Exile Case

Here you will find information about an individual exile case and links which enable you to view exile locations on a map as well as visualise the relationships between people and groups using a network diagram.
Person/Group Silverius of Rome ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date 3/537 - 2/12/537 (from: --/3/537 to: 2/12/537)
Sources Liber Pontificalis I:293 (Duchesne) Liberatus, Breviarium 22 (ACO 2.5: 137) Victor of Tunnuna, chronica 542 (MGH auct. ant. 11:200)

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office Roma [Rome]
Location exiled from Roma [Rome]
Location exiled to Patara [Gelemiş]
Location(s) arrived at Patara [Gelemiş]
Date of arrival 3/537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location alien place
Type of location settlement
Reason for leaving moved by authorities
   
Location(s) arrived at Palmaria insula [Palmarola]
Date of arrival after 3/537 (from: --/3/537 to: 2/12/537)
Relationship to location alien place
Type of location island
Reason for leaving n/a
Location(s) exile returned to
Location of office after return

Activities in Exile

Activities Related to Doctrine
Died in exile? yes
Reason for death starvation
Writings in Exile unknown

Legal details

Threat only no
Refuge from judicial proceedings no
Consequence of asylum no
Offenses exiled for/accused of Treason
Legal type of exile exilium
Additional punishments
Intended duration permanent
Actual duration 9 months
Notes on core legal details According to Liber pontificalis false witnesses accused Silverius of conspiracy with Ostrogoths.
Returned? no
Reason for return
Deposed by synod? no
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod? no
Synod returned by

Religious status, office and affiliation

Religious status before exile clerical
Religious status during exile ??
Religious status after return n/a
Clerical or ascetic office before exile bishop
Clerical or ascetic office during exile Monk
Clerical or ascetic office after return n/a
Enforced rank change? yes
Religious affiliation before exile
Religious affiliation during exile
Religious affiliation after return
Died in exile? yes
Reason for death starvation

Cult

Venerated as a saint? confessor
Date (from: --/--/-- to: --/--/--)
Cult site
Relics

Exile Relationships: Interactions

    Flavius Belisarius

  • Interaction Date 3/537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location
    Office magister militum per orientem
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) lay
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes
    Responsible for exile (or exile threat)
    Yes
  • Iohannis, subdiaconus regionarius primae regionis

  • Interaction Date 3/537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location Roma [Rome]
    Office Subdeacon
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) cleric
    Relationship Quality support?
    Notes
    Responsible for rank change
    Yes
  • Antonina

  • Interaction Date 3/537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location Roma [Rome]
    Office patricia
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) lay
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes
    Responsible for exile (or exile threat) Responsible for rank change
    Yes Yes
  • Xystus, subdiaconus regionarius regionis sextae

  • Interaction Date 3/537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location Roma [Rome]
    Office Subdeacon
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) cleric
    Relationship Quality conflict?
    Notes
    Pronoucement
    Yes
  • multitude in Palmaria

  • Interaction Date 12/537 (from: --/12/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location Palmaria insula [Palmarola]
    Office
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) unknown
    Relationship Quality
    Notes after his death
    Pilgrim to cult site
    Yes
  • Iulianus

  • Interaction Date 536-7 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location
    Office Praetorianus
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) lay
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes Liberatus, Breviarium 22
    Other Interaction Type
    Yes (False witness)
  • Marcus

  • Interaction Date 536-7 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/--)
    Interaction Location
    Office Scholasticus
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) lay
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes Liberatus, Breviarium 22
    Other Interaction Type
    Yes (False witness)
  • Vigilius of Rome

  • Interaction Date 537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/537)
    Interaction Location Roma [Rome]
    Office Bishop of Rome
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) cleric
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes
    Responsible for exile (or exile threat) Responsible for moving exile to a different location Successor in post
    Yes Yes Yes
  • Bishop of Patara

  • Interaction Date 537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/537)
    Interaction Location Patara [Gelemiş]
    Office Bishop
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) cleric
    Relationship Quality support
    Notes he wants to return Silverius to Rome
    Responsible for moving exile to a different location
    Yes
  • Pelagius of Rome

  • Interaction Date 537 (from: --/3/537 to: --/--/537)
    Interaction Location
    Office
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) unknown
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes
    Responsible for moving exile to a different location
    Yes
  • Theodora (empress)

  • Interaction Date (from: --/3/537 to: --/3/537)
    Interaction Location
    Office Empress
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile) non-Chalcedonian
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) lay
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes
    Responsible for exile (or exile threat)
    Yes
  • Theodora (empress)

  • Interaction Date (from: --/3/537 to: 2/12/537)
    Interaction Location
    Office Empress
    Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
    Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile) lay
    Relationship Quality conflict
    Notes
    Other Interaction Type
    Yes (tries to prevent Silverius from being returned to Rome from Patara)

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