Sergius-Tychicus
Sergius, also known as Tychicus (?–835), was a religious leader of the 9th century. In 801,[1] after joining the Astati at Argaoun (now Arguvan), he founded the Paulician Church of the Colossians.[2] He later led a mission to Cilicia and founded the Church of the Ephesians, based in . According to , Sergius was the seventh and last leader of the Paulicians, and the successor to .[2] The sect was suppressed in 835.
References[]
- ^ Nina G. Garsoïan, The Paulician heresy: a study of the origin and development of Paulicianism in Armenia and the Eastern Provinces of the Byzantine empire, ISBN 3111344525, p.119
- ^ a b Janet Hamilton, Bernard Hamilton, Yuri Stoyanov, Christian Dualist Heresies in the Byzantine World, C. 650-c. 1450: Selected Sources, Manchester University Press, 1998, ISBN 071904765X, pp. 20, 93
Categories:
- Paulicians
- 9th-century religious leaders
- 9th-century Byzantine people