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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In a message dated 26/7/2003 21:50:34, [log in to unmask] writes: << Does anyone have any ideas ? Is Saint Restitutus history, myth or clerical error ... ? >> A Restitutus (or Restutus) was bishop of Carthage in the mid-fourth century, but not much is known about him, not even the beginning and end years of his episcopate. He played an active part in the council of Ariminum (359) and the meeting at Nike in Thrace at which a delegation of pro-Nicene bishops capitulated to pressure from the emperor Constantius II to agree to a homoian credal formula. He is mentioned by Hilary of Poitiers (who preserves a letter by him) and some other fourth-century authors. My guess would be that legends grew up in the early middle ages that made him a martyr for the Nicene faith against Arianism or (in an African context) for Catholicism against Donatism. A dictionary of the early church will provide more information - but not much more. Graham Gould ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html