The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Sylvester Syropulus
Also known as Syropulus
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 289
A great ecclesiarch of St. Sophia, he carries both the weight of liturgical office and the keen intellect of a historian who would chronicle the events unfolding around him.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult during council
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 289
- Books
- 1
Sylvester Syropulus served as a preacher and one of the five cross-bearers of St. Sophia during the Council of Florence. His most significant contribution was composing a free and curious history of the false union between Eastern and Western churches, providing a critical Byzantine perspective on the attempts at ecclesiastical reconciliation.
Description
Sylvester Syropulus appears in the distinctive vestments of a Byzantine ecclesiarch, marked by his role as one of the five cross-bearers of St. Sophia. His appearance would reflect both his liturgical function and his scholarly nature as a historian of church affairs.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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