Parabalani
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The Parabalani were a group associated with Patriarch Cyril in Alexandria. They are described as a fundamentalist faction and were implicated in the murder of Hypatia. After the murder, citizens petitioned for them to be put down, and an edict in 416 attempted to remove them from Cyril's power and restrict their activities and recruitment.
When
- First attested
- 416 CE
- Attested period
- 416 – 416
- Historical notes
- Edict issued in autumn of 416 restricted their power.
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“fundamentalist faction enforced by Parabalani and led by Patriarch Cyril. According to lexicographer William Smith, "She was accused of too much familiarity with Orestes, prefect of Alexandria, and the charge spread among the clergy, who took up the notion that she interrupted the friendship of Orestes with their archbishop, Cyril."”
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