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Nestorius ordained bishop of Constantinople

The Chronicle of Marcellinus Comes records under the consulship of Felix and Taurus (AD 428; OCR 'PELIOIS ET TAVRI') that Nestorius, born at Antioch, whom it describes as a man of sufficient eloquence but little wisdom, was ordained bishop from presbyter with strong support from the people of Constantinople.

Limits: A Latin chronicle written at Constantinople c. 518-534, used through Mommsen's 1894 edition (MGH AA 11) as Internet Archive OCR text (page images not checked); the English is an AI working translation. OCR 'iiatus', "vii'", 'cloquentiae', 'sapicntiac' and 'amniodum' read as natus, vir, eloquentiae, sapientiae and admodum; the 's' before 'ex' is a margin line number. Mommsen's apparatus reports 'authiochiae' and 'eloquentia' in S and 'patrum' for 'parum' in T (earlier editions 'parum habens'). The judgement on his character is the chronicler's own; no day is given. The retained passage does not explicitly establish the site of the relevant act. No occurrence region is assigned.

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Source: Marcellinus Comes, Chronicon (Latin), ed. Th. Mommsen, MGH Auctores antiquissimi 11 (Chronica minora II), 1894Read the source