Dionysius' letter to Germanus is a valuable document because it allows insights
into the practice of exile at the times of the persecution under the emperor
Valerian. The paper will present observations concerning the bishop's activities
in exile, the conditions he was subjected to, his relation to the imperial
authorities, to the people at his place of banishment and to those from his
church in Alexandria. It will also deal with Dionysius' theological
interpretation of his exile. Finally, the paper will draw a comparison with a
case of exile in the fourth century and will ask for continuities and
discontinuities in the phenomenon of clerical exile before and after
Constantine. The paper is part of the conference workshop WS 0146 "Clercial
Exile in Late Antiquity".
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