The Nicene Age · AD 313–400
Dafnus
fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) · Bishop of Vaison · Subscriber at Arles · Vasio (Vaison)
The Nicene Age
Who Dafnus was
Bishop of Vaison in Narbonensis. The name is also given as Daphnus. He signed the synodal letter the council sent to Sylvester of Rome, which survives in the appendix to Optatus of Milevis.
Named once, in the subscription of the Council of Arles (314); no other ancient source names him.
Also listed in bishops beyond the great sees.
Common questions
When was Dafnus active?
Dafnus is dated fl. AD 314 (death unrecorded) in the archive, which places Dafnus in the Nicene Age (AD 313–400).
What did Dafnus write?
Dafnus has 1 catalogued writing in the archive: The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester of Rome.
Which early sources mention Dafnus?
Dafnus is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from The Council of Arles. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Dafnus from?
The archive associates Dafnus with Vasio (Vaison).
Writings (1)
The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester of Rome
AD 314Being united by the common tie of charity, and by that unity which is the bond of our mother, the Catholic Church, we have been brought to the City of Arles by the wish of the most pious Emperor, and we salute thee with the reverence which is thy due, most glorious Pope.Read the interlinear source text →
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
The Synodal Letter of the Council of Arles to Pope Sylvester — the subscription list
c. AD 314To the most beloved Pope Silvester: Marinus, Acratius, Natalis, Theodore, Proterius, Vocius, Verus, Probatius, Caecilian, Faustinus, Surgentius, Gregory, Reticius, Ambitausus, Termatius, Merocles, Pardus, Adelfius, Hibernius, Fortunatus, Aristasius, Lampadius, Vitalis, Maternus, Liberius, Gregory, Crescens, Avitianus, Dafnus, Orantalis, Quintasius, Victor, Epictetus, eternal health in the Lord!The Council of Arles · Letter of the Council of Arles to Sylvester · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 250 · The Decian persecution, AD 250
- AD 251 · The Novatianist schism, AD 251
- AD 257 · The Valerian persecution, AD 257
- AD 260 · Gallienus’ edict of toleration, AD 260
- AD 268 · Antioch deposes Paul of Samosata, AD 268
- AD 272 · Aurelian awards the Antioch church, AD 272
- AD 301 · Hripsime and her company, AD 301
- AD 303 · The Great Persecution begins, AD 303
- AD 303 · The search of the church at Cirta, AD 303
- AD 306 · The Council of Elvira, AD 306
- AD 311 · Galerius’ edict of Serdica, AD 311
- AD 313 · The Edict of Milan, AD 313
- AD 314 · The Council of Arles, AD 314
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Dafnus.