn=0-521-52635-3| pages=201–202}}</ref> |
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==Veneration== |
==Veneration== |
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Sometime after Epiphanius' death, [[Ennodius of Arles]] |
Sometime after Epiphanius' death, [[Ennodius of Arles]], his successor as bishop of Pavia, wrote a biography of Epiphanius.<ref>{{cite book |last=von Albrecht |first=Michael |title=A History of Roman Literature: From Livius Andronicus to Boethius |year=1997 |publisher=E.J. Brill |location=Leiden |isbn=<!--original ISBN is incorrect. Also, which volume?-->| pages=1287}}</ref> His relics were [[translation (relics)|translated]] to [[Hildesheim]] in 963,<ref>Bernhard Gallistl, ''Epiphanius von Pavia, Schutzheiliger des Bistums Hildesheim'', Hildesheim 2000 {{cite web|url=http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0121.htm|title=saintpatrickdc.org|accessdate=9 November 2007 |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20071024021333/http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0121.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 24 October 2007}}</ref> where they are conserved in a grand reliquary [[chasse]] in the Dom.<ref>[http://www.heiligenlexikon.de/BiographienE/Epiphanius_von_Pavia.html ''Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon'']</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Epiphanius of Pavia | |
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 Tympanon depicting Christ, Saint Godehard and Epiphanius, on the St. Godehard Basilica in Hildesheim, Germany. | |
| Born | 438 Pavia |
| Died | Error: Need valid birth date (second date): year, month, day |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Feast | 21 January |
Epiphanius of Pavia (438–496), later venerated as Saint Epiphanius of Pavia, was Bishop of Pavia[1] from 466 until his death in 496. Epiphanius additionally held the offices of lector, subdeacon and deacon.[2]
Biography
Made bishop at the age of 28, Epiphanius effected the rebuilding of the church at Pavia after it had been destroyed by Odoacer's forces.
During his lifetime, Epiphanius undertook several church-related missions and exploits. Some of the most significant of these was his expedition to Ravenna, where he confronted Theodoric the Great, shortly after his defeat of Odoacer, where he pleaded for the restoration of civic rights, as well as his journey, as an emissary for the emperor (Julius Nepos), to the Visigothic king Euric at Toulouse.[3]
Epiphanius, however, also many a time represented his Christian constituency to important figures of the period, such as the Arian kings, among others. These confrontations and speakings to high-ranking figures proved, most of the time, to be successful endeavors; religious dignitaries such as Epiphanius had wide-ranging influence on the rulers and aristocrats during this period.[4]
Such success is evidenced in Epiphanius' negotiations with Euric, Gundobad, Odoacer and Theoderic over the ransom of the Italian captives they each had taken, who included his sister Honorata,[5] and in his further discussions with Odoacer and Theoderic about the lessening of Ligurian taxes.[4]
However, Epiphanius did not limit himself to dialogue with only aristocrats, emperors etc. of what was considered to be the "civilised" world; often he went to speak with barbarian rulers in times of trouble. An example of this is seen during a war between Anthemius and the barbarian leader Ricimer, when Epiphanius appealed to both sides for peace.[4]
Epiphanius died in Burgundy following the rigors of a winter journey to Theodoric, on 21 January 496, in his fifty-eighth year.[6] That particular year marked thirty years of his service to the church.[2]
Veneration
Sometime after Epiphanius' death, Ennodius of Arles, his successor as bishop of Pavia, wrote a biography of Epiphanius.[7] His relics were translated to Hildesheim in 963,[8] where they are conserved in a grand reliquary chasse in the Dom.[9]
References
- ^ Gibbon, Edward (1862). The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire. E. Claxton & co. p. 291.
- ^ a b Gillett, Andrew (2003). Envoys and Political Communication in the Late Antique West, 411-533. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 285. ISBN 0-521-81349-2.
- ^ Ferreiro, Alberto (1999). The Visigoths: Studies in Culture and Society. Leiden: Brill. p. 29. ISBN 90-04-11206-5.
- ^ a b c Amory, Patrick (1997). People and Identity in Ostrogothic Italy, 489-554. Cambridgee: Cambridge University Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0-521-52635-3.
- ^ Epiphanius's sisters Honorata and Liberata are both venerated as saints.
- ^ August Neander, 'Allgemeine Geschichte der christlichen Religion und Kirche): '"Epiphanius of Pavia"
- ^ von Albrecht, Michael (1997). A History of Roman Literature: From Livius Andronicus to Boethius. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 1287.
- ^ Bernhard Gallistl, Epiphanius von Pavia, Schutzheiliger des Bistums Hildesheim, Hildesheim 2000 "saintpatrickdc.org". Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- ^ Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon