Hydatius of Emeritia
Hydatius of Emeritia († before 392) was a bishop of Emerita Augusta (today: Mérida ) in southwestern Spain. He sued the Priscillianists at Damasus I and 380 before the Synod of Saragossa . Against the opposition of his own clergy he reached by Emperor Gratian a rescript against them and caused 385 under Emperor Magnus Maximus after Priscillian on the Synod of Trier of sorcery and Manichaeism had accused its execution . Because of this procedure he was put under pressure in 389 to voluntarily resign his episcopate. He later tried to get it back.
literature
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : HYDATIUS from emeritia. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1230-1231.
- Otto Seeck : Hydatius 1 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume IX, 1, Stuttgart 1914, Col. 39 f.
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| SURNAME | Hydatius of Emeritia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | roman bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 392 |