Aquilinus, and Archimandrite

Aquilinus, Gallo-Roman correspondent of Sidonius Apollinaris (record also conflated with an archimandrite addressed by Theodoret of Cyrrhus)
This record conflates two distinct late-antique correspondents under a single garbled name ("Aquilinus, and Archimandrite"). (1) An archimandrite (monastic superior) addressed by Theodoret of Cyrrhus in three of his letters; in keeping with Theodoret's career (c. 393-460), this points to a Syrian monastic leader in the region of Cyrrhus and Antioch around the 440s, otherwise unattested and known only from the correspondence. (2) Aquilinus, a Gallo-Roman addressee of Sidonius Apollinaris (Epistula 5.9, c. 460s-470s); Sidonius writes to him as a hereditary friend, recalling that their fathers and grandfathers had served together, and dwelling on the bonds of inherited family friendship rather than recording offices or events. Neither figure has a securely established biography beyond these roles, and nothing further (dates, offices, deeds) should be inferred. The two are unrelated and appear to have been merged in error in this dataset.
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Letters sent
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Letters received
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Total letters
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