Aeneas of Paris
Aeneas of Paris († December 27, 870 in Paris ) was bishop of the diocese of Paris from 857 until his death on December 27, 870 under Charles the Bald , whose reign lasted from 843 to 877.
Aeneas took up his episcopate under difficult circumstances. In the same year, as in the previous year, the Normans had moved to Paris, had devastated the area and only left after receiving a large ransom.
In the summer of 867, Photius , the Patriarch of Constantinople, had accused Pope Nicholas I of wrong doctrine and customs at a council and excommunicated him. The Pope sent a copy of Photius's letter to the churches in Gaul with the task of refuting the accusations.
Aeneas then wrote the extensive pamphlet Liber adversus Graecos ("Book against the Greeks"), with which he defended the teachings and customs of the Latin Church, which Photius had portrayed as incorrect (contained in D'Achery , Spicilegium, I, Paris, 1723). In it he deals in particular with filioque (c.1-91), celibacy (c.95-168), Lent (c.169-177), infant baptism (178-181), tonsure (c.182-186 ), the papal primacy (c.187-209) and the elevation of deacons to the Roman bishopric. The script is rated as of little importance because it consists mainly of a collection of quotations from the Greek and Latin church fathers .
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Aeneas of Paris. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 1, Bautz, Hamm 1975. 2nd, unchanged edition Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-013-1 , Sp. 48.
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Erkhanrad II |
Bishop of Paris 857–870 |
Ingelvin |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Aeneas of Paris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Aeneas Parisiensis; Enée de Paris |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Bishop of Paris |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 8th century or 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 27, 870 |
| Place of death | Paris , western France |