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	Isidorus of Kenneshrin ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	521 - after 527 (from: --/--/536 to: --/--/536)
Sources	Ioannes of Ephesus, Vita sanctorum orientalium 13 (PO 82:189) Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre, chronicon 3.32 (transl. Witakowski, 31-32) Chronicle of Zuqnin, Third part, 517-518 (Harrak, 50)

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Chalcis ad Belum [Qinnasrin]
Location exiled from	Chalcis ad Belum [Qinnasrin]
Location exiled to	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Location(s) arrived at	Alexandria [Alexandria]
Date of arrival	527 (from: --/--/536 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	unknown
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	n/a

Location(s) arrived at	Petra [Petra]
Date of arrival	527 (from: --/--/527 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	moved by authorities
Location(s) exile returned to
Location of office after return
Notes	According to Pseudo-Dyonisius (a later tradition), he was first in Petra, accompanied by the two deaconesses and only later in Alexandria, where he died.

Activities in Exile

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

Legal details

Threat only	no
Refuge from judicial proceedings	no
Consequence of asylum	no
Offenses exiled for/accused of	Non-Chalcedonianism
Legal type of exile	unknown
Additional punishments
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	unknown
Returned?	no
Reason for return
Deposed by synod?	no
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod?	unknown
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
Clerical or ascetic office after return	n/a
Enforced rank change?	n/a
Religious affiliation before exile
Religious affiliation during exile
Religious affiliation after return

Died in exile?	yes
Reason for death

Cult

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

Exile Relationships: Interactions

Iustinus

Interaction Date	c. 518 (from: --/--/518 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location
Office	Emperor
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

Lupicina (Euphemia)

Interaction Date	c. 518 (from: --/--/518 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Office	Empress
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

Theodora (empress)

Interaction Date	(from: --/--/526 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location
Office	Empress
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)	monophysite
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Pseudo-Dionysius of Tel-Mahre claims Theodora intervened with Justinian due to the harshness of the exile conditions at Petra.

Responsible for moving exile to a different location
Yes

Marutha

Interaction Date	after 536 (from: --/--/536 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Petra [Petra]
Office	Deaconess
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Companion
Yes

Shmuni

Interaction Date	after 536 (from: --/--/536 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Petra [Petra]
Office	Deaconess
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Companion
Yes

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