Presbyters Uniwersytet Warszawski
ID
PR 248

John, an Italian bishop, early 6th c.

Reference to prosopography: PCBE Italie 1: Iohannes 27

Chronological and
geographical framework:

Attested presbyterial activity: 518 - 520 in Rome (Rome),

Discussion:

John was a bishop of an unknown Italian diocese, sent by Pope Hormisdas in an embassy to Constantinople (see e.g. Collectio Avellana 148-158). The Liber Pontificalis erroneously describes him as a presbyter.

Categories:

Travel and change of residence
Described by a title - Presbyter/πρεσβύτερος
Ecclesiastical administration - Ecclesiastical envoy
Relation with - Bishop/Monastic superior
Relation with - Monarch and royal/imperial family
Please quote this record referring to its author, database name, number, and, if possible, stable URL: S. Adamiak, Presbyters in the Late Antique West, PR248, http://presbytersproject.ihuw.pl/index.php?id=4&PresbyterID=248