Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century

The article analyses three epistles of Popes Innocent I (402–417) and Zosimus (417–418), which endow the primates of Antioch, Thessalonica and Arles with special prerogatives. These epistles are of interest from the point of view of the church-administrative model, which for various reasons was prom...

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Main Author: Mikhail Gratsianskiy
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Language:Russian
Published: St. Tikhon's Orthodox University 2021-12-01
Series:Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
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description The article analyses three epistles of Popes Innocent I (402–417) and Zosimus (417–418), which endow the primates of Antioch, Thessalonica and Arles with special prerogatives. These epistles are of interest from the point of view of the church-administrative model, which for various reasons was promoted by these popes in the aforementioned churches. The use of this model is seen as a concrete practical expression of a certain stage in the development of the concept of papal primacy of power, which was based on the idea of the exclusive “apostolic” status of the Roman see. In fact, it was about the creation of special ecclesiastical and administrative districts, vertically integrated with the Roman see, in which the popes assumed a modification of the system of administration, providing for the emergence of the figure of the bishop-primate at the “superprovincial” level, and for the special jurisdiction of this bishop. In relation to each of the regions, this model had some peculiarities, expressed in the way of functioning of the synodal institutions, the role and place of the metropolitans, and the relationship of the primate with the Roman see.
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spelling doaj-art-19ddb8340b414d41b8eb5a16bc2acb342025-08-20T02:02:08ZrusSt. Tikhon's Orthodox UniversityВестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви1991-64342409-48112021-12-01101101933http://dx.doi.org/10.15382/sturII2021101.9-335Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th centuryMikhail Gratsianskiy0St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University for the Humanities; 6/1 Likhov per., Moscow, 127051, Russian FederationThe article analyses three epistles of Popes Innocent I (402–417) and Zosimus (417–418), which endow the primates of Antioch, Thessalonica and Arles with special prerogatives. These epistles are of interest from the point of view of the church-administrative model, which for various reasons was promoted by these popes in the aforementioned churches. The use of this model is seen as a concrete practical expression of a certain stage in the development of the concept of papal primacy of power, which was based on the idea of the exclusive “apostolic” status of the Roman see. In fact, it was about the creation of special ecclesiastical and administrative districts, vertically integrated with the Roman see, in which the popes assumed a modification of the system of administration, providing for the emergence of the figure of the bishop-primate at the “superprovincial” level, and for the special jurisdiction of this bishop. In relation to each of the regions, this model had some peculiarities, expressed in the way of functioning of the synodal institutions, the role and place of the metropolitans, and the relationship of the primate with the Roman see.https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7572pope innocent i pope zosimus alexander of antioch rufus of thessalonica patroclus of arles collectio thessalonicensis primacy of power dioceses metropoles councilsпапа иннокентий i папа зосим александр антиохийский руф фессалоникский патрокл арелатский фессалоникское собрание первенство власти диоцезы митрополии соборы
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Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century
Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета: Серия ИИ. История, история Русской Православной Церкви
pope innocent i
pope zosimus
alexander of antioch
rufus of thessalonica
patroclus of arles
collectio thessalonicensis
primacy of power
dioceses
metropoles
councils
папа иннокентий i
папа зосим
александр антиохийский
руф фессалоникский
патрокл арелатский
фессалоникское собрание
первенство власти
диоцезы
митрополии
соборы
title Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century
title_full Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century
title_fullStr Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century
title_full_unstemmed Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century
title_short Roman bishops and the development of church-administrative structures at the “superprovincial” level at the beginning of the 5th century
title_sort roman bishops and the development of church administrative structures at the superprovincial level at the beginning of the 5th century
topic pope innocent i
pope zosimus
alexander of antioch
rufus of thessalonica
patroclus of arles
collectio thessalonicensis
primacy of power
dioceses
metropoles
councils
папа иннокентий i
папа зосим
александр антиохийский
руф фессалоникский
патрокл арелатский
фессалоникское собрание
первенство власти
диоцезы
митрополии
соборы
url https://periodical.pstgu.ru/ru/pdf/article/7572
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