Innocent of Mevania
Bishop Innocent of Mevania (lat. Innocentius Mevaniae or Innocentius Mivanatum ) is documented as Bishop of Bevagna in the years 499 and 501 .
He is listed with 70 other bishops as participants in the Synod of Rome on March 1, 499. He also took part with 75 other bishops on October 23, 501 at another synod in Rome . The synods, under the leadership of Pope Symmachus, passed new regulations that were intended to prevent the double election of two popes in the future . In the previous year, 498, there was a schism in the election of Symmachus , since the defeated candidate Laurentius was supported by the Byzantine side as an antipope until 505 .
diocese
The Umbrian city of Bevagna ( Mevania in Latin ) has probably been the seat of a bishopric since the 3rd century. This ancient diocese still exists today as the titular diocese of Mevania .
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- The acts of the Synod of Rome of 499 are reproduced in Monumenta Germaniae Historica Auct. ant. 12, pp. 399-415.
- The acts of the Synod of Rome from 501 are printed in Monumenta Germaniae Historica Auct. ant. 12, pp. 426-437.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Innocent of Mevania |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Innocentius Mevaniae (Latin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |