Saint proclus lived during the reign of saint theodosius the younger. An epigram on the pedestal of an obelisk at the hippodrome of constantinople records his success in setting the obelisk upright. Marinus of samaria, the life of proclus or concerning. The second part will contextualize proclus images of the virgin within the literary and artistic vocabulary of late antiquity, and explore the possibility of their. Proclus of constantinople was an outstanding pulpit orator who established the rhetoric and rationale for the byzantine devotion to the mother of god. The conquest of constantinoplethe queen of citiesby the. The service of the church did not hinder him from closely following his studies, and he was some time a disciple of st. Proclus of constantinople, the theotokos, and the loom of the flesh, jecs 3 1995. Constantinople was said simply to have endorsed the faith of nicaea, with a few additions on the holy spirit to refute the pneumatomachian heresy. He set forth one of the most elaborate and fully developed systems of neoplatonism.
Proclus, john chrysostom, and atticus of constantinople in. Cover proclus of constantinople and the cult of the virgin in late antiquity. Request pdf proclus of constantinople and the cult of the virgin in late antiquity. Proclus of constantinople, homily 1 on the theotokos introduction, text and translation from chap. The friend and disciple of chrysostom, he became secretary to atticus the patriarch, who ordained him deacon and priest. The coffin with the relics was placed in the church of holy peace hagia eirene. He studied rhetoric, philosophy and mathematics in alexandria, with the intent of. His fame was largely due to the fact that proclus allied himself, from the beginning, with cyril of alexandria in the controversy with nestorius. The dwindling byzantine empire came to an end when the ottomans breached constantinoples ancient land wall after besieging the city for 55 days. After the message was read at the grave of saint john, they easily took up the relics, carried them onto a ship and arrived at constantinople. He is venerated as a saint in the catholic church and the eastern orthodox church.
Friend and frequent correspondent with saint cyril of alexandria. A disciple and scribe of saint john chrysostom, he was ordained bishop of cyzicus about the year 426, but because the people there unlawfully elected another bishop before his arrival, he remained in constantinople. The purpose of this article is to provide an annotated translation of two homilies of proclus of constantinople dedicated to the apostles paul homily 18 and andrew homily 19. When nestorius was chosen patriarch of constantinople and began openly spreading the teachings that became known as the nestorian heresy, proclus continued to preach orthodox christianity. On the historical and theological context, see constas. Constantinople was greatly weakened by the 4th crusade and the brutal latin occupation from 1202 to 1261. The council of chalcedon and proclus of constantinople. Proclus of constantinople patriarch of constantinople. Proclus was born circa 410 412 ce his birth year is deduced from a horoscope cast by a disciple, marinus, and hence is to a degree uncertain in constantinople to a family of high social status in lycia his father patricius was a high legal official, very important in the byzantine empire s court system and raised in xanthus. Proclus was born february 8, 412 ad his birth date is deduced from a horoscope cast by a disciple, marinus in constantinople to a family of high social status in lycia his father patricius was a high legal official, very important in the byzantine empires court system and raised in xanthus. Check out the other great catholic podcasts at the starquest production network. While little is known of his early life, proclus was was noted for his. Letters 51110 the fathers of the church, volume 77 on jstor. Had i merely considered our contemporary philosopher procluss highmindedness and worth, the multitude of documents and the oratorical achievements of the biographers of such a man,and besides, my own insufficiency in the practice of eloquencei think i should have been wise in quietly.
Pdf proclus of constantinople, homily 1 on the theotokos. At christmas, in the great church of constantinople in 430, an outstanding pulpit orator named proclus preached a sermon that would, within a year, result in his archbishop being deposed, and set in motion a train of events leading to the council of chalcedon in 451. Proclus of constantinople and the cult of the virgin in late antiquity homilies 15, texts and translations. Our father among the saints, proclus, was the archbishop of constantinople from 434 to 446. Proclus of constantinople and the cult of the virgin in late. English of homilies 18 and 19 of proclus of constantinople, each an encomium on the apostle paul and andrew respectively, i thus complete a goal which i have set myself since the latter years of the previous century.
