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	Cyrillus of Jerusalem ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	357 - 359 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/359)
Sources	Theodoret, historia ecclesiastica 2.22 Socrates, historia ecclesiastica 2.40 Sozomenus, historia ecclesiastica 4.22 Michael Syrus 7.8 (Chabot 1:309)

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Ierusalem [Jerusalem]
Location exiled from	Ierusalem [Jerusalem]
Location exiled to	Tarsus [Tarsus]
Location(s) arrived at	Antiochia/Theoupolis [Antakya]
Date of arrival	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	on way

Location(s) arrived at	Tarsus [Tarsus]
Date of arrival	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	voluntary

Location(s) arrived at	Seleucia ad Calycadnum/Tracheia [Silifke]
Date of arrival	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	alien place
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	recalled
Location(s) exile returned to
Location of office after return	Ierusalem [Jerusalem]

Activities in Exile

Activities Related to Doctrine	Silvanus allowed Cyril to take part in the church ministration, despite the warnings of Acacius. Cyril also attended a council in Seleucia.
Died in exile?	no
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	Selling church property
Legal type of exile	unknown
Additional punishments
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	two years
Returned?	yes
Reason for return
Deposed by synod?	no
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod?	yes
Synod returned by	Council of Seleucia 359 (from: --/--/359 to: --/--/--)

Religious status, office and affiliation

Religious status before exile	clerical
Religious status during exile	??
Religious status after return	clerical
Clerical or ascetic office before exile	bishop
Clerical or ascetic office during exile
Clerical or ascetic office after return	bishop
Enforced rank change?	n/a
Religious affiliation before exile
Religious affiliation during exile
Religious affiliation after return

Died in exile?	no

Cult

Venerated as a saint?	Yes
Date	Date: Unknown
Cult site
Relics

Exile Relationships: Interactions

Acacius of Caesarea

Interaction Date	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location
Office	Bishop
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)
Yes

congregation of Tarsus

Interaction Date	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Tarsus [Tarsus]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Receiver of benefaction from exile
Yes (preaching, )

Silvanus of Tarsus

Interaction Date	357 - 359 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/359)
Interaction Location	Tarsus [Tarsus]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support?
Notes

Host	Other Interaction Type
Yes	Yes (joint attendant of council)

Basilius of Caesarea

Interaction Date	359 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/359)
Interaction Location	Seleucia ad Calycadnum/Tracheia [Silifke]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Other Interaction Type
Yes (joint attendant of council)

Eustathius of Sebaste

Interaction Date	359 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/359)
Interaction Location	Seleucia ad Calycadnum/Tracheia [Silifke]
Office	Bishop
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	support
Notes

Other Interaction Type
Yes (joint attendant of council)

Acacius of Caesarea

Interaction Date	359 (from: --/--/359 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Seleucia ad Calycadnum/Tracheia [Silifke]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	cleric
Relationship Quality	conflict
Notes

Other Interaction Type
Yes (joint attendant of council)

Constantius II

Interaction Date	359 (from: --/--/359 to: --/--/359)
Interaction Location
Office	Emperor
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)	Arian
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	lay
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	When he was deposed, he sent a written notification to those who had condemned him, that he should appeal to a higher jurisdiction: and to this appeal the emperor Constantius gave his sanction. Cyril was thus the first and indeed only clergyman who ventured to break through ecclesiastical usage, by becoming an appellant, in the way commonly done in the secular courts of judicature. (Thd. 2.40)

Correspondent	Person/group appealed to	Responsible for return
Yes (receiver of letter)	Yes	Yes

Other Relationships: Contacts of an exiled Person/Group's contacts'

Person 1	Acacius of Caesarea
Person 2	Silvanus of Tarsus
Date	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Relationship Quality	conflict?
Notes	Acacius wrote a letter informing Silvanus about the deposition of Cyril

Person 1	Silvanus of Tarsus
Person 2	Cyrillus of Jerusalem
Date	357 (from: --/--/357 to: --/--/--)
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	Silvans respects the wishes of his congregation to hear Cyril