Proclus of Constantinople

Proclus of Constantinople Opel, Πρόκλος Greek, Latin Proclus (c. 390, † 446 or 447 in Constantinople Opel ), Archbishop of Constantinople from 434 to 446 was Opel He is venerated in the Orthodox and the Roman Catholic Church as a saint. His feast day is 20 November.

Life

Main source for the biography of Proclus is the Ecclesiastical History of Socrates Scholasticus († 440 ). Thus Proclus was as a very young man lecturer in Constantinople Opel, studied rhetoric at major teachers and became secretary of the Archbishop Atticus, who ordained him deacon and priest.

As Atticus died 425, many have already welcome him as his successor, but the choice fell on Sisinnius. This Proclus appointed Archbishop of Cyzicus in Mysia. There, however, wanted a bishop from their own ranks, and Proclus did not occur to the Office.

After Sisinnius ' death and 427 after the deposition of his successor Nestorius by the Council of Ephesus in 431 Proclus was again in each case as the successor candidate, but was passed over again. During the episcopate of Nestorius, Proclus gave a sermon in which he defended the title Theotokos Mary, for which he was reprimanded by Nestorius. Only when Nestorius ' followers Maximian died after only three years in office, 434, Proclus was immediately before Maximian's funeral, used as his successor.

In the Christological disputes of the time, Proclus drew, according to Socrates Scholasticus, by dogmatic uncompromising, humane but conciliatory approach from. Questioned by the Armenian bishops about some Theodore of Mopsuestia attributed doctrines, he condemned this though, but denied the authorship of Theodore, who was highly regarded by the Armenians.

438 Proclus had the relics of the 407 who died in exile John Chrysostom solemnly transferred to Constantinople Opel and bury in the Church of the Apostles.

Legend

Proclus rehabilitated posthumously St. John Chrysostom, and Proclus ' names the introduction of the Trisagion in the Byzantine liturgy is connected. Both facts have been designed basically Aryan. Was Proclus, it is said, been a pupil of Chrysostom as a boy and it witnessed the appearance of the Apostle Paul; also have him Chrysostom issued the orders. The Trisagion was revealed during a series of severe earthquakes. During a Bittgangs under the leadership of the Archbishop a boy was brought by an invisible hand to heaven, and had reported on his return, as the angels were singing the Trisagion. The people had recorded the song, and to the reputation of " Have mercy on us! " Extended. Then the tremors have stopped.