Leontius of Byzantium
Also: Leontius Byzantinus, Leontius the Hermit
Born perhaps between 480 and 490, perhaps in Constantinopolis (now Istanbul, Turkey). Died probably between 543 and 544, probably in Constantinopolis (now Istanbul, Turkey).
Monk of Palestine who defended the Council of Chalcedon in the time of Justinian.
Wrote in Greek.
Places lived
- 520 to 531New Laura (south of Tekoa, West Bank)monkyears not sure, place probable
- 531 to 537Constantinopolis (now Istanbul, Turkey)monkyears probable
- 540 to 543Constantinopolis (now Istanbul, Turkey)monkyears probable
Works
1 work, in the order they were written. 0 works can be read here.
- Against the Forgeries of the Apollinarists probably this authorA set of passages that shows that texts used under the names of orthodox fathers were written by Apollinarius and his school.not yet on the site
How we know the dates and places
- Born not sure
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontius_of_Byzantium : about 485
- Place of birth not sure
- His byname only; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leontius_of_Byzantium; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/520998
- Died probable
- Introduction to the translation in the corpus (tertullian.org, 2013); B. Daley, Leontius of Byzantium: Complete Works (2017): died soon after the edict of 543; Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Sabas 86
- Place of death probable
- Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Sabas 86; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/520998
- New Laura, years not sure
- Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Sabas: he came into the New Laura with Nonnus after abbot Agapetus died; Sabas left him in Constantinople in September 531
- New Laura, place probable
- Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Sabas; the site is not marked here
- Constantinopolis, years probable
- Introduction to the translation in the corpus (tertullian.org, 2013); B. Daley, Leontius of Byzantium: Complete Works (2017): went with Sabas in 531 and stayed some years; J. J. Lynch, Theological Studies 36 (1975) 458, reports D. Evans: first stay at Constantinople 531-37
- Constantinopolis, place sure
- Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Sabas, ed. Schwartz (1939) p. 176, the page that Lynch (1975) 456 note 6 cites for Leontius; no chapter number was seen in a text; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/520998
- Constantinopolis, years probable
- Introduction to the translation in the corpus (tertullian.org, 2013); B. Daley, Leontius of Byzantium: Complete Works (2017); J. J. Lynch, Theological Studies 36 (1975) 458, reports D. Evans: second stay 540-43, and 543 the probable year of his death
- Constantinopolis, place sure
- Cyril of Scythopolis, Life of Sabas 86: he had sailed back to Constantinople and was dead soon after the edict of 543; site: Pleiades https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/520998