Severi

[ricardienne]

So, contrary to what it may have seemed, that last post was not made because of any connection between Severus Snape and Severus Bishop of Melevis. However, while we're on the subject…

St. Severus of Treves
A missionary of Gaulish descent who seems to have lived slightly after Augustine, his feast day is October 15 (tomorrow).

St. Severus of Avranches, who lived a few hundred years later in Normandy. His feast day is February 1, and his patronage(s) seem to involve clothmakers and -workers and those who suffer from migraines.

This last should not be confused with Severus of Ravenna, who was a weaver himself, until he was miraclulously elected Bishop of Ravenna in 382, and whose Feast is also February 1.

St. Sulpicius Severus was made the Bishop of Bourges in 584. His Feast is January 29. He is notable for writing a Life of St. Martin of Tours

St. Severus the Prebestyr is an Orthodox saint whose feast day is June 27. He brought a man back to life long enough to give him the last rites. This would seem to be the same story as that of Severus of Androcca, who is celebrated on February 15.

Severus of Barcelona was martyred by Visigoths in 633. His Feast is November 6, and he is also known as Severus of Rome.

St Severus of Antioch, also known as St. Severus the Great, was the Patriarch of Antioch during the early sixth century, and formulated a lot of very complex theology which apparently is integral to Eastern Orthodox Christology. His Feast is celebrated (at least in the Syrian Orthodox Church) on the Thursday after the tenth Monday before Easter Sunday.

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Emperor Septimius Severus effected many reforms in and brought stability to the Roman Empire, ruling from 193-211 AD.

Alexander Severus (ruled 222-235) was a more or less well-meaning but ineffectul wimp, who was killed by his own soldiers when he tried to buy off the enemy rather than fight them.

Severus II, or Flavius Valerius Severus, was a late emperor who only held the title for a year (306-307). There was a two-emperor system going on anyway, and a civil war on top of it all. He tried to seize power and basically failed.

Libius Severus, nicknamed Serpentius (now that's interesting!) was a "Shadow Emperor" from 461 to 465: a puppet of the patrician-barbarian powers that actually held sway in Rome.

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Pope Gregory the Great wrote a letter to Severus Bishop of Ficulum.

Severus Bishop of Al-Ushmunain lived from 955 to 987 and wrote a History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria.

St. Jerome's Live's of Illustrious Men includes Acilius Severus the Senator

Severus Bishop of Minorca was responsible for the burning of the Synagogue and the forced conversion of the entire Jewish community of Minorca in 418.

Sextus Julius Severus was the Roman governor of Britain from 131 to 132 AD.

Gaius Julius Severus was a High Priest of Augustus during the second century AD

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Severus: a perfectly good Roman name that probably won't be getting revived any time soon.

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Here is a site about St Augustine's very good friend (as we saw below) Severus of Milevis

Comments

[kaskait.livejournal.com]

I can never get enough of the name Severus. It's very masculine.

There will be a revival! I will name my first born son, Severus. Then again, perhaps not.

This was a great overview of all the historical figures with the S name. I never knew how popular it was at one point. Interesting.

[flyinghouse.livejournal.com]

Incidentally, Septimius Severus built the Colliseum, I believe. A rather illustratious emperor, he.

[ricardienne.livejournal.com]

Yes. Septimius actually was quite a good emperor. He rebuilt Hadrian's wall, and died in Britain, actually.

But I think that Libius Severus Serpentius is the most interesting find.

[flyinghouse.livejournal.com]

My memory is telling me that there was an Emperor Lucius Severus at one time... am I completely off my head?

[flyinghouse.livejournal.com]

Ah, ok, ditzy!Natty. Emperor Lucius Septimius Severus. Interesting, non?