Proclus of constantinople and the cult of the virgin in late antiquity. Gregorios dekapolites theoktistos homologetes proklos konstantinopolites. Of cyril, to proclus, the bishop of constantinople, concerning theodore of mopsuestia, asking proclus that. The first was probably responsible for drafting the formula of union 433 that became the basis of the chalcedonian definition.
Sisinnius, the successor of atticus, consecrated him bp. This coming sunday, since we celebrate epiphany on the traditional date, january. He set forth one of the most elaborate and fully devel. Mehmed surrounded constantinople from land and sea while employing cannon to maintain a constant barrage of the citys formidable walls. This accusation was levelled first by proclus of holy memory, bishop of constantinople, and afterwards by theodosius of blessed memory and flavian, the bishop there after proclus, both of whom gave the task of examining the whole matter to photius, bishop of. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here.
Proclus was born in constantinople towards the end of the fourth century. Proclus or on happiness sets out to prove that proclus reached in his life the culmination of happiness eudaimonia and wisdom because he ascended the scale of all virtues, the natural, the ethical, the political, the purifying, the intellectual, and the so called theurgic virtues, the latter of which make humans act with the gods. A latin translation of the epigram by hugo grotius is given by fabricius. In this book, the critical editions of proclus most celebrated marian sermons homilies 15 provide the point of departure for a farreaching study of the rise of the virgins cult in late antiquity. Saint proclus of constantinople resource page mystagogy. Proclus of constantinople and the cult of the virgin in. Saint proclus, archbishop of constantinople, confessor. Proclus was a lector at a very early age, and, assiduously frequenting the schools, became devoted to the study of rhetoric. Proculus died in constantinople, november 16, 393 or proklos greek.
Proclus of constantinople enlarging the heart enlarging. Proclus was a native of constantinople, and was very young when he was made a reader of that church. The holy mother of god is the intended paradise of the second adam wednesday, jan 15 2014. Proclus lycaeus 410485 ad, a representative of the neoplatonic philosophy, recorded that there were several islands west of europe. Patristic and proclus of constantinople adam, christ, deification, incarnation, obedience, redemption, sin, virgin mary mark armitage 3. Constantinople, bridging europe and asia, was the most important city in the world until 1453. Proclus came to the fore in the time of atticus, the patriarch of constantinople who succeeded 406 arsacius who had been intruded upon the patriarchal throne after the violent deposition of st. At stake was a marian title theotokos that served as a shorthand. He is remembered for his tome of proclus that peacefully mediated certain doctrinal disputes among the eastern bishops. Thank you, david tibet, for the useful suggestions, especially regarding the coptic text. When patriarch proclus opened the coffin, the body of saint john was found to be incorrupt. Moreover, if the latter tradition is accepted, an explanation must be given of why the first two. Proclus of constantinople encomium on nicholas of myra. Proclus, archbishop of constantinople greek orthodox.
Proclus was the archbishop of constantinople from 434 to 446. Centre for early christian studies, australian catholic university, 2001. Proclus was patriarch of constantinople from 434447, but the work is listed among the spuria in the cpg. Media in category proclus of constantinople the following 6 files are in this category, out of 6 total. Two extracts from proclus of constantinople in a coptic. Dictionary of christian biography and literature to the. Fall of constantinople, may 29, 1453, conquest of constantinople by sultan mehmed ii of the ottoman empire.
Proclus of constantinople was held in high regard in coptic egypt. The inhabitants of these islands, he proceeds, remember a huge island that they all came from and which had been swallowed up by the sea. As a prolific author of systematic works on a wide range of topics and one of the most influential commentators on plato of all times, the legacy of proclus in. Translated with introduction and notes by jan harm barkhuizen. All from one a guide to proclus pieter dhoine, marije. It is one of a number of encomia published by anrich, which are entirely derived from other hagiographies of nicholas. Translation of the relics of st john chrysostom the.