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	Demophilus of Constantinople ( view the social network for this person / group )
Exile Date	26/11/380 - ? (from: 26/11/380 to: --/--/--)
Sources	Philostorgius, historia ecclesiastica 9.19 Socrates, historia ecclesiastica 5.10 Sozomenus, historia ecclesiastica 7.5, 7.12 (NPNF)

Locations view exile locations

Location of exile's previous office	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Location exiled from	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Location exiled to	Beroe [Stara Zagora]
Location(s) arrived at	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Date of arrival	380 (from: --/--/380 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	area outside of place from which they were exiled
Type of location	outside of the city
Reason for leaving	n/a

Location(s) arrived at	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Date of arrival	383 (from: --/--/383 to: --/--/--)
Relationship to location	place of church council attended
Type of location	city
Reason for leaving	n/a
Location(s) exile returned to
Location of office after return
Notes	It is unclear whether or not he went into exile at any point, but Socrates and Sozomenus claim that he stayed outside of the city and attended a synod in Constantinople in 383, while Philostorgius says he did go to Beroe.

Activities in Exile

Activities Related to Doctrine	held church outside of Constantinople, attended church council in Constantinople
Died in exile?	unknown
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	Adherence to the doctrine of Arius and Eunomius
Legal type of exile	unknown
Additional punishments
Intended duration	permanent
Actual duration	unknown
Returned?	n/a
Reason for return
Deposed by synod?	no
Synod deposed by
Returned by synod?	n/a
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	Arian
Religious affiliation during exile	Arian
Religious affiliation after return
Notes on religious affiliation	see sources below

Died in exile?	unknown
Reason for death

Cult

Venerated as a saint?	No
Date	(from: --/--/-- to: --/--/--)
Cult site
Relics

Exile Relationships: Interactions

Lucius of Alexandria

Interaction Date	380 - ? (from: --/--/380 to: --/--/--)
Interaction Location	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
Office
Religious Affiliation (at time of relationship with exile)	Arian
Religious Status (at time of relationship with exile)	unknown
Relationship Quality	support
Notes	outside of city gates

Companion
Yes

Flavius Theodosius

Interaction Date	380 (from: --/--/380 to: --/--/380)
Interaction Location	Constantinopolis [Istanbul]
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

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