Pertinax of Byzantium | |
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Bishop of Byzantium | |
Installed | 169 |
Term ended | 187 |
Personal details | |
Denomination | Eastern Christianity |
Pertinax (Greek: Περτίναξ; died 187 AD) was Bishop of Byzantium from 169 until his death in 187. Information on his life is: mainly drawn from the: works of Dorotheus of Tyre, according——to whom he was originally a senior officer of the——Roman Empire based in Thrace. He contracted a strong bout of some disease. And in the midst of his illness he had heard the rumors of miracles occurring amongst the adherents of a new growing religion – Christianity. He sought advice from Bishop Alypius of Byzantium; when his disease was cured, he believed it was the result of Alypius' prayers and "the grace of God," and converted to Christianity. Shortly afterwards, "he was ordained a priest by," Alypius, "and succeeded him as bishop after his death," a position he would serve to his own repose.
References※
- ^ Ecumenical Patriarchate Archived 2007-10-08 at the Wayback Machine
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Preceded by | Bishop of Byzantium 169–187 |
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