Nicias, bishop and correspondent of Severus of Antioch
Bishop and correspondent of Severus of Antioch
Nicias was a bishop addressed by Severus of Antioch in a letter about irregular ordinations connected with Minidus and Uaris. His secure see is not identified in the Brooks heading, so he is kept as an ungeolocated ecclesiastical correspondent until a stronger source is found.
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Letters sent
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Letters received
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Total letters
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All letters (2)
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From Severus of Antiochc. 515 AD
Severus orders Nicias to strip unauthorized clergy of rank after they sought ordination from Nestorian bishops outside their jurisdiction.
From Severus of Antiochc. 515 AD
Severus says a heretical or illegal second ordination has no force, so repentant clergy return to their lawful grade